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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

6 W7 j l2 J, C2 AHere 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.* J( |" F* F k1 l. l/ l$ C2 S5 ?
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
0 w1 F1 W ]! i. x x" bEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)/ Q, M5 \9 _8 s5 J; ]
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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& B# ?- e! B7 S( d0 S c' i© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
; F" `; Q' J& Z3 S% _Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
# |* X& W2 E. rStereomicroscopy0 E* B% s+ T( m P4 Z2 N

7 x2 p& v! R9 f2 f' Y( T( a2 Z© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States% }" u7 F$ G1 q8 G% K* K0 _; ?( D
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)1 K( x) Z1 [# p" o$ c
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
! S7 P0 _0 G& N' H- D! vSnowflake (40X)
4 i* I% \& V, s$ w, h1 \Reflected and Transmitted Light6 H7 R9 w0 `( ?4 y" l5 D0 i$ U

5 V& `$ j6 w% l5 V© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany7 [$ L' F+ D: J2 e2 s' x& r
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)+ A* b* T. C z, @* p; H
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7 `' J. j, U4 I) s d4 l© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
9 C7 `' k# ~, T* p' m. wDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)- f2 T* a8 x* b' H" d
Reflected light from fiber optic
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* n* I2 T6 o+ p6 P© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Q" D9 S* ?* F/ q
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x), n& F) F5 y( Z
Darkfield
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) j0 ?" j6 q" y© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
5 l r% n% R; Z/ ~Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)& H# V- w5 W; ^7 f+ G1 u
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
, K M& a4 Z: e3 aSnail eggs (200x)
; K: v( f3 U& G7 E9 a! I* YDifferential Interference Contrast6 X4 g3 ^$ H: g/ @: }

* U# h8 ]2 M/ Q1 k+ t2 a* d© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
& ]% A0 _- i( P5 q! zZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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