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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.& m4 X: C9 {1 X+ \; F! O
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4 ]5 A* k% X% d, F/ rEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
% r, p* k( W0 w* o7 zReflected light by fiber-optics1 n( F, I7 A0 h
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; j9 S( K3 V( F$ x© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France, `! `; o3 {% `+ H. x
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x): J. a+ E1 u. ~$ U' o7 n& F0 k
Stereomicroscopy
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2 c7 H3 h- \) ], S* S© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States) y. V8 U' q7 P, D3 s E* }
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)3 }7 C: I# P& a# [0 E* J7 E
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany8 A, A- j& q8 M" a ^- _
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States ^* h4 p9 U% D7 X8 ^( R( J
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)5 ~9 M. m6 N8 g C
Reflected light from fiber optic8 R* ]# s0 ~% _+ _
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic+ Q) g1 {& c7 k# F! J# V+ X
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)7 s8 Q8 W- ~+ V& i s8 G5 M
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
- O* P( C6 S5 }$ A {' a8 iIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
% f8 z- M5 e$ T7 HSnail eggs (200x)
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2 n: a4 B& S% l1 D% p- x6 e# b© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States1 A2 [) ?* S/ z/ }$ z
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)5 p* i! W/ H6 |. @4 s
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Tags: Photomicrography
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