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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

% w9 T; I( D2 V/ A) L0 |: _7 lHere 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.
$ O8 ~- t1 h- lAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel+ w6 U# u7 B; L0 n% t( `( P* O3 F
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France1 k3 O8 C& m3 B/ i. L4 w/ L. |: h+ K
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)) \8 f- f D$ J! I [
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
: f* a4 Z: G1 E* F NRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)5 Z# p' G. l2 |. A0 r
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China# C m' { X0 D2 X! W& Z# t4 s
Snowflake (40X)
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)5 y+ a# w2 l7 A0 ]" t
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
6 r, _; r* j* M; ~, C% FDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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l* l$ f* |, z) c1 m( F© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
+ B5 ?) @5 L: e$ f: A& ^9 n' yHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
7 T8 K- A2 c$ y6 XSnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States% u) f6 e8 t3 t! c
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)6 x. I& o. r; t. P# S3 }" ^
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Tags: Photomicrography
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