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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

" ~4 G3 r9 a( l3 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.
4 _% @3 C( a# ~. u; MAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
4 D7 d: {6 x' |5 {6 h' U- CAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)0 v! p3 ^8 j' }( Q! N
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
' ~; [( p$ C, D5 k1 f* nRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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) R; r- E: U( Y4 O+ `- X2 U+ F3 |© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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/ h$ h* N- m% f* H4 E+ g4 @1 r1 A© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
* e& z$ f: ]3 V. [* G: gSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)% m {# N7 Z+ s
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
+ f# d; G) u: O4 _, ODinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
% Z I% m1 E: z6 M; gReflected light from fiber optic% ~+ L8 ]: X2 O l7 D v, _' u
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
* M9 _8 n# D2 m. G/ [* VHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
$ P1 A% I, u H6 P6 zIncident light and transillumination
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' O$ h8 X6 {9 s% d© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
! }& c9 J' `; o3 k1 ?( LSnail eggs (200x). y. `" M5 X$ t& b3 k
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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