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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

: B4 o$ A8 S2 K6 aHere 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.1 V# F9 D8 k' C3 L) r; @
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel; B [) Y" i# t3 @1 |8 q( X) F
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)2 X$ t8 M* _7 F8 x c G
Reflected light by fiber-optics6 \0 J2 F2 l& ~- M) M7 n* |- }6 c$ T
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3 l2 j0 L7 b! L7 K3 {© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
6 K8 G4 F1 ^5 l7 C4 e5 ?& D% eAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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9 V& W/ F. b/ [0 P* b8 Q- p& j© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
" a1 Y7 P; w. b$ V6 @ ]' D& MRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
" s1 d. t r! L1 u1 x8 zDifferential interference contrast
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6 f d3 S9 E% a) H© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
* [! \( f- U0 @Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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: `$ q" ^4 X1 _$ _© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States- G. B$ N3 b \5 k
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X) w' R! o% n: |) j3 A
Reflected light from fiber optic
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
. e; B( J; @+ a) [: o9 T5 HGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)$ f3 _! ^. L( W7 |
Incident light and transillumination
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Snail eggs (200x)+ [/ ^5 M1 O' H: y' V- u# B# `6 x
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. @4 A! E- g% G& qZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)* }9 e/ Z& N) C* D, |8 n
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Tags: Photomicrography
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