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    Ordinary Is Extraordinary in 2011 Nikon Small World Photo Contest

    From down feathers to tree leaves to needle-and-thread, a few of life’s most ordinary objects become unrecognizably beautiful when placed under the microscope, showcased at Nikon's annual Small World Photomicrography Competition.

  • Ant Head
    Ant head: the frontal view of an ant head magnified 10X.
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    Dr. Jan Michels/Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
  • Blade of Grass
    Blade of grass: magnified 200X, the colors and light are produced through autofluorescence, the natural emitting of light by biological entities.
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    Dr. Donna Stolz/University of Pittsburg
  • Snowflake
    Snowflake: magnified 4X, with reflected and transmitted light.
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    Yanping Wang/Beijing Planetarium
  • Sand
    Various grains of sand: magnified 4X.
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    Yanping Wang/Beijing Planetarium
  • Hard Disk
    Computer hard drive: the read/write head slider of a 20GB hard disk is magnified using an episcopic oblique brightfield.
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    Dr. Gregor Overney/Agilent Technologies
  • Down Feather
    Down feather: Soft and textured, a wisp of down capture up close.
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    Harry Leung/Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Aspen Leaf
    Aspen leaf: the intricate system of veins is on full display in this quaking aspen leaf magnified 4X using a safranin-stain.
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    Benjamin Blonder, David Elliott/University of Arizona
  • Threading the Needle
    Needle eye threaded with yarn
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    Marc van Hove/Centexbel
  • Nikon Small World
    For more stunning photos of life seen through the microscope, and the chance to vote on your favorite, check out Nikon Small World!
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    Nikon Small World
  • Published
    9 Images

    Ordinary Is Extraordinary in 2011 Nikon Small World Photo Contest

    From down feathers to tree leaves to needle-and-thread, a few of life’s most ordinary objects become unrecognizably beautiful when placed under the microscope, showcased at Nikon's annual Small World Photomicrography Competition.

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  • Ordinary Is Extraordinary in 2011 Nikon Small World Photo Contest
  • Ant Head
  • Blade of Grass
  • Snowflake
  • Sand
  • Hard Disk
  • Down Feather
  • Aspen Leaf
  • Threading the Needle
  • Nikon Small World