Wired.com asked their subscribers to explore the tiny, overlooked universes that surround us … and blow them up. “Turn your toothbrush bristles into a nylon forest, tree bark into the Grand Canyon, or your juicy steak into some gristly, alien terrain. Make us into hypochondriac germaphobes through the level of detail you capture.”
Here are the ten outstanding macro photographs which were selected as winners by the readers.
Eye of a tokay gecko by Mr M - overall winner
The Fly by Glenn Young
Ice-Cold Nebula by Philippe Holtzuizen
Mantodea by Vladimer Shioshvili
Yellow Paper Wasp by Bryan Johnson
Dying Tea Light Candle by Jordan
Bubble Magic by Sophie
Waterhead by Maxim Dolgobrod
High Tech Jumper by Coder
My Eye by David Harpe
Wired.com macro photography site
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June 25th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
The tea candle and water head - I love those shots. They are all impressive pieces of photography. Thanks for sharing.