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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
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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.
5 U& {9 o5 F" eAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
8 ~% {4 d8 L$ o& G! r: B* z yEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
$ U) B) q1 \4 i$ nReflected light by fiber-optics
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! [9 S" h# j1 U. Y4 ?© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France# a1 k+ F u3 S
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)( W5 ^9 m* S& }. m# j
Stereomicroscopy
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' j' z2 b6 G7 G) |5 c# g© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States. p; ^& `$ w! D% F
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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/ B z0 L" q. c1 }5 k© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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% n' U4 t' ]0 ?6 Z/ G4 HSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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5 Z3 L* K3 A- N: ~© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States) J7 M/ L" z% s6 [
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)4 f! L- E: V: d5 ~5 Q
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0 b: t) e7 h- f© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
5 ~. Y" J5 ^% o2 q& R0 t, ?Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)6 g4 {, s$ D) v" g5 [- B- I
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
7 h/ G5 ?6 e0 y: h& F& aGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
& C) | [" \, h% y, vIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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( p! y _/ j6 F) [© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
) m0 N; @% U( ]) NZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)" r& G2 |! s0 l. q+ L0 J
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Tags: Photomicrography
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