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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.) m+ o. \1 t; @9 O8 p2 f
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4 p, o" C+ E* REmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
7 V5 g) k' J3 d. B% I( HReflected light by fiber-optics+ P/ b8 m- i. r; g2 U5 \2 \
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5 K# {% `$ ^, Y: Q/ q© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
7 c8 @0 Z% d5 rAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States& V* \5 |! s7 D b+ V( N
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
3 H$ W/ m% h8 ^! f/ bDifferential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China* ]: E, |& u+ _ c& K4 A! y) ?, X
Snowflake (40X), n9 x7 d: ~, @
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E( Q, h! r( a. b$ \/ i- C© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
2 l) z. q/ {9 A/ G7 d3 \6 nSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)+ b% s5 C$ I3 W9 M
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States' C W' B L8 a. Q' `
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)$ Q& f$ Q; P3 q1 |2 Z0 _
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
/ n1 O" T. v' A5 m" K& _2 R6 c$ `Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain$ S) y- G) _* `
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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: [6 h; l2 n/ W8 j" }9 M8 a5 d: [© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy* \; M/ D3 h' U
Snail eggs (200x)( x$ Y$ d' _3 q& v- I: G/ c! `6 H/ d
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
; ]+ B! T5 I! I& ~( Q& L) _8 FZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)* `. Y. H! L1 T4 Z7 V3 Q |
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