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Light Beyond the Bulb

Micrograph Of Algae
and Moss


Image Credit: Marek Mís

This photomicrograph—an image taken through a microscope and captured with a camera—features an up close look at green algae and moss. The technique used to enhance the contrast in this photomicrograph is called "darkfield." To do this, a photographer excludes some of the light that enters the field of view so that very little light falls on anything except the specimen. This makes the field around the main targets darker, thus making the contrast more striking.

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