Nikon holds an annual contest for photography of very very small things. The results are up for 2007 here. There are some very cool, very alien images in there.
One thing that occurs to me is that this photography contest is open to a pretty specialized group of people – those who have access to high-powered microscopes and work with things like mouse fetuses and marine diatoms. On the other hand, it gives us regular people a glimpse into the fascinating miniature world that scientists see, its detail and its color.
(Found on Veer)
On an unrelated note, update to yesterday’s post about the disappointing discovery that the Sony Bravia “Play-Doh” spot may have been a borrowed idea. Sony issued a statement claiming that “the advert conception, creative and final animation is not based on any pre-existing artwork,” and went on to detail how the concept had started as several different kinds of creatures in an unspecified city, and the location and bunnies idea were finalized later. I hope that’s true, and it’s certainly possible that two creative minds can land on a similar idea with no interaction. However, it appears that there was interaction in this case, since apparently the artwork in question was sent to Passion (the animation company) two years ago. Hmm.
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