(Image: Michael Frank/Wellcome Images, http://www.mickfrank.com)
YOU won鈥檛 have seen a New Forest pony quite like this before. The one shown here was never actually born. You can see its hairless, fetal legs kicking from the uterus of its mother.
It is part of the in London, photographed by through the pots and vessels in which the specimens are held and it has won him top prize in this year鈥檚 (). To finish the images, he digitally cleaned up reflections and scratches on the pots afterwards.
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Did this make him feel queasy at all? 鈥淓ven if some pots are visually challenging, I must admit it never turned my stomach because I could always see the beauty within,鈥� says Frank, who was enchanted by the college鈥檚 museum. 鈥淚t was like an open window on creation, and I guess it goes back to the child鈥檚 fascination to see how things are made inside.鈥�
(Image: Michael Frank/Wellcome Images, http://www.mickfrank.com)
The image of the pony was judged overall winner in the awards. The next one showing the reticulum of a goat was also shortlisted. Found in ruminants (cattle, goats and sheep), the reticulum is a stomach chamber: the beautiful honeycomb pattern is characteristic of this organ. At the top of this image, the oesophagus is also visible.
(Image: Michael Frank/Wellcome Images, http://www.mickfrank.com)
This picture is the uterus of a cat that was pregnant with four kittens.
This article appeared in print under the headline 鈥淢y little pony鈥�
