Name: Peter Juzak
Picture title: Panorama of Hippuric Acid
Category: Micro
Nationality: German
Occupation: Bookbinder and DTP-Publisher

Peter says:
‘Since the end of the 1970s I have been fascinated by the world of microcrystals, a world of colours, shapes and landscapes.

I took this picture in my flat in autumn, 2019. Hippuric acid is a colourless substance and only when it is placed on a microscope slide and allowed to crystallise under polarising light does it reveal its spectacular world.

Initially, one is irritated by the multitude of possibilities, but over time the slide slowly reveals its most interesting motifs. Normally a section is good for a single picture, but every so often an area can be found from which a panorama can be created.

This panorama was created from nine shots taken in portrait format. Each picture was combined in Lightroom to form the panorama.’

Technical information:
Sony a6500
ISO 100
1/160 sec
Technique: Cross polarisation
Magnification​: 120x
Accessories: Manual flash
Post processing: Panorama created in Lightroom. Basic adjustments in Photoshop and Camera Raw.

Website: mikrokristalle.org
Facebook: Peter Juzak
Fotocommunity: YesZappa