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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

* L, x: }/ h; r E8 Z; V6 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.' t7 B# J0 C7 p' X# E9 S
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
' A1 w( {" g. m0 u8 X/ ^Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
; b" V; n: `. Q) s- EAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
% q# S# ]3 D' SRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
7 [7 L$ N5 U# Y' ]1 _; Y8 ?' YDifferential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China# U' S4 w# f# {3 F' B$ B8 B
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany4 V6 I L* |, l
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)# @/ f* u4 f% y* B4 f8 W( o
Darkfield
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X). ]+ j- Y/ v! A/ ]; S) k
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0 \+ r# \4 R% F© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic* m- x- R F; b: ]+ L# N; Q( r/ m8 l
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
% k0 ~/ n! f3 K w) ]Incident light and transillumination
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# S3 Q1 s$ m. Q$ l9 J© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy* ^ e- D9 [! h2 _4 {0 Q4 T4 W* V3 ^- h
Snail eggs (200x), b! _2 m( X8 L2 G. H: P
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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