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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

% R9 Q" _5 v/ p* L+ h* mHere 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.5 C- f/ K+ [+ L; [) y
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
8 T4 l) Y" f7 d# x, _Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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- w o1 o9 ?2 p0 W% u© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France z; {( p* X6 m$ t& g9 v
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)6 f `1 a2 H0 M. l
Stereomicroscopy
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* F9 ]0 ^2 ^, Q5 i- Q2 v© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
; W/ X" x" |; l( \3 }, |' Z3 I, zRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)! L0 b- o Z( K1 w& n! o) N- _
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& t Q2 q0 m0 K3 Y6 X8 q: M© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China1 d- h q) L% c( W& A
Snowflake (40X)5 M! D2 v7 y1 Z6 {$ r
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
" t1 V2 G: e; f- Y6 U8 N8 H% bSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)9 S" Q) L/ s6 |& M# k( U
Darkfield
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, P3 {8 z, r. Q( S8 O7 {0 C© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, r7 F3 c& V% e7 @
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)" |) [( A6 K8 }7 g& k( \* S: F: O
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic9 K {7 R/ U0 N
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x), [6 m. `& j& O- Z7 l
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
/ o, D* Z" r/ UIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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' V2 z7 f) u% a! tDifferential Interference Contrast4 Q3 O3 L" B* p4 O' v: U8 J) B0 N5 A8 I

" u3 j8 T7 N/ [* U- J( [© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States6 J( c f+ ~, f. q4 l
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X) N. }/ S* @. }7 ?6 a
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