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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.
; V# ^# M5 |9 K7 EAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
0 W u% }# I# o5 N- QEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
5 ]& y; d& A6 y, i( z/ L# vRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)% s) q" M/ Q5 K8 V e6 l& N! E* a* G4 D
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China& O9 l' ] T, s0 u, L0 ? M7 r
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany+ t# ]& J3 J4 e& P
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)8 w O4 g* G z8 d+ e
Darkfield
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. r7 L2 d1 m. y7 {5 A3 [! mDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)2 A1 K2 |3 O4 K0 M0 P$ B) j
Reflected light from fiber optic
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$ X8 Q3 y5 n; O: E; v- [Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)2 M* r) m- U2 S& D' m6 a* ^
Darkfield
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9 @2 H* d& p! S4 D5 F. {© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain9 _) H/ H, _+ [2 e
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)' c6 g' H( L& [: T
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy1 O* C; i2 I3 e, ]3 i; O$ M
Snail eggs (200x)
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; L# s: ?7 f4 S© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States4 _3 Z) {8 [9 J, j
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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