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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.; O& T8 ?+ h1 w! A4 o8 L; y' y
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel( Y3 p! b3 O: F% W3 i3 |
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)5 p% [# q. A: I7 S
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- t; Y0 [4 ?# Q* A1 a1 ]© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France' I5 @ [( f' g# e- z7 T
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)! z2 {/ x: i) C" M' A" @
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
0 V8 X4 @3 h" m8 L1 ^& F6 b, VRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)& {* a! Q4 o6 u+ O2 ]
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
, a. p( p; n9 s. ]Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany4 c1 E. E& b R! k) d) i- Z
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
3 T0 A3 j5 N* Z# zReflected light from fiber optic
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. A( ~+ A _0 s© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
& u- Y- K6 Y9 L+ K9 FHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)9 j' u2 G' i& t$ R2 x; n& A" ]& `
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain6 i3 Y/ _2 J' b, {# d! M
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X). V8 P8 a8 F6 g) C
Incident light and transillumination7 |; w5 x$ X! R& Z* @
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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Differential Interference Contrast1 L5 C% B1 b- s' n" y* o3 L
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
s2 j6 W4 L3 N( u% ]% OZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)% U5 z# U: C- G
Confocal
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