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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

& G7 G" l: @3 N/ ~& SHere 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.8 F3 ]7 T; A4 T4 u* O0 M
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
8 r! o' n! E. o; Z+ Q* xEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)6 u4 { ]3 |8 A: h, e: K+ ?- i
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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& k' t) j; {2 p3 I. ^6 d% M© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
" C" K0 s6 b" a, }6 bAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)3 p) }( W( k& w( @7 T6 @
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
. w7 S4 G9 J2 }Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
% {9 ~% `- X: {$ M f K- W. R1 Y: j/ vDifferential interference contrast% W; N- L! a" e. S2 _6 @1 }; {0 q

1 [! X% ?. L, F/ t) v© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China* j; v, i# \ t5 @# X* X, {
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany: P/ H5 |$ D8 H2 i, u. c" Y4 @
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 States
9 z$ n' g8 y( Y* o- NDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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4 t( D4 L: s* J0 h+ N9 x( V© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
7 U1 G8 A' T# {/ \Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)# a, N. e4 [& f
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7 M9 C/ b! T. O3 q2 h4 K7 p© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
6 e; t8 q' I6 T3 E+ L; SGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)* o9 @1 Z0 o: n" V8 K" ~
Incident light and transillumination8 r# u( R0 {+ s) _$ |
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy# U5 Y/ {/ y( }4 z9 U5 J
Snail eggs (200x)( L$ c; o e1 a* t
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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