Entry name: Citric Birefringence

Final image: citric_birefringence_nosig.png

Name: Aki Korhonen
Nick: AK

Entry info: Citric acid, Nikon Z6, Raynox DCR-150, Mitutoyo M Plan APO 10x, polarized light
Explanation: Crystallized citric acid on a microscope slide between polarizing filters, photographed area roughly 3.6 mm wide

Retouches: White balance, minor exposure tweak, rotated 180 degrees, cropped to 16:9, scaled to 1920x1080

RAW image file: original_AKZ_0184.NEF
Straight JPG from RAW: original_AKZ_0185.jpg