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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.
/ k' q2 B- F, N6 s: P; kAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel- g/ x; z% {' P2 C, `1 h+ y: E
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)/ n& |8 R( L4 U) K- r {1 n4 O- m) Y
Reflected light by fiber-optics1 b( u, i! P6 v0 Z7 |4 h
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)1 m8 y, o# ^% D! t2 U/ `
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States4 Q! a( y9 k; T# ^2 @/ w
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)6 W* D3 i7 ^6 F$ w& N9 l% z
Differential interference contrast9 ]" c# W: H/ d7 ]

" F6 H4 t" ]9 i% ~) ?© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China! G/ u& ?/ F D/ ^3 i2 j: y- A) f
Snowflake (40X)- K7 d. p9 `0 b* T7 G1 |
Reflected and Transmitted Light$ M( k: V: n, D7 E; s0 w2 m6 R+ o. ^8 m
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany0 ^+ C( \7 D/ ^% K; c# @# {
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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6 M2 |2 X/ [1 x© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States0 S7 a/ K0 Y/ ~. V: u
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)# z, h! g& u, O( t1 n: ^
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic% |5 w- [* V. @1 e& Z
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
3 I) B4 M0 q/ z1 _9 QGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
: p0 E. i5 P- A* r0 h6 x* b: M6 @Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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