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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.
' _2 F$ l+ n' yAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
1 l& V& O; o. u% \# mEmbryo of guppy fish (40X) \2 H. f* u' d
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
0 K) g& H6 A0 S yAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)/ b A3 q3 m0 i. I1 a/ |
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)4 o5 m: S+ L& @9 L5 C3 T$ d. n
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0 Y9 k1 d H3 y5 B( z8 W© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China0 L5 C8 z% O) m& L \8 J
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Darkfield
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)! C5 q) z& ^. S& P; }0 j/ o' I1 _3 N
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy5 ]5 m) H: f" I+ j- z' t- p& U8 o3 t
Snail eggs (200x) ~+ K- b4 ], I
Differential Interference Contrast
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0 [" i- Y! K& B7 y© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States; G" E* p( V- x# r. X' q* K
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)% J( q4 i0 O! r9 B
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Tags: Photomicrography
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