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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." b$ p4 e7 `* k# x' y
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel+ U7 R3 w( ?/ `6 x8 J1 X
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)6 p* A/ Y# d6 j; w, o) Q
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
, h7 J) |8 {8 B! ^( n) |Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Snowflake (40X)
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( Z! V8 L& F: |Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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" b) C4 f! K+ H: r/ i% c& F# ZDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)* |# z% r/ c# L. o' R' _) ^
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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2 J: h* G. N0 x/ B7 E© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy% E+ g l5 r6 `! x
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States; E4 l7 }& Y6 g; F U- {& ~
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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