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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

& F) n5 X) c3 G2 K" H8 F( k! g' ]$ j* NHere 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.
1 i2 m6 T$ p: T4 Y2 E$ g/ nAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel2 M1 r) {6 q. `7 V; h
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)2 [1 p9 R+ r8 [
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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; Y* v* i# T+ ~+ I# V$ \© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France+ K$ o/ ~' H8 o) H! y9 f
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)/ j$ f- Q* h9 s9 E1 m/ \
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
* m+ R" _/ L3 iRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X), ~9 M A0 h9 @, [* e
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China; g& H, B6 Y" d. j8 ?2 \8 q
Snowflake (40X)
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! W" f* B: _6 \© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
/ D" g; X$ {% k. rSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)$ m! J7 C; Y- T6 s
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
. T. l# n+ ~3 x' mHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)$ i" _1 R9 D2 T# c3 ^' q. e$ H+ I
Darkfield
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2 _6 ^( a+ l1 e* ]3 o© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain3 F$ |, V& J1 v4 E" ]3 n* q
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
! L1 K6 [8 g5 qIncident light and transillumination
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. O$ e0 k+ b* I7 i( e9 z+ k© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
' U% }# E- }/ E2 e8 L- CSnail eggs (200x)
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5 Z8 Y; }8 X% b5 O! \Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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