 鲜花( 87)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
! Q3 o) |! q- M; V- o
Here we present ten of the finalists from Nikon’s 35th Annual Small World Photomicrography Competition, which recognizes photographs shot through a microscope. Contest winners will be announced on October 8. Until October 2, the public can select their favorites in the “Popular Vote” section of the Nikon Small World web site.
; K* ^3 v7 b) w V s6 KAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
2 N6 \( S6 x) s3 s( CEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
) q7 n! V( }) Z+ ], p( M0 _Reflected light by fiber-optics
( J6 |5 t# {8 z k3 q
5 w Q) k- w" n9 w% ?+ P* V4 E0 h% w1 v& @2 g0 D
6 U' p ]1 n: ^) ?; {1 H
© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
6 @4 t, V4 I! ?7 N( v! e8 @ X( hAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)4 M& J% l# v+ @) F- T) Y; \, U9 i, w
Stereomicroscopy
% P x4 j$ P8 Q' T
/ O9 e! Y) I) B' ~© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
2 H8 {* B% g0 R+ URaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)+ D# A# d8 S0 r) T# ?, J
Differential interference contrast) T- c# i, y4 n- E. K/ q

( m2 k5 R+ a6 `9 X: @© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
8 F% Z7 }2 w f- @/ p- _Snowflake (40X), D0 u" x. Y, m* \
Reflected and Transmitted Light& y* K9 d* y7 z K4 G5 H

7 i) ~) R; t2 u: B' g© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany8 m8 s7 R8 a, }, l( c; G
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X), G7 A% ?# j( ^5 {; S! K5 h& j" O
Darkfield2 w, R6 Z( c k! r) j
8 n" y% a' r2 E1 X+ I% p
© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States# F% c7 C5 {$ `: O' X
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
& x- |: G c" j/ qReflected light from fiber optic# c$ Y) H5 \0 J
/ I; g/ {9 O. a% M6 N: E: v- Q
© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
7 [3 ]" x7 _) F8 }5 CHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
' W9 m! U5 W+ g! W' k; \Darkfield
) R& |6 \' Q/ L5 C7 S; k , p( y4 K- G. p5 E. E% t
© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain9 w. U5 Q o }0 \" s) G# m
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X): Q( M6 `- ?5 g$ j8 [
Incident light and transillumination5 z9 D( `3 f, E3 {
$ U9 a) l/ D, n; s
© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
! s- {- T4 i* ?% }1 S* x$ K! oSnail eggs (200x)/ F8 c( e, C7 g& c0 }- O/ e. J
Differential Interference Contrast
8 _; a6 s/ q4 ^/ r/ d X, q/ R5 r) B6 a; \
© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
1 \1 f8 j- L/ ]; g2 uZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)9 [9 H9 G0 h' r. E2 d. c4 d
Confocal) G! l9 r, L1 j0 ?0 P
Tags: Photomicrography
|
|