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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

# A) A$ Y: O$ b# d8 t% U% yHere 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.
/ E7 L8 ~' y: iAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- P9 F1 `' z7 X1 k& a; m- JEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
) m* M) G- I( x: b6 xReflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
( u) z) C. V5 mAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
( q) f# j! A; o1 x" YStereomicroscopy# J: H) k" p& ?% D; P* l: J

# i$ V& L9 X$ U n© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States. N2 @8 l: [7 q* W* b0 c
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)/ @/ a, b, {' b: v
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China- s4 P i7 D6 Y
Snowflake (40X)5 T6 B c0 v; B2 a+ a) `* v) `
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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' ?; u/ t: \' L. v' k2 H+ ?9 I© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany/ Q( Y3 C) u# s5 i
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)" Q& l) z2 i4 Q& w* R
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1 w7 F' E7 ?" E( G0 p( s" d© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
, b3 L$ w; f, L6 DDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
" C. c0 M7 B( ~! l, dReflected light from fiber optic$ u- h5 w1 d }( ~0 K9 c! s+ Z

# D: b: I5 O& F6 R& U© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2 s6 @! P4 }. c( ^6 n9 nHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x) {; O$ H6 l' x+ y& k
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
- ^+ w. x- K7 b( v2 s( ^Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
4 g5 b5 S) x+ r/ e; Z. UIncident light and transillumination4 \ D$ ?/ D" T$ M' M

) `% _% L* ~: f" r© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy/ M# G6 S+ G2 p+ X" C+ j! }9 y
Snail eggs (200x)! K: B8 ~) z' \' N" q
Differential Interference Contrast
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0 K5 H c) @, u- r' ^1 t© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
3 V/ M% g! ^; G/ y& l r8 a: k: mZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X), S1 Y5 u0 ^' j4 {
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Tags: Photomicrography
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