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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.
6 y4 t4 e, z/ F" \2 k0 k" M% G: d0 kAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel. a" d4 ^! d# V y8 G
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
2 U6 U2 w, Z: g7 i6 n- F1 V. ?5 SReflected light by fiber-optics
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)( S& r! u& b/ T3 ~" ~6 g9 u/ t- P
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" Z% R* z6 ?. x& D© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
2 h2 C4 e; m8 r: J9 ~2 HRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X) ~) X, y ^& j! [9 |
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)
; p4 n" Y8 `! i: F. wReflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
$ q; `: L8 M' M; e0 }0 s+ USonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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- w9 `& n. K; D" T* N© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
( I: m0 A# ~( W0 i( w% ~1 F5 F$ {Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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8 a" Y+ R/ a7 ^2 m) A$ I" a© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
6 J) m. X2 y' p. [9 AHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)) v" r& \# \4 Y& J
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)5 F. \+ @5 I: R6 c+ u# r- @6 M
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Snail eggs (200x)
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k8 c7 {4 x* R$ R© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States% L3 z% x# e, \+ V& ]
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)5 V& F3 d& z6 ^6 `8 i) l; F5 F4 D
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Tags: Photomicrography
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