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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

/ m4 R K B$ M. U2 e$ w3 j+ wHere 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.
+ Q* M% S" U' T: c9 j$ UAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
! F5 Y* v* j( E# A& q; e4 e$ wEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
5 D# e5 @5 R* r8 W" b. V. J- }Reflected light by fiber-optics4 z- ]; J2 ]3 n5 ?8 [
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
( O, \& D$ u) r; \$ x# aRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
2 m5 I1 D# t) s' Y t& rDifferential interference contrast, S. I9 p; O4 ~
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China- @7 J4 |) W( m, S! i
Snowflake (40X)
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X) |( a, V) U) f d0 S2 U
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
( s- h! k4 N$ C$ B2 lDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)$ x& _9 l! a* q+ D7 @& y
Reflected light from fiber optic
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% S9 l8 F7 X8 ^5 n; R& O: D" C* H© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
# F. _ [5 U6 [/ x: _1 aHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x). b8 \" w3 q0 T; e
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)' S' \3 f. _. V
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
" \4 T/ k5 L: T2 n+ Z( JSnail eggs (200x)' E# a% B3 a5 f2 w' |; o
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4 P0 j& K, }. N# l9 @+ I( C, O© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
4 p( x8 @; T) e& |( LZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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