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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.
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Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
1 v! s: ], M7 P; n/ d/ BReflected light by fiber-optics/ J0 s% U0 Z" A2 W# `) Z
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France: i: w7 }+ P$ j& ~: e) n. `% ^+ M: j
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)( ]2 t4 ?5 n/ X! P
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
" F8 Z6 e/ j/ w- G+ Q, u) _( `. ]. P! ?Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)+ d) e% N6 e* O; k- e! ]
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)
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2 X( K3 V( D5 q% w/ k: I+ l. p1 ?© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
& `( x" f% C: s- E4 i( H5 ]# r( XSonchus 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- p" f0 ]( |. K6 F0 h
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
7 Y7 q6 S9 f9 b" c- s# g% LReflected light from fiber optic/ Y- v; z7 M5 I

, l8 M5 d8 e' C4 X9 F© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
/ F Q- O8 w( x2 q# M9 U' @. e3 w. wHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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' ?8 u1 ^ V; e1 q. z4 C© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain) x J; S$ Y" Q$ `8 K9 \
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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$ q6 }, o1 q7 V" x, b© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
! Z3 O- S5 Y! z" n+ K, K5 wSnail eggs (200x)
- `7 G' [8 v+ P" [0 h! i. ]5 IDifferential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
Q' h2 N3 y" V, D! a3 nZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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