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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.
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Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
$ b) J% a N7 i# vAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x): v) u& J, a9 o: K2 ]& E2 ?
Stereomicroscopy, n' P0 a. _' {0 V) O0 U
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States, w' |, F- _5 N. y
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)% K- G4 n0 ]1 P( R5 U) u
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)7 y- S Q8 k) a" i
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States# x) x) T( V9 N: T" K& N
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X) e; B1 ~; [! v' _8 M0 L5 _
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Incident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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