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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.
( Q1 ~2 J2 d0 `6 ^Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
1 U) s/ w" V# Q0 w# B) ]Embryo of guppy fish (40X)8 w2 c, C* v0 V7 A' P
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1 g/ j% J# u* R7 [) g© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France: g. S) }' W1 D( w
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)! Z# @2 K+ h4 K( y, ~+ o5 \
Stereomicroscopy
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* K6 j8 g, p1 Y( J, a© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
8 [$ O$ F0 [9 J1 X6 ~0 X7 x6 cRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
, B: [5 V; j- e3 _# T* BDifferential interference contrast6 c9 P3 L% t4 m5 v b% C0 A" K% C

3 e/ B2 @1 j) t; {© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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/ U* K8 y0 y+ q4 g© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
3 l7 |/ i, m: _. a9 o! V* sSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)9 }- Q2 P9 \) l5 C b9 R8 @
Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States: L) h6 I/ m/ \# |8 r. ?, j
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X) `! A7 u/ _8 A
Reflected light from fiber optic
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) P4 N7 q; S$ Y) C: O© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic" F: i7 S1 j/ c7 u3 I, y
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)4 F/ u+ {5 J: L q- M
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
% H& Z5 o" U3 F. m& B* l# kSnail eggs (200x)+ k/ E4 @% n$ M2 S
Differential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)' ~1 R3 x' g9 p. `: g* v o2 [
Confocal
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