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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

. O1 c% T/ k4 P1 U) yHere 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.
, {& u# p4 F2 F2 i7 EAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel4 ?9 K5 v$ M) A" v
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)" P2 [/ [: a8 W0 z' m/ f4 Q* m
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9 K. v6 ]5 i4 i4 B! Y6 O© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France" a9 Z; C0 E, \. L( P
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)$ n2 T% a8 @: N8 v7 Z
Stereomicroscopy8 Y& p2 p% z+ q8 _* V
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
1 c) m) A8 s2 _2 _3 H2 H0 s% FRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)2 g0 S# X4 d- R: j' b7 d$ Z
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7 L4 R0 |& S$ I© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
3 p) A& U4 ?8 {+ _4 `% r0 b. T* ~9 _Snowflake (40X)
8 V, q4 b* Q& E7 AReflected and Transmitted Light$ f6 p j$ }& T0 E

, g1 i5 X: u/ R) G3 H' ~© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
C. p7 L$ b2 u5 K6 |6 i/ ISonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X); R8 }3 A2 ]2 D4 X
Darkfield
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. n) |) V: f0 x9 Y' b© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
2 w/ D7 j0 [# N" U7 @Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)/ g5 r3 i6 `" M$ l2 O" U2 d" @) o
Reflected light from fiber optic
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0 M( V: Q6 G& }! I4 a0 \© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. C/ r7 _/ ]3 z: X# z& U
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- F3 ~# N# R l$ n( H: `; c
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5 `5 V! s) y N5 }- f© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain: F3 F. z- h2 s, A
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
* D: k- T9 ?8 B7 E, q% JIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)* P# A1 z/ Y( M2 \8 X6 q) H2 C
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