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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

% E# [. k) @0 O+ PHere 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.' y0 q ~- m3 e" Y, b7 t6 B
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel* J( {% Z' C5 g5 p' Z6 g: w
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)3 V% {2 z* o0 O0 M' d1 t
Reflected light by fiber-optics* K5 O& h, a3 u7 e" C" ^" P! g
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France- e8 `1 W# n) E' j- C5 {) @6 x
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
$ K1 L7 R: h: ?4 SStereomicroscopy- ?; N8 z! u. E. r. h5 [ c5 O

8 ]4 i7 v, t$ Q8 ?2 O; D- ~© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
8 ^# J# j9 Y! e J tRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
* W, j1 k/ X. I' o6 ?Differential interference contrast
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' W7 d& {" s0 P: Q* H/ V© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China# a w: v0 M0 O! ~/ B+ d0 k2 x1 n: v
Snowflake (40X)
: _: H) r+ J% r2 |- S& W- bReflected and Transmitted Light
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: T# H* g8 b1 i7 O© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany$ j/ s. R9 x; Q( H
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)% I4 B* t1 K1 D. C0 F0 \
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- _7 U/ i! D Z; l `© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
3 n( }' C. z$ ]; W3 u" A Z$ @, YDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
% m' K2 F# c9 R3 Y& |/ l" Y: Z8 `Reflected light from fiber optic
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& Z& d) h1 { {© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
6 [$ @7 U% h. f" A8 cHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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' q: E( ~& c) I4 w% x© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
0 Q/ D0 k/ h6 hGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
5 z% ]9 L- l, N/ }& g) W! bIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
; ~& |) P: r9 I* Z+ t! VSnail eggs (200x)
* Y" t- I p, `* ]9 w5 q4 p p9 C5 ZDifferential Interference Contrast8 L5 C2 r0 `- L, w; `0 P

6 D% F4 ? ^- _) T8 j6 } A0 ?% j$ `© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States& O+ D9 A* Q% A/ G# `! {
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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