The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Grains of sand, up close and personal
Via an article in the Daily Mail, we learn of the macrophotography of Dr. Gary Greenberg. At his Web site he offers three-dimensional microscopic imaging technology for movies and other uses, and has a fascinating series of pictures of sand grains, flowers, food and the like in high magnification.
To illustrate, here's a montage of sand grains. Click the image for a larger view.
There are many more pictures at the article and in his gallery. Interesting viewing.
Peter
Are these all sound waves?
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful but. Um. I have degrees in geology and technically speaking, most of these are limestone fossils, not sand.
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