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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.
% w; j# ~) S& J" @5 p* g a+ NAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
8 K8 M; W ?9 |. H; X) ^6 FEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
7 z" q: o2 H5 }# P Y3 n, J/ SReflected light by fiber-optics5 q& ~: V. [; i. {& ^1 Z! T
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) N1 r8 D/ U% h; V© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France \1 N. O* _* K2 b
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States# T! V4 W; t: T( E0 O+ n
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)& c+ z3 A. R% J( e4 N
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China7 |8 O3 H9 O ?9 ?: u
Snowflake (40X)
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)1 i% E# g2 d8 j: B
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! M# F! `& d" ]( L0 J+ D© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
! C7 O9 W B; i! a2 R* zDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
2 s6 X$ p; M/ q, zReflected light from fiber optic
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" q5 w, l9 ? ]© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic0 G" q; V% E7 X( F& Z
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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/ I% n5 h0 s) ^8 M; b7 F% ?: L5 A© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
: N6 Q' K# I) Q2 K& O5 E% I, {Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
3 h) g1 T6 X5 N% A4 ?* n3 @Incident light and transillumination
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1 h+ m2 i$ ?8 z( C: h: w7 D© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy# C' E. |, }+ _0 N1 c
Snail eggs (200x)+ |7 ]. k- t" Q2 Z. `- f* k
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)7 a+ S, \; z: W3 C6 @8 @/ u
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