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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, h# j" Q: c
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel; Q9 P; \# o; ]) B: j" _
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)" l. K) I5 l7 b9 w. y0 m1 b- w
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' d4 O. m+ w: G" j: f$ Y© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France. E" T1 V# ]4 Z& l4 z7 u
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x) N F" z3 ?( y' T& U, B
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
" n5 Y( @7 \' l1 p$ q; v, zRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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: t5 Z- u; T2 j© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
) Z0 @- R! k9 k6 jSnowflake (40X)
: @7 x$ M* n/ j4 u( U/ RReflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany9 {8 I4 R& y' _& [
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)! v: C, I1 {, D
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)8 \' r8 f& e' Q5 U1 W7 P
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
5 }$ M* c) q6 F9 z( H4 `% p/ ?Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)# b) j& O. V3 u5 u. e
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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R& f, B$ C5 v* M2 k+ Z& E© 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
4 s' Z( @/ e# A$ ^7 _' r" A! JZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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