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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.7 _( L# G7 D2 C# t
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
8 U: y9 B8 w; BEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)1 C! r$ X4 S9 P$ {# r
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
9 h' r+ Q) ~) Y2 V# ~: e; RStereomicroscopy
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! H+ d4 c, b) U' z- a© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States; F" m! F9 S% r1 K4 h+ x
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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8 j; w1 z) G, \* @. G© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China% I" H2 h/ ?. m# W! W8 X, e
Snowflake (40X)
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8 e8 m1 u# D) Z. g© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
& z% s, j- @, `* F4 QSonchus 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
$ g! J7 Y4 c/ N. [3 D' E3 Q+ lDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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3 ~( e" N0 P& O& `5 b+ d' M2 Y© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic* E+ {) i$ O3 ]6 e! X% _ j3 c4 ?
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)# o5 L2 N z3 S, {, e: M' p
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)% D1 O4 G) O- s# {# H. l1 O0 X. B
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
N% ~* J* _! S% C8 GSnail eggs (200x)
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. Q) u1 W P7 ^+ ]9 J" w% {© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
" }* o3 F# c- YZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)0 e: j3 c1 [: \ H" [
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Tags: Photomicrography
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