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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.
" A1 K. N' T8 O8 E; M+ E2 ~Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
% M9 s4 g4 x e( \2 a5 d0 X6 D6 qEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)* F. E) q0 }3 W
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
6 o% Z. W0 _9 I4 J$ E5 B( h. BAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)* K# Z$ ]+ l9 n0 q$ U5 E
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& s7 d8 Y/ k; y0 [5 q: H) Z© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
, a% m- D3 S1 l1 w% _2 q1 p$ _- MRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)) F; ?9 b! B, d2 \
Differential interference contrast
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7 s' \3 U. R# f$ u8 X$ s; | x© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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3 x8 \7 [- d- p0 n© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States# I5 k: _8 n/ \# G( c* x4 f
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)* C' t" x4 z2 f, K
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Darkfield
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0 q" R" j) r+ J% g$ i© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain$ m6 B$ m9 w0 H$ S: E8 V2 d4 K: t
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy6 l+ M: q! ^" [) v9 Q3 N- u
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States. }+ I$ Q9 `/ ~' M0 }
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)) z0 K @) s" u/ B1 ~# ]. |
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Tags: Photomicrography
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