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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

e1 Y7 H1 ^" m$ kHere 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.+ Y+ \8 ]% I, v( _2 s* |8 V! `$ z
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Reflected light by fiber-optics
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, X: L6 @( ?& `. S© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
' M) A( Y1 O2 v3 b+ R/ gAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
$ c% j9 D3 X- O l4 _4 M& oRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)8 F& I+ p6 t$ u" A0 d
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
2 L: [& P$ i& N: ]9 KSnowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
8 L5 ~) a+ ?( K; A; b. v. ]8 VSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)7 t2 P7 m9 K( o2 a
Darkfield
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) h) y2 A1 g) K$ i- \7 d© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States1 o3 r9 L& V) x6 S5 Q+ ]. \) U; L
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic( L6 X$ X1 u. B4 G5 S# i- I
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)+ y; w3 J" h7 z( O4 F/ A
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
% g* E2 M/ I3 r6 y* n6 X. tGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
# d( N0 M+ X; {$ d7 vIncident light and transillumination
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* ]4 P+ M6 ]- p0 D! X; P© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
* k- t( u" V9 P D9 r; c- vSnail eggs (200x)1 e/ a2 w. L' x6 y1 \
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States5 X! Z' y& V( N; R( t
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)8 J6 Z- e: H" K- K4 o, E! Q/ X
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Tags: Photomicrography
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