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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

/ V5 }5 C A' v) n+ fHere 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." [9 K8 d8 M Q) Q
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel0 D3 Y- f& K. n
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France9 p' v- X/ A; J: F0 a/ @ _
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)' H f7 m. J# @3 L# O/ `, X8 e
Stereomicroscopy
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2 Q3 D( }8 s, C( _© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States! K# o/ W& l* D2 [5 p
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China0 I3 l- L8 [; _- L) j7 N
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
9 C! z5 w8 ?3 K z H* ]Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)( a8 ?( V4 r- k) ]1 Z$ a
Darkfield
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4 ~1 m. Z; g0 `7 C, x' M0 ?Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
( L' g& }6 p; V h: EHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)1 a9 Y: t2 h6 T. i* m. f% f
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
$ O) F3 r5 X7 J0 y3 kSnail eggs (200x): `2 i7 A7 h# g) v$ l/ A+ p# }
Differential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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