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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

$ x/ ~7 W0 _: z" ~0 C1 \& J/ KHere 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.- L$ T& D$ y! m
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel7 y4 l0 d5 U7 i6 Q! f' a$ H2 h
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)1 U" x, a, I5 B4 w- R* o
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France% n. O) n$ I/ j2 _4 s- S
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)4 x( _ [5 P Y0 O
Stereomicroscopy9 ? Z/ j& n8 h6 G% {
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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Differential interference contrast
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7 Q8 a# R6 Y( w6 k, n: Y u2 V© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
$ m L. A! N' vSnowflake (40X): s# R- U) E: E' G( d$ u- V
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
c/ o0 y1 o$ N+ \& z( J& R1 X4 GSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
C. E) }. o1 I$ gDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
1 o# B% K7 x3 n0 h" @$ e) ?Reflected light from fiber optic4 l% P9 R* E1 G3 M" E# Q
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
3 p4 Q. ? g7 e% L) Q( U2 \7 z. QHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
3 a( A: k# l) d. E, aIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy0 O, J: `4 h9 ?; B2 B2 q
Snail eggs (200x)+ \ C9 W- F3 R. c: P
Differential Interference Contrast& j6 E2 r0 V! q4 E- U

T: i% @! f7 e9 T. t- ?© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States2 S9 V8 L D1 X8 S
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X): f9 o/ j, m; ?" }& u: m
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Tags: Photomicrography
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