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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.
+ v. q% s6 b( A: MAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Reflected light by fiber-optics
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8 D& h1 F& e- S9 u% gAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
8 @! j* p( E5 X2 D" mRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)2 O+ C/ A4 c) o* `
Differential interference contrast
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4 |) W/ V: { L! a c! O0 BSnowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
. g# z9 q7 p6 l5 r6 m! @4 N* CSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)8 A1 a! z* |8 ?% ?
Darkfield
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8 P4 X9 s5 \+ R3 {- A, |$ G8 ~4 \© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
/ g' M6 x) Y2 ^/ o& RDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
$ H% W% \/ b# g. Y3 N8 t4 uReflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic% U: U7 {% Y: Q
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)# I' |; `% C* P5 I' {) `
Darkfield
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/ g0 @) x# G0 t& j! m© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain+ P3 w, n9 C6 D% l7 Q0 ]
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
4 t0 G9 q" R5 e( \) k9 eIncident light and transillumination0 @/ h% H7 ]# ` T+ b/ D$ W

* b4 e+ b* ?( I. B© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy5 x1 E7 z! s$ L1 u/ U1 c+ l
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)+ I& T5 N/ { \( H5 ~: k# o
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Tags: Photomicrography
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