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Water Drop Refractions by Markus Reugels
The Sifter has already featured the amazing work of Markus Reugels, an incredibly talented German photographer that specializes in high-speed and macro photography. His 975-photo Flickr page is a...
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Picture of the Day: Miniature Dewdrop Tree
MINIATURE DEWDROP TREE Photograph via luna on Pixdaus In this stunning macro photograph we see dewdrops gathering on what appears to be a flower pistil. The dewdrops have formed the shape of a...
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Picture of the Day: What Stitches in Your Eye Look Like
WHAT STITCHES IN YOUR EYE LOOK LIKE Photograph via Philawesomeraptor on Reddit | Color-corrected by lazyink on Reddit In this incredible macro photograph of a human eye, we see the stitches...
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21 Extreme Close Ups of the Human Eye
Born in 1976, Suren Manvelyan started to photograph when he was sixteen and became a professional photographer in 2006. His photographic interests span from Macro to Portraits, Creative photo...
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Amazing Close-Ups of a Lighter Being Sparked
After a recent collaboration with Triple 5 Soul and Bic (where artist Chuck Anderson was commissioned to design the lighter), Anderson was left with plenty of samples. While he was taking pictures of...
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Picture of the Day: Adorable Baby Chameleons
ADORABLE BABY CHAMELEONS Photograph by The Chameleon Farm In this closeup we see an adorable group of baby veiled chameleons. Along with the six upfront you can also see more lurking in the...
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Picture of the Day: A Tiny Hermit Crab Close-up
A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP Photograph by sleepychinchilla on Flickr In this wonderful close-up taken on the island of Olhuveli in the Maldives, we see the home of a tiny little hermit crab....
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The Secret World of Cereal Landscapes
In his ongoing series entitled Cerialism, photographer Ernie Button has created a secret world of miniature landscapes made from various brands of cereal. In his project statement, Ernie says: “Art is...
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Picture of the Day: Pine Cones Burning in a Fire
PINE CONES BURNING IN A FIRE Photograph by Joshua Hubert In this red-hot close-up, photographer Joshua Hubert literally stuck his camera into the fire to get the shot. Submitted by the photog...
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Macro Photos of Individual Snowflakes
Andrew Osokin is a Russian photographer based in Moscow. Using a 60/90mm macro lens and his Nikon D90, Andrew has an incredible gallery of nearly 500 photographs on the Russian photosite LensArt.ru....
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10 Detailed Close-Ups of Animal Eyes
We’ve already featured the incredible macro photography of Suren Manvelyan before, showcasing his series on human eyes. This time we check out Suren’s masterful collection of animal eye close-ups....
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25 Microscopic Images of Snow Crystals
At the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Maryland, you will find the US Department of Agriculture’s Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscope (LT-SEM). One of the LT-SEM’s uses is...
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Macro Photos of Animal Eyes
We’ve already featured the incredible macro photography of Suren Manvelyan before, showcasing his series on human eyes as well as his original series of animal eyes. While this post and the two prior...
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12 Beautiful Examples of Guttation
Guttation is the exudation of drops of sap (xylem) on the tips or edges of leaves of some vascular plants, such as grasses. Guttation is not to be confused with dew, which condenses from the...
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Self-Assembling Nano Flowers Grown in Lab
At a laboratory at Harvard University, scientists have grown complex self-assembling nano- and microstructures using a solution of chemicals and minerals. Some of the structures are smaller than the...
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Miniature World Photo Manipulations by 14-year-old Phenom
Zev is a 14-year-old photographer and artist from Natick, Massachusetts. Under the moniker of Fiddle Oak, Zev creates amazing miniature worlds for his subjects. Using digital photo manipulation, he...
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Detailed Macro Portraits of Insects
Markus Reugels is a German photographer best known for his incredible high-speed photography (we’ve featured Reugels work previously here and here). He is also an accomplished macro photographer with...
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Picture of the Day: Origami Micro Crane
ORIGAMI MICRO CRANE Artwork and Photography by JOAQUIN BALDWIN Website | Twitter | Google+ In this macro photo, we see a ‘micro’ origami crane folded using the tip of an X-Acto knife. The crane...
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Incredibly Detailed Close-Ups of Van Gogh’s Masterpieces
The Google Art Project is a collaboration with museums large and small, classic and modern, world-renowned and community-based from over 40 countries. Together they have contributed more than 40,000...
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Picture of the Day: Frozen Dew Drops
FROZEN DEW DROPS Photograph by Alistair Campbell (Alliec on deviantART) In this stunning macro photograph by Alistair Campbell, we see frozen dew drops in the morning. Campbell mentions that this...
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