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		edge17 on Sept 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nikon's 2021 Photomicrography Competition Winners Are these photos artificially colored or are these natural colors? (meaning, I guess everything is larger than the resolution of visible light) I've always wondered how these photos get taken. Do people also do videos?

ghaff on Sept 15, 2021 [–]

I'm guessing some combination of staining to accentuate detail/structure in the thing being photographed, manipulation of contrast/saturation/etc., and maybe some outright false color.

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