> To capture the video, McClellan had to anticipate movements and program a custom motion-control system to keep the reproductive structures perfectly in frame. He also employed advanced focus-stacking techniques to maintain crystal clarity across focal planes, a challenge that led him to develop his own hardware and software for microscopic video.
Damn that’s cool. I’d love to see more about that.
It's a huge shame that they don't have these available for download as 4k videos with low compression. I really, really want to watch that tardigrade on my vertical screen.
The sea urchin (#5) is my favorite, I think. The tardigrade is incredible too.
Both made me awe at the marvel of biological machinery. Such complicated and sophisticated behavior is occurring all around us, even in the tiniest of organisms.
40X (Objective Lens Magnification)
How is this possible? Wouldn't neurons be at much tinier scale than 40x?
From https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2025-small-world-i...