The Prismatic Look of Vitamin C Under a Microscope

Photographer Jens Heidler of Another Perspective mixed powdered vitamin C with a bit of water and then put the solution under a powerful microscope to see how the supplement looked magnified under different types of lighting. The results were vibrantly prismatic.

I have attached my sony a6300 to my new microscope and took very interesting images of growing crystals. Using several different lighting techniques, like polarization allowed me to capture those vibrant, psychedelic colours.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.