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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.
0 T0 J( o) X. n- \8 m' kAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel* h: [+ B I0 y/ H7 {- o# P% I
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)* }, S, C0 }0 w) G( L( j. @- [
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France9 d3 b0 r2 x8 G M( n- D2 P
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
: m* y, S! s: QSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X), T8 `7 P2 |3 O1 _. ?5 d
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2 A6 Y7 x" P0 z# n# k9 j4 JDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)0 a* P$ O; f' ~) H& S; g
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
% z6 m/ s* a3 E' j1 }1 j3 A! dHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)$ d" c S; h; X( j; ~* I
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
9 { M7 _( w" K2 z; a3 Q! qGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)( j- C* Y! Z2 Z
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
& a+ k8 g: k8 z5 Z GSnail eggs (200x)0 @* Y; N- r x
Differential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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