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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

. J- i. k( Z: ^ N8 {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.
" K% v7 S: ~- E4 J7 C, o) }Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Reflected light by fiber-optics
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7 y& }; c' S, F, _& N© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
8 e6 Q" C/ e8 D0 Z9 qAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)) u$ L+ r. k2 y) z% B' X, a
Stereomicroscopy4 M3 g$ w! t" w# v3 r

7 j$ f1 a4 p2 h$ Q! ~; ^$ O0 ?% \; p© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
( T6 z+ k! B3 R' ]Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)" q i. Q5 U- c: M. Z6 e: \4 D$ _3 X
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* I8 C# t, ~- M$ Q/ x6 v© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China$ u! y# i5 P: ~7 L) |3 p3 G+ |
Snowflake (40X)$ N! M/ g4 }9 b7 g; O$ ?1 P
Reflected and Transmitted Light( a o) i' n5 E7 d

- x8 `; Z& E5 d( [! g- m© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany8 c# W1 Q+ g- r$ D
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States0 r( f5 N) |. a
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)2 C8 l y [1 F& J) O3 @& B% G1 P
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic0 m' f; ~% G- V
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)/ f, I, Q: g4 Q; T
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. j8 e. K$ I+ ~. _© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy' x5 L7 f: [- k* r: A
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
/ l/ K6 R# N i1 ~8 z" JZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)$ s2 e- @6 B4 y( D. s
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