Micrographs from the competition Nikon (14 photos)

We bring you the pictures from the photo contest «The Nikon Small World Competition». He will become the premier event for showcasing the beauty and ease of microcosm, the competition celebrates the best "micro-photography", creating beautiful photos at the same time revealing the scientific point of view of the object.

1. John Gaines

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
3 days after fertilization zebrafish embryo



2. Dr. Andrew Gillis

Cambridge University
Cambridge, UK
Pectoral fin embryo Whitespotted bamboo shark
Picture taken through a stereoscopic microscope with fiber-optic lighting



3. The role of Joan

Institute of Biochemistry and Biology
Potsdam, Germany
Daphnia (x100)



4. Dr. Ralf Wagner

Dusseldorf, Germany
Water flea and round balls of green algae
On a dark background with flash



5. Dr. John H. Brackenbury

Cambridge University
Cambridge, UK
Drop of water with a pair of mosquito larvae
Closeup with high-speed laser initiation



6. Dr. Carlos Alberto Munoz

University of Puerto Rico campus Mayagez
Crustaceans in fir balsam with crystals and other particles



7. Wolfgang Bettighofer

Kiel, Germany
Green algae from the pond marsh



8. Jonathan Franks

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Biofilm algae
Autofluorescence, with a common focus



9. Frank Fox

University of Trier
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Moniliformny red zoster (h320)



10. Gerd A. Guenter

Dusseldorf, Germany
Freshwater ciliates, conjugation, living species (h630)



11. Michael Shribak / Dr. Irina Arkhipova

Laboratory Marine Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Rotifer Filodina



12. Wim baths Egmond

Museum Mikropolitan
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Eyes large water flea



13. Charles Krebs

Charles Krebs Photo
Issaquah, WA, USA
Hydra is devouring water flea



14. Dr. Jean Mishels

Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel
Kiel, Germany
Marine copepod cancer, a bottom view (x10)