2017 NIKON MACRO PHOTO CONTEST - The world like you have never seen before .

in #photography7 years ago (edited)

They say the bigger it is, the better it is . And while we decide what is better and what is bigger , we tend to ignore the minute details of it . Some time its all about the details .

“The truth of the story lies in the details.” - Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies.

Hello friends , this post is about the Nikon's 2017 small world photomicrography competition showing the detailed photographs clicked by the winners of the contest and also including the honorable mentions .

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Image - poison fangs of a centipede .
Image source - http://www.sci-techuniverse.com/2016/10/the-world-like-youve-never-seen-before.html

If you are not aware of what photomicrography is ; Its a photograph or digital image taken through a microscope or similar device to show a magnified image of an item. This is opposed to a macrographic image, which is at a scale that is visible to the naked eye.

The competition , attracts doctors , scientists and microphotography enthusiasts from all over the world . Over 2000 people from 88 countries submitted their work for consideration.

This year's top prize went to researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute,bioimaging facility & Department of Cell Biology.
They captured immortalized human skin cells expressing fluorescently tagged keratin. You can find the full list of winners on nikons website following the link below :
http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/

#1. Jumping spider , Istanbul , honorable mention :
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#2. Paracetamol crystals , Finland , image of distinction :
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#3. Living Volvox algae releasing its daughter colonies , Nantes , 3rd place :
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#4. The head of a pork tapeworm , New York , 4th place :
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#5. Mold on a tomato , Netanya , 5th place :
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#6. Traxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Cross Section Showing Curved Stigma With Pollen , Nottingham , honorable mention :
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#7. Plastic Fracturing On Credit Card Hologram, Texas, 11th Place:
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#8. Immortalized Human Skin Cells Expressing Fluorescently Tagged Keratin, Amsterdam, 1st place :
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#9. Natural Bridge (Petiole Nodes) Connecting The Abdomen And Thorax Of An Ant, Izmir, Image of Distinction:
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#10. Synapta (Sea-Cucumber) Skin, Le Mans, 18th Place :
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#11. 3rd Trimester Fetus Of Megachiroptera, Colorado, 15th Place(11/51):
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#12. Asilidae (Rubber Fly) Eye Section, Abu Dhabi, Image Of Distinction:
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#13. Senecio Vulgaris Seed Head, Israel, 2nd Place:
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#14. Ganglion Cells Expressing Fluorescent Proteins In A Mouse Retina, California, Honorable Mention:
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#15. Broccoli, Washington, Honorable Mention:
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#16. Opiliones (Daddy Longlegs) Eye, Washington, 12th Place:
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#17. Pyromorphite (Mineral), Spain, Image Of Distinction :
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#18. Lily Pollen, Southampton, 6th Place :
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#19. Abdominal Proleg Of A Caterpillar, Netanya, Image Of Destinction :
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#20. Melaleuca Sp. (Paperbark Tree) Leaf, Perth, Image Of Distinction :
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#21. Nsutite And Cacoxenite (Minerals), Madrid, Image Of Distinction:
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#22. Small Moth, Rostock, Image Of Destinction :
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#23. Stamen (Flower Organ),yahud Monsun, Image Of Distinction :
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#24. Exaerete Frontalis From The Collections Of The Oxford University Museum Of Natural History, Ramsbury, 13th Place :
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#25. Phyllobius Roboretanus (Weevil), Keszthely, 10th Place :
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Hi @manchow....I like no.6, the rest are quite scary to me. Kudos friend... this is one great wonderful informative post... Well Done! I am excited to read more of your post. Have resteemed, upvoted and followed you.

Hey @ainie.kashif.! I'm glad you found this informative .will come up with more . And totally agree with no. 6 being the only image being less scary😄 .i feel these images just changes the way we look at things .small or big .thank you for your vote . following you .see you around.

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