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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
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Here 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.6 J# N8 B; B3 O# I" c
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel4 ]* W' E* o8 t2 `
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)8 e+ p# x$ ]3 Z1 J0 f
Reflected light by fiber-optics: v# ]8 L4 J t( q' f
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France- l+ o! M. e+ ]/ i2 Q6 ~ b
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x): Q) ]5 \# B: p! X5 H, f
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States" x5 L2 V0 k6 o. E$ U$ y
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
9 Z3 ^4 I0 n5 `. Q7 s& u1 xDifferential interference contrast) k6 s# J* G: P, W; D& _( K& U0 H

% i" c# E. k, A1 r# Y) R© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China, E$ q+ S1 w( y
Snowflake (40X)$ H0 u b( o# h0 k$ {! M1 B! ?
Reflected and Transmitted Light" X9 Y) p5 D) ~4 ?+ m' b8 p

! P9 _3 ]. Z; i+ H5 W© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany( \- M2 v9 ~% H+ t/ `# c& W9 e
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 m( X! m' h7 N m3 F! G
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X). ^8 ]* Y3 i2 T s
Reflected light from fiber optic
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x), H! w6 R, D7 Y
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
6 O1 U! i1 B5 K8 v. LGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
! b3 A3 l- d) i2 F2 a& ZIncident light and transillumination7 B- T& N9 g4 C% q: F

: Q* m/ P5 h1 O Y8 U+ l© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
% f' k' u7 r9 e% XSnail eggs (200x)+ v! e5 t1 L: }6 N. m3 j9 F4 |
Differential Interference Contrast5 n$ D! p& S. X9 s' j5 B, x9 v

% v& W$ l) k; l% }% V$ g8 t© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
: t1 S0 Z* J* V. lZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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