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- Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
: x6 C7 ?" v& V9 t1 i- iHere 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.5 E& v) y! d% B$ j8 K
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel2 u: ~1 D$ }& h0 J; A& j
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)# n. W2 u: P+ ?' I* E) ^- W
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1 o; |1 l; f) C© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France* \7 o/ w! x! e4 l% d
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
4 C5 _+ d( B) l kStereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States7 B! `- n% b" H0 }! F+ T7 Y0 N% T
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X): \6 x r8 S4 N; T8 T8 F2 H% B' O
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China/ d9 A0 y* t' @
Snowflake (40X)
4 G* X0 i- K! _ e& p7 r$ ^3 `$ Z VReflected and Transmitted Light
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/ z6 c; a8 e5 F7 }: p© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
: K8 W: E1 i8 ?. p9 fSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)9 V; u: \( P: {2 A9 j: y
Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Q0 A* A b! p- C
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
9 d! L7 k( u8 G; d7 A9 ^8 iReflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic2 d2 _; V0 n3 L5 ?: k# A! `2 t
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)6 @& w2 A0 E& T
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5 _% n4 v; r3 z& u. G© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain: E8 e+ l( X( O
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
$ M d Q5 J9 ?6 `2 uIncident light and transillumination" o5 i( k. K8 s2 {" I
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
& y7 \8 _6 j+ {2 R) ~" }Snail eggs (200x)
# r; V) T& J7 }- t' ADifferential Interference Contrast7 o! U2 @% j! ?; m9 m
% I. N+ B- [' w9 E1 a6 f© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States: g- ~. Y' v; V) U1 m
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)6 `& Z, ^/ O2 g( `4 Z
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Tags: Photomicrography
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