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"Here’s another example using still images to observe changes over time," Frankel says. The grid shows the Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction taking place in a petri dish at 11-second intervals over a period of five minutes. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE F

"Here’s another example using still images to observe changes over time," Frankel says. The grid shows the Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction taking place in a petri dish at 11-second intervals over a period of five minutes. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE F loading...

Cracked on the surface of a flatbed scanner, a raw egg is held in place by a bowl. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL

Cracked on the surface of a flatbed scanner, a raw egg is held in place by a bowl. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL loading...

"Planning ahead for this photograph of a drop of water," Frankel says, "I anticipated and intended that the background of a color palette would be out of focus with my 105 macro lens. If you look carefully, you can see the focused color grid within the dr

"Planning ahead for this photograph of a drop of water," Frankel says, "I anticipated and intended that the background of a color palette would be out of focus with my 105 macro lens. If you look carefully, you can see the focused color grid within the dr loading...

Frankel often uses background, like this color palette, as an element in composition. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL

Frankel often uses background, like this color palette, as an element in composition. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL loading...

A more magnified version shows even more detail of the blue morpho butterfly wings, which "appear blue because of the nature of their surfaces, reflecting mostly the blue wavelengths of light," Frankel says. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL

A more magnified version shows even more detail of the blue morpho butterfly wings, which "appear blue because of the nature of their surfaces, reflecting mostly the blue wavelengths of light," Frankel says. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL loading...

Frankel used a scanning electron microscope to take this color-corrected photograph of blue morpho butterfly wings. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL

Frankel used a scanning electron microscope to take this color-corrected photograph of blue morpho butterfly wings. PHOTOGRAPH BY FELICE FRANKEL loading...
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