Lily pollen

[hkv]

Lily flower pollen. A masterpiece of nature’s artistry in every detail. Almost like the Faberge eggs of nature. Size is around 130 μm x 45 μm (= 0.13 mm x 0.045 mm). Dried in air, gold sputtered and imaged in a SEM. Colorized in Photoshop.

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[jackieone]

Oh, that is most stunning! Wow! Thanks for sharing that.

[zzffnn]

Amazing photos, thank you for sharing!

[macnmotion]

Wonderful!

[MichaelG.]

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Beautifully done, hkv

MichaelG.

[Bruce Taylor]

Those are gorgeous! They make me want to learn how to colorize images.

[hkv]

Those are gorgeous! They make me want to learn how to colorize images.

Thanks. Colorising is really easy. I can tech you how to do it in 10 minutes. Although easy to understand how its done, it is a tedious process with the brush tool to get all the details the way you like it. So far I have not encountered any automatic tools (AI?) that can do the job. However, I assume AI will develop over time and make it a push-button exercise.

[Wes]

Amazing images and great false coloring! Do you own a SEM or do you use one at your workplace?

[hkv]

Amazing images and great false coloring! Do you own a SEM or do you use one at your workplace?

Thanks Wes! I have my own.

[Sabatini]

Outstanding work!
Thanks for sharing