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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.& o0 N5 T# f3 W5 a+ \) _" E8 {
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel( g2 m6 a _7 L- z& W# B
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)4 q0 ^ z1 C q( s) ^1 s i0 G
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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8 o) E1 J/ t! c- F7 X6 N2 g" S; B© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France1 l Q( d3 X& _% e5 B. E
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
. _9 _+ {6 X& w1 ~Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)9 s0 K8 N8 @; T0 N
Differential interference contrast. d" D% n# {. q. N' j. h8 u& h
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China, H/ u% R/ I1 }6 N6 ~
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany9 { Y) D2 I: w3 n0 T6 A
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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8 ~1 { y* M+ F c© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States/ W' R% N5 J/ O5 @) U0 `
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)+ \' w6 C$ b) W4 E
Reflected light from fiber optic
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8 ^/ h1 q4 }- L5 j© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
: p7 X1 Q# r- d0 x* T9 @& l. _Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain: @) h9 Z( k) M/ b e3 X
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)8 T+ Y( G6 ~. j; y$ D
Incident light and transillumination
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4 b4 r7 F% t4 u2 ?1 L; A/ A© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
9 Y( g% I: Y" J/ q' sSnail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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