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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.
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Embryo of guppy fish (40X)8 M/ a, ~, J: W( Z# Y L
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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7 y5 E9 w" U9 V3 o. L- X4 Y© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
5 E% k0 U% m2 m' hAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)
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8 n) [0 D' u+ e& v/ X/ M: ^% zSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)& b4 S" V9 M& F+ H4 T1 u9 J8 _
Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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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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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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Differential Interference Contrast
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, T, L8 x) n; r4 T$ {8 z5 jZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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