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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

% I# x& N- k5 m8 }% ZHere 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 w, ^9 w+ I5 v! |
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Reflected light by fiber-optics
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]0 s1 y/ y/ A; \© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
$ o7 o: _: |6 |- l6 i5 W& t& bAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)3 I v- f; i A) k) x1 j
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States% }) h4 C% m. [5 {+ A& Y+ F
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X) S6 W: a) w0 t
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Snowflake (40X)1 G1 {0 e# J! N2 X7 t
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4 C3 @" T7 |/ f( O) G( d© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
1 R+ F- A6 S7 z1 T2 NSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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- E9 z2 k/ c+ j( g$ k© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States8 G; s0 m8 k# r0 X! Z. V
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X); ?. ~9 O. _7 D+ n4 {1 g2 d3 N
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic2 W/ L9 W0 k% B, j- T$ @
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
9 X0 f. v( m1 g7 sIncident light and transillumination
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4 B3 i- Z. p s( [( y& @© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy B% X8 Q2 b% A; ^+ j6 i
Snail eggs (200x)2 ^/ H! \! r# ~% {( i9 T
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States" ~3 q8 q: O% A1 J
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X); f9 D! F4 |' [% I8 g
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Tags: Photomicrography
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