Sweet and Sour
Recrystallized from a solution in vodka, vitamin C and stevia accreted into a stunning mandala, with many light-refracting and -diffracting layers helping to bring out visual details. Image captured with a camera sensor attached to a trinocular microscope, along with a polarizing filter and a retarder (clear plastic food wrap).
[OPN 2025 Photo Contest Honorable Mention]
— Ivan A. Amato, South Orange, NJ, USA
