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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.( O+ G4 f! u8 E2 S* @" ^9 {3 p
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel* W1 d' d4 Q. N) K$ ~
Embryo of guppy fish (40X) [3 S! O2 M& v& J
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U5 M9 `( v Z8 l" h© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
5 s% m) R5 d7 g5 G$ t# a f# iAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)" ]( T/ v% d5 t/ x/ ]
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
8 D# O$ O) k5 a( ~% y8 ^' XRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
6 [/ F! V' K7 Z1 [7 f2 GDifferential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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$ z" e( L8 d' ]# m- Q5 B4 o© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany- U, n2 z1 j2 l- f( [3 Y/ Y
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)" O$ K& P- r- o/ u5 h0 A6 d
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5 N9 ^1 J# c, r4 \1 p% ^9 A© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States' h+ f+ @/ `; p0 a N Q+ z4 ?
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)2 }( n* d/ b9 q
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8 ?5 J/ ]0 B0 eGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)# m4 Y2 A( F: C# p8 ^) M& U1 w
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
; Y8 J. q# p( j% d' U+ i2 ^Snail eggs (200x)" \3 S) C1 N& F/ d
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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Confocal
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