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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.
* `' ?: y+ g, V7 c3 j) a1 Q+ kAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel1 a. x1 A6 |" N
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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4 q) c* A; i5 {5 I" w k- b© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
/ b, S, W; q+ G0 P/ YAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
+ Z% s$ S L' j5 \# ]! wStereomicroscopy
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7 g" [* a* v6 D9 x- C© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
/ y/ |' N- i$ r9 Q! }* z o# CRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)2 [* k/ f6 Y0 K5 Q
Differential interference contrast
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$ C) u1 U! w4 e4 W2 H& J© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China! O2 ]& s: ?6 X9 W+ P
Snowflake (40X): l) x9 B5 c$ M+ y, u
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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7 j; s8 V# Z, ^5 b. W© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
, T' ~. C5 E5 {& e4 g: bDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)3 @$ j1 q9 V9 I3 \; F
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- R5 b U+ Z3 H' q2 U© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic( E9 V, N. o9 q9 f: d. D& q
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)( a G! E/ p# d1 f
Darkfield
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0 w0 Y" Q. X6 g$ D' m6 Z L© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
6 P4 P ?4 G0 ?, c8 B. F5 mGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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6 X$ D# e$ o1 A L© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy$ t+ x* Z f9 I B$ E. f
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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