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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.
& X" ^$ [9 P* k! |$ OAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- O7 h/ f& v' ^ c5 z5 sEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
( p1 N4 }( E& h, m# pReflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
4 O3 B$ B7 h" Q3 U, ~( wAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
5 M* u9 ] X+ J' ~; G0 y- x4 ?Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States8 Q. X$ J, S- s* F
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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2 x" _2 O: M& M* e H© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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3 C4 Q* w' u! N5 S7 \, G! @: K© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany8 W# o8 |& k9 o5 w
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic% h P1 I$ w+ S+ q5 y. x$ c
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)* ?3 e. M0 A5 b( ~
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
3 H* L- |1 p4 H( J- s- i% m0 R5 bIncident light and transillumination
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/ o1 w+ _, O; v" I© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy4 _8 w) {2 w5 A7 W; F7 _
Snail eggs (200x)
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$ Q7 {$ m8 t- ~4 j- ]( k© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States7 o% _9 i: j2 D) D
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)) W- h' n7 g& X$ d! J e
Confocal
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