cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3521780

‘…Perani uses a 10x microscope objective attached to a 200mm lens, which creates an almost nonexistent depth of field. “The lens must be moved no more than 3 microns per photo to achieve focus across the thickness of the subject which can be up to 8 millimeters,”…’

More here, plus additional images on his website

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      1 year ago

      Beautiful isn’t it?

      It would be amazing if science/technology was able to mimic nature and create fabrics that have this amount of detail and luminosity, I know they’ve managed it with the spider/goat milk silk, but this ^ would be fabulous to wear