Gallery 3 — Tornini Lab

Photography & Microscopy

I enjoy microscopy and photography, especially of insects, wildlife, landscapes, and travel musings.

I hope these images spark your interest and bring joy.

Please contact me if you wish to share with permission and credit, or to inquire about prints.

This is a black-and-white image of a dark cobblestone alley in the nighttime glistening from a light rain. Taken in Coimbra, Portugal by VAT.

This is an image of a boy throwing sand up in the air, and his Boxer (dog) jumping to catch it, on a bright sunny day at the beach. Taken in Montevideo, Uruguay by VAT.

This is an image of a narrow cobblestone stairway between two buildings taken during the golden hour, with a street sign in (all caps) "Rua da Regueira" on the left. Taken in Lisbon, Portugal by VAT.

This is an artistic rendition of a photograph or a coffee shop shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, with chairs turned upside down and covered with plastic. In the right third of the image, one can see the reflection on the glass of the street and

This is a black-and-white collage (vertical) of 3 benches, each with various items left on them - broken carry-out trays, a sleeping bag, gloves, etc. Taken on the New Haven Green by VAT

This is a landscape photo of sunset across the Bay area, taken from the mountains and amid long yellow dried-out grass. Taken in Marin County by VAT.

This is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a horsefly tarsal claw. Image taken at Duke University by VAT. Please do not duplicate without permission and credit.

This is a macro photograph of a brown-ish curved dragonfly wing. Taken in New Haven, CT by VAT

This is a pseudo-confocal black-and-white image of a developing squid embryo. This image was stained with DAPI, and stacked stereoscope images were rendered to create a 3D reconstruction. Image taken at Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole) by VA

This is a macro image of a dragonfly wing, which appears transparent between the patterned veins except for one brown pigmented spot on the outer rim of the wing (on right side). Image taken by VAT

Photograph of a majestic sunset with orange/magenta altostratus clouds. Image taken by VAT

Close-up color image of a black labrador with brown eyes and seeds on his long snout. Photo taken by VAT

Photograph of a green female Praying Mantis (vertical), staring at the camera between yellow leaves. Image taken in Durham, NC by VAT

Vertical color photograph of a thin tree trunk with distinct parallel and perpendicular markings on its bark. Image taken at Acadia National Park by VAT

A close-up ventral view of a green Praying Mantis feeding, with mandibles sharply exposed. Image taken at Duke University by VAT

This is a color gif of a gray friendly spider, looking at the camera and cleaning its pedipalps. Taken by VAT