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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

3 n5 V. z2 C+ _# D; IHere 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.) I% }$ m6 C' w$ A
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel, [0 W, A" Q1 N9 k" i+ ^
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)) R4 f5 ^1 z7 q3 o. u! k: p
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
' T t$ s" g4 a, L) X( tAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)( a4 p& s7 `; v1 L7 _/ \ A+ H
Stereomicroscopy
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7 A/ c8 V8 E2 Y6 m% K* ^, l4 y© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
" F5 r! |2 l, J# _' G+ mRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)( W; M- h1 f5 r: u, T
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
8 V( H5 N2 {4 K' A7 }9 H FSnowflake (40X)8 I. K: g! q( v# E/ m2 l
Reflected and Transmitted Light' A) o3 j2 W, ]* U) J7 i

" E3 y! G3 E& z© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
F3 Q V/ Z4 M w" lSonchus 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
3 m& H. \, b4 W/ i2 nDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)" }9 b6 Y `% e, q6 g" F
Reflected light from fiber optic
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+ N9 L0 s2 o1 ]8 ?9 Q© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
# N' w8 R( b( |Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain( I) _ S& x6 b6 ]
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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- f9 ~( g+ V k! T" w© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy+ n- H1 V5 n" c# i- d3 O M
Snail eggs (200x)
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@( i% }1 M* V) C© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
8 W2 g6 _( z; UZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)7 w, R, b' b& J" x; O
Confocal
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