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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.
/ V8 | r4 u+ F! H2 bAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel5 p2 s% j. L! Q, O
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
3 V3 e4 Y2 N. A% |; b* c8 f) xAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States. |0 t! L" f3 d3 X; o$ J& E
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Snowflake (40X)* n- H) [! Z. z0 ]# D q6 a# R
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
7 W/ V- ^2 O; d0 l, j c* p8 cSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)4 m: o: s8 @. s7 @% G
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. p1 v$ m8 u! c* Z- E
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic9 H( R9 d* |* j: A T. a! d
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x); R4 d: i0 K+ P
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
2 a0 q+ V$ ^" ?% m& gGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)' s5 l" S/ i2 f, n: A) L
Incident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States) ]$ H: j7 A9 \% \4 X9 g
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)! i5 G5 v" y( m
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Tags: Photomicrography
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