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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.
. g3 L! j+ p3 G" T. R6 L8 V4 GAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4 A# m7 V* `3 h/ ]Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
2 i; H! v _6 `: t( F; ~. @0 cReflected light by fiber-optics0 V) U! j- G- }" c# T9 {, @& i
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
, S* B3 F7 g* j" \' |1 jAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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/ y7 _# H- o' I) C4 e: Q2 u; A© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
! g! C. r, z" x! g' HRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)2 `! G* K( t7 b( P+ V% {6 s
Differential interference contrast
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% L% T V3 I# m8 Z: h* v& Y8 I; X4 u© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
& {2 ~! [ d. CSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)2 A0 o9 C2 T* c) W+ l4 [
Darkfield
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+ `3 r8 Y3 N# G: H) s! \© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States& h: V* D5 ^& d; O3 K( W
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
0 G$ K, p# p5 L3 _( b2 j/ HReflected light from fiber optic m( k8 O' i$ ~$ M# _# M( _8 B a

3 \; \3 }9 R, O! r3 M© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
/ Y; j2 S; b K, R( H; ]Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x): H, t; I: o9 P9 `" `7 T2 b
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6 E5 i2 h+ R ^% b4 X, r© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain: G) [7 D0 ^4 x7 p
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)% \0 v4 u& `$ A2 ?9 \
Incident light and transillumination; ?: E" V1 s5 }2 d- a% |4 o
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy6 F8 m7 c) A* ?
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)7 o s4 i4 p3 P6 z, p
Confocal
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