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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.3 \! ]$ g# \; G7 h9 d* k4 `
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
" A$ U! f3 F2 F9 g" S9 Y$ gEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France2 P1 D% F3 H% Z. r& H
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)# t: o. j0 i' g
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
2 ^7 ]5 y- ?0 y$ Z, G" M4 ~Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
6 w$ Z O, |( O1 s- I6 sDifferential interference contrast
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7 ?1 c& l$ f) {© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
1 A# g1 r9 t9 f" n2 E ?3 ~Snowflake (40X)& N7 m5 u. E; T4 v$ e+ c) `
Reflected and Transmitted Light, Q$ d; j5 {0 ^3 R, T/ z p
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
3 ~' o( }2 ~7 ] w$ X' f, I% DSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)4 e: ~' k; s$ {
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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& m/ H2 g, c" n$ ^" x© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
" ~- I/ a+ C) vHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- I- _# L+ }# n/ S; a9 @
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( Z8 Z2 t* Q) J4 v# k$ T& K1 k$ @© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy; x" r9 t- e, [5 Y, n
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X). F# }) Z8 u3 j+ }
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Tags: Photomicrography
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