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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

( i5 O) b. Q& E0 Q+ D0 b% i8 ]1 JHere 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 v+ {0 A% f
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
5 a$ P% Q' i4 ?& X8 I: t4 j3 n& s# E, rEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)# f% w( N- W- J* k7 t2 Q1 f
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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Stereomicroscopy
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! O+ K# t" G; V9 \, E- J© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
2 ~$ L x) ^" M. n8 ?5 K0 b" G5 g3 ~Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)5 X2 `' K M$ g- y$ @8 D( T
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7 f9 ?% B* y5 F; X" h' q2 D© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China+ x: D) J4 f% _& U$ v3 }
Snowflake (40X)
6 V& B# t7 R, g& m$ iReflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany" d, P& G. E& W' \$ |" j
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States+ W( T/ F" y* R
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
; ]6 X* q) d( `0 i9 H5 XReflected light from fiber optic
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: g& p& l, A% Y4 f& x$ X) L© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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6 R, w8 ~0 B4 Y e1 {, n/ S2 h© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy2 T9 s' e. k0 L1 S, y
Snail eggs (200x)
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7 H# P9 G9 `( ^) m0 v© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. p, D3 F6 q& `2 n5 ]1 }Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)6 a7 F( c3 R% f0 P+ p+ U9 z
Confocal
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