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This Nature is Ready for Its Close Up

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Micrograph of a strawberry by Rob Kesseler

 

Fabulous images of nature, really really up close. via DesignBoom:

In order to create the eclectic visual imagery, the original samples are sprayed with a fine coating of gold, then photographed on a scanning electron microscope. Called micrograph artwork, the high resolution and colorful samples represent just a tiny fraction of the unique characteristics of the natural world.

Images © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley and Papadakis Publisher

 

 

British photographer and professor Rob Kesseler captures the exotic microscopic detailing of various flora. Merging the worlds of art and science, Kesseler’s depictions of the natural world were initially inspired by medieval stylistic illustrations and Dutch flower paintings – slowly evolving to reveal the ornate and mesmeric structures of the various plant material he examined. 

 


‘Scutellaria Galericulata’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Acacia Pollen’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Rumia Crithmifolia (apiaceae)’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Commelinaceae’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Microscopic Seed’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Larch Pollen’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Hackelia’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Hippocrepis Unisiliquosa’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Castilleja Flava’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Krameri Erecta’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Malva Sylvestris’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Nemesia Versicolor’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Tolmiea Menziesii?
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

 


‘Cardiospermum’
Image © Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, and Papadakis Publisher

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Science

Here’s a Very, Very Close Up View of Your Cloth Mask

Science

Scientists and researchers wanted to know what actually happens when you wear a cloth face mask. So, they put various masks under a scanning electron microscope. The results are impressive and enlightening. We see bundles of fibers, both of cotton and polyester, and the way they form barriers to airborne particles like Covid-19. Some beautiful, enlightening detail. Via National Institute of Standards and Technology.

“A team of researchers took this approach when studying the fabric masks that people wear to slow the spread of COVID-19. Those masks work by blocking some of the virus-filled droplets and smaller particles, called aerosols, that an infected person exhales, and they also offer some protection to the wearer by filtering incoming air. The researchers wanted to know how well different fabrics filter out those particles and what makes some fabrics better filters than others.”

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Design

Beautiful Colored Micrographs of Pollen Seeds and Plant Cells

Design

Diving deep into the world of plants, we see pollen seeds and plant cells in beautiful detail thanks to scanning electron microscopy.

Vibrant and full of unique detail, Rob Kesseler helps us explore the microscopic structures that we couldn’t see on our own. Really neat to see how nature’s tiny details are as beautiful as their larger wholes. Via Colossal:

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“What the microscope gave me was an unprecedented view of nature, a second vision” –Rob Kesseler

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Art

Decaying Beauty

Art

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Scanning Electron Microscopes create some stunning images, able to peer in on an atomic level, capturing incredible close-ups of almost anything. These images of decaying plants show a beautiful macro world. Via Spoon & Tomago:

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Art

Nature Through a Microscope

Art


Micrograph of a strawberry by rob kesseler
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher
Fabulous images of nature, really really up close.  via DesignBoom:
British photographer and professor rob kesseler captures the exotic microscopic detailing of various flora. Merging the worlds of 
art and science, Kesseler’s depictions of the natural world were initially inspired by medieval stylistic illustrations and Dutch flower paintings – 
slowly evolving to reveal the ornate and mesmeric structures of the various plant material he examined. 

To create the eclectic visual imagery – original samples are spluttered with a fine coating of gold and then photographed on a scanning electron microscope. 
These images are then manipulated using subtle washes and layers of colour to amplify their forms and display the intricate anatomy of 
pollen, seeds, fruit and leaves with breathtaking clarity. The micrograph artwork is directed solely by nature’s mystery and peculiarity – 
its richness and complexity- and most palpably, its sheer beauty. 


‘scutellaria galericulata’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘acacia pollen’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘rumia crithmifolia (apiaceae)’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘commelinaceae’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


microscopic seed
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘larch pollen’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘hackelia’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘hippocrepis unisiliquosa’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘castilleja flava’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘krameri erecta’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘malva sylvestris’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘nemesia versicolor’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘tolmiea menziesii?
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher


‘cardiospermum’
image © rob kesseler, wolfgang stuppy, madeline harley and papadakis publisher

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