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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

( e9 r) [: \/ {- `2 dHere 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.* C5 G7 ^* b6 S& d
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel0 W, m4 g: B3 R& C
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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0 x" ^/ o% F& H; g+ S0 Q, s6 {/ `6 Z© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France" ?7 O7 M) v- |, B; s& y' p+ k
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
Z6 b x& t8 _( q4 L( ZRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)3 Z; W W; J7 y- q0 e$ C' v
Differential interference contrast
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: [3 }& T3 O7 P# j© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China& V# K; |. Z# V0 V2 ^
Snowflake (40X)
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3 `4 I/ k8 T/ i. C6 H© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
% U0 A) w6 x* a, L. ^8 hSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X), W4 I# v. R, T6 _, s( B
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
( ?( ^8 o* ^/ l( ^9 k5 O3 mDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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& t- x# L7 L$ D1 V4 Q© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Z% d0 K; G8 `. {8 N! f. [2 qHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x) G& n6 D( ?+ p, M1 C* y2 Y; U) m0 ?' F
Darkfield
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+ X% b2 C& O0 Z. {: t% d! XGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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6 |! {8 c2 E# R& s P! N© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy5 F* j1 ]- a, s# Q% V& x7 i
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States$ ] S- j" x3 G
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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