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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.
, M, k/ t7 N6 y% [8 p: p' rAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel! H7 j' C) K& Q; t. X' O* I: Q
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France) ?3 F6 M s7 i
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
% z3 S$ J! u" a f! T/ ^% xRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China' i2 n/ X V. @6 C) ~, _- M: O. h
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
! h5 [# E! E# P* ]Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)/ i& H; D( R. E7 m6 Q! d: N
Darkfield
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
" k7 Z9 j+ L" Y% H, O2 pHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Incident light and transillumination
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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Confocal
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