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- Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition) }" f8 X5 B7 u4 _# o, S3 ^
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.; P9 S+ H$ i- h$ n5 z, }" \9 ~
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
* x/ D4 k, N; y+ B" N# ^- dEmbryo of guppy fish (40X); R, I! l& O, n3 N4 \
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/ H9 R K! I$ B© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France% f! f. O5 p- V1 p% ]. C1 ?/ Z
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)( z8 w& d3 w+ [. I7 E
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States9 U9 M) u) W* m) ]$ y$ h
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X), J i; n. W6 |
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1 ?, e. q4 W; C5 y, I* F9 T1 y© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China; d# @) y. p y; P) m
Snowflake (40X). P( S9 y- I, P' ^% k4 y& u
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$ I3 Y1 Z& e( i4 I, \© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
9 f8 {9 }8 H+ J4 j( Z$ V- tSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)/ m4 O) F' {6 L8 s
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7 d2 N! }. R o0 e( f, Z: s© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4 \6 D5 n& l" V ]; v2 u% ?6 }Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
! V' Q0 Q6 ]8 pReflected light from fiber optic
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! Z0 A% I- ~5 V© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic+ v% V: C+ \: _% ]
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)1 r* q9 u' w5 [8 c9 O, q
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
) i1 n9 h5 r! JIncident light and transillumination1 p* ]% i: R$ S* c% ~2 E0 w" h; C
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy9 T% L- a8 u! z, N7 |+ u
Snail eggs (200x)" B8 I0 z, y8 p3 Q
Differential Interference Contrast
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; f# \% P, u. ]© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States& Y! M. \/ e: F
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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