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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.
4 Q* w {- I: v) F% z& v, KAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel4 T# R" r9 ]% E/ i. v8 `4 L+ V
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)% q% u1 |. Z7 ?% Y, M
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France# c: @# C8 ]+ o) ^8 ~
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)5 n- G, w5 E) k0 }0 @2 U. ~- _
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
8 T; }# c9 `5 n' ?) ~& JRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)8 N) T$ j Z: e/ R* a8 |
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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4 q3 H. w& i3 g9 G" ?Reflected and Transmitted Light9 K4 j' o6 Y' U! n

, u3 Y2 k7 \) {! n: j% _, N© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany+ l( z6 B" C& A: z% j
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)/ p( k! c: S5 B
Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
3 D/ l3 v8 i/ C8 z6 y% mDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)0 B7 Q& j" e7 v* Q
Reflected light from fiber optic
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; Q3 O9 d, y* f# mHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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% a) d! x9 U- d4 e8 h K1 g7 hGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
3 C: q; r) u* Y3 o1 A2 I, eIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
0 n# e r: i4 R M9 A1 g1 aSnail eggs (200x)
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! L8 e/ w4 ~0 p- H* @2 \© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
$ r& y* h/ I2 t% q2 I' W- IZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)* H9 V2 C8 s1 M
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Tags: Photomicrography
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