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- Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition. Y z' A/ S9 f/ w6 L
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.# e; M2 k2 u$ U7 @# A
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel" J+ R/ n* X9 {. _% S4 U1 V$ J5 g
Embryo of guppy fish (40X). f5 l5 x% u; ?3 o
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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8 [+ S, G, o8 q9 }2 r© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France! T/ O# [9 B7 @( N
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)* M+ S" {+ E% v# l7 |1 M: p
Stereomicroscopy# L; f" [ S" ^1 a# V; y
' u( j2 U. u2 H6 |$ J( Z© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
' P. i, X! @2 S6 l( }) ZRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
% }$ g8 [0 |& m. q1 IDifferential interference contrast
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) W H* \7 ?" @2 U5 d© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China1 ~2 O0 F; Z, U u D
Snowflake (40X)5 L. W; f! k& Y8 l
Reflected and Transmitted Light7 R$ D; ]! f' A) Z% e" b
+ s+ r- K ]/ k© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany' [& ^) M. K7 B/ x7 B# G8 T, D
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
9 A, L3 ^. I: b3 M7 KDarkfield6 F) m1 p; y7 q$ H* M Q
3 `' k" S+ g. n9 H© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States# z M) D4 g4 M
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)7 c. h2 [( F. H
Reflected light from fiber optic
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@8 g% M( F8 `3 p, k© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic$ a5 h$ z. m; g2 ~9 P4 M
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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) ]3 P! ?4 r# c* \5 _7 d© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain4 T' w2 w3 F: H/ W( @8 J
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
. i7 I3 f% O5 m5 f' S, a4 CIncident light and transillumination7 b; z: l* m. C: h( p
9 {0 o+ L" ^: w, h3 s' X© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
/ q$ r4 L" p: J2 OSnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States$ n- w, V5 f; B
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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