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- Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition) B9 x3 A$ L( i
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.
/ R1 o1 ~) Z1 g% k$ z4 `/ z& M- rAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel' B) [ g& g9 l( o0 ]
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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' m1 O! @% X$ W" h© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
% T3 _& I1 a! @4 U2 ~Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)) r8 Z9 o8 m; p! t2 g
Stereomicroscopy
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) l1 ?8 u- Y F! H9 Y© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
9 q9 O2 y* V7 C: Q9 G) [( J2 dRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China; V+ H9 P7 I& A! E
Snowflake (40X)
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: h q9 a5 q' x, o; [- ^. VSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)$ {* b/ A2 I. ?+ M0 M4 H. A
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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) J! _. H# }$ j; v0 M' T© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
1 s! d" i% V1 I# b, L+ c( GHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)/ Y& g, b* I: j
Incident light and transillumination
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& o# o+ w8 p- T0 d" w1 lSnail eggs (200x)
# F* ^7 _3 q @- z3 @ L& b- o& iDifferential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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