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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

) f. ^( \8 k1 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.' ^3 M3 X) s. p3 B0 N* s0 W
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel7 t5 p8 B B3 ~# j: ^
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
) @% Z9 _, j& Q" a6 T( I0 t. yAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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% v3 j4 X3 ]5 S# d© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States' m0 _, F. g, Z& G( h* ?# _0 V
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)! F: ^3 t# e7 g7 Y- N
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' y0 t2 R E1 t1 d% s M' I) y' J X© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China3 C6 ?3 P2 r# e, p
Snowflake (40X)
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0 K0 G# I2 Y# F& i' Q© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
0 U' m3 _5 x4 t5 l5 D9 c3 KSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)- y% M& X. }6 |8 W) b7 _0 M
Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States5 \9 s3 t7 x5 C: R
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic5 u9 I! A5 d" B* ~( n
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)& ~, W1 L* M" T6 z
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
, g9 M1 k a+ o; t5 T5 N) gGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
8 E% M; k$ N; s! I, V( g# nIncident light and transillumination# ~3 L) d' f w% ?& k$ y

) x5 Q. ^) u+ _7 Q8 \+ x2 S© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy5 D) R7 k) w. O& C6 j- X
Snail eggs (200x)/ l% S; z& }+ `' k9 n: J
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States. `: l9 f$ a5 @2 I
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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