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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Spring—through the lens of micro photography

'Spring' is a polarized photography image of amino acid crystals, composed of 72 photos that have been stitched and stacked together. Its specific components include some dissolved L-phenylalanine and some undissolved crystals (there might also be some vitamin C or B-alanine). This photo was taken using the Laowa Aurogon 50x lense.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Beijing, China
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © Huang Yue