magnifying magnificent food!

Cake sprinkles - http://carenalpertfineart.com/img/gal/AlpertEM17.jpg

One food photographer decided to go up close and personal with food.  Caren Alpert has produced a set of unbelievably beautiful photos of ordinary ingredients incredibly magnified using scientific equipment:
http://carenalpertfineart.com/gallery.html

If you couldn't quite make the connection between food and chemistry - these photos really help!