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12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Running horse abstract

While examining microscopic crystals from a clinical sample obtained from a tiger I noticed what appeared to be a running horse or dragon in the crystal pattern. Using the microscopes polarizer and my I-phone I was able to take this abstract image.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 4S
Copyright: © Joel Pond