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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.
# C) m4 Z3 z* C, eAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel# n$ X+ J7 v( @7 P' E' ?8 M# m
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)3 y9 z+ {0 _4 s% Q" T
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)% A0 B* p4 J V" `" ^
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2 @0 k$ a- I, ]8 ]7 w6 CHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x), t1 e# `+ H1 i+ W
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)7 s, }- R+ g. x1 Y6 j }
Incident light and transillumination
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Snail eggs (200x)4 j4 |0 b4 L9 ^/ D) l
Differential Interference Contrast
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5 H( s3 `; [5 E© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States; U; T% ]- u. N, k9 h0 r, A' }9 S
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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