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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. K+ C) q! K8 M5 e
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel8 g q; A) I' O4 r
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
4 z7 t1 j0 N" D9 aAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States: ]# p* v* l; C
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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' O) k- }' Y4 `" @: u: `2 [© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
6 k: g T. j9 R8 GSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)& Y# j$ o! s5 X/ @. U
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)9 S) ?' U. U! {( L- g |+ z
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
! ~' P) x+ n& M+ H. d' X! VHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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" @8 W( \( w$ _0 I) JGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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* b2 K5 I q& ^8 C© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
0 O2 k: ]9 T$ h6 p: k5 y/ p: W2 fZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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