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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

: L& Q( n' v: ]' [( v" U% T9 GHere 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 \$ b) o# J4 N# s4 F; i) A% MAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4 l/ z. v9 n' q( v: o, ZEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France+ ]* V( K8 P- R' W- L5 k# V- [) ?; {
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)( Z5 T! h d3 r; U; @
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
; s) t& M6 p6 J+ N7 o$ xRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)# q. \% T0 d6 f# d) |! b3 }: h
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
9 l8 N, Y% ]+ aSnowflake (40X)
5 k( f* z0 @ C$ i# W" y8 yReflected and Transmitted Light
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) U8 f- i9 Q! ~, I© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
3 n( y6 k1 _# w" n: V$ iSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)# r. f) Z1 d8 {+ J8 w/ O
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
5 \; R% a" v2 H4 [$ q! u2 N0 b: fIncident light and transillumination8 u9 _7 r- M& ]( W K

+ a5 `1 G/ J; A- T' \© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
$ }8 h9 v3 Y7 }8 R1 |8 o# oSnail eggs (200x)4 y' z$ D4 ]; S- e
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
6 o0 b* x! b) f' k* O, y( RZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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