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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.
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6 v) K5 Q5 w) \6 S3 r) A- o9 d& JEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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4 \$ R$ Z" o" U V- q© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
1 ~% E# M) ]3 o% c/ C' _" TAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
1 w6 Q% D9 m7 y ?, lStereomicroscopy/ V# V- P& P% f, A: F9 v) g

. ]: L( ]; M* ?1 N( s5 f$ [ c© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
6 \; l, J$ r! s0 T; t+ uRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)3 f3 Z' l a7 }
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
, ^1 E+ N w+ |) K$ K8 kSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
6 l' ^$ o* p( O& e7 u* p, ^, `! wDarkfield
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
" K* l+ L5 B- E/ QReflected light from fiber optic7 x- L/ Y* m: U8 s' L4 c
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic9 \" d( S$ e; H* B8 H O; Q
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)& t& R. X( z' p5 |. ^' X
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy9 w' Q3 V: v: |4 c$ K% B
Snail eggs (200x)
/ _5 T2 Q! U( bDifferential Interference Contrast" J% ~* o' p5 {2 d

' j' n6 f, _$ o( y+ }4 t© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
( H" k" g/ x5 w/ ]0 K# c+ K/ T+ wZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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