 鲜花( 87)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

/ `0 Y" R5 G4 g% D VHere 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.- d8 [2 x) Q2 E ]- o
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel6 U- m( x% h$ Q
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)9 i# C) D% a, } X
Reflected light by fiber-optics" C7 K+ {: B. D% M0 u" t/ g2 w- v3 T
9 A) f( K! e P7 _8 l; j
7 O, q: Q7 K0 z) _/ h
8 V9 q' S4 j. A/ p" q& [5 p. q
© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
2 W6 l% y* U1 V7 z* NAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
: D2 r o3 u; mStereomicroscopy; ]7 ^9 l; v2 }: D- R& Q! v& f! W

$ d; @. y$ M0 f) b" T w+ f© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States% }, y* w! H3 c& G( y* @0 B( x6 z
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)! ^2 i; L) {# J9 I
Differential interference contrast; k( K' \) o4 B9 X8 a
6 m- J" q3 T3 O, @7 \
© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China# n" p9 V0 Z8 `: P% b# e
Snowflake (40X)
0 i \6 o- E6 Z; m/ D# s' W" HReflected and Transmitted Light
: x! z G* o: e/ i
, c8 |% T" m" H9 y1 o1 o4 a© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
7 K# r$ n- ?! |+ k$ \) f" mSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
! O2 _4 Q# Y) j# i3 t7 ?Darkfield
, j0 F4 c. \. ^3 _: r! t8 C
s. \" P$ u; ]8 ?© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, I; ^4 C* w8 S. P! g: Y9 k
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
5 [' x5 A1 u7 q7 i3 H/ ~( B1 bReflected light from fiber optic+ `0 i- O3 \3 U& _& t

2 b4 G/ a% `; i© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. L" A$ W6 t& { }2 Z
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
' W3 C3 G9 i8 h! gDarkfield' n9 {, P* a% R: t" r" v/ V
6 }; t. m" m* _9 B+ `
© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
" ]& `7 ^. ~+ s/ y, V$ `Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
% [( G. d; [9 T1 O5 x _0 iIncident light and transillumination
- [* t' X& H8 r5 G7 c2 M 1 O2 p7 |9 }6 B/ |$ s) G
© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy0 y2 \3 `% o+ n) w, S
Snail eggs (200x)' l1 J! N, W! S8 |5 W) v6 {5 s
Differential Interference Contrast
, G. j( }& V5 T! C
! C% q; ~6 d2 ]/ {; H© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
0 c3 A0 k9 o0 }5 ^: IZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
# j2 s+ T+ c! r- ^1 r' _5 nConfocal
8 O6 s' Q! j' N, D _4 a3 k1 LTags: Photomicrography
|
|