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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

6 D, y0 G( Q5 _) eHere 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.% a5 A! t9 V+ m/ K
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel0 V" C: a# \: k- D: H8 w }
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)4 K/ a" z1 i4 m" e6 e5 m* K
Reflected light by fiber-optics6 {: U% {% f' L, g" t, ^4 u% I
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8 v9 v" A6 k, `) R! k© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France, y: H7 }' i5 A4 n0 ]6 B
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
1 P5 C2 B' ^5 D+ T) GStereomicroscopy! Y3 d9 C6 c! z0 ^, K
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States- Y6 x& l# Y8 l5 I4 ~6 v& a3 g# V
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)5 b- a4 m: {$ G8 s( {- B
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
' E7 S6 L* j; |Snowflake (40X)
4 R d3 G: `8 c4 [+ jReflected and Transmitted Light5 w1 J# \8 l4 d) m" I6 p& B
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
& ?6 f" u; V# T3 USonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)% o2 u) ]. h0 |. G8 h0 y
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States7 m+ X, L3 A, B3 M* q' m4 r$ y
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic2 H* h" Q4 q7 I# i1 |$ j
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)8 r( f2 B2 y. e( N# U+ |# t
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)) K. O0 R; h6 k' `3 S
Incident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
' f6 T3 ]8 j: Y0 B, J! JSnail eggs (200x)
9 {5 x% A: \; PDifferential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. Z- ?' V" V/ `6 ?; v) H* f! YZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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