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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.5 |4 z9 Z3 x7 \. C$ m. G
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel$ J& u j$ ]- L* U
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)" u, V1 @' F8 _: [& ]; w' k
Reflected light by fiber-optics" A' U! m" D# e2 a7 G
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* D/ I6 h2 o: C+ R. D5 d© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France3 R2 u: k6 ]& n. D. z$ d/ l
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x); Q+ u ~; g- k, W( C$ s1 i
Stereomicroscopy: ?9 F1 X, `* W$ [
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
; ?9 z9 d9 X8 _Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
h6 J9 t' z/ I; i& UDifferential interference contrast
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9 W/ |# T3 j. P! C. B1 Q+ D$ B2 H© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light0 Y" z; |& I/ H* Y; o% K

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1 S4 W$ m1 B/ ASonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)9 y# }2 G. U( d, t( J+ u* k4 W3 T
Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
/ ]. A# E2 E& L4 }4 T# ~: rDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)2 B1 f0 e7 ?0 g- h$ X
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic" @9 X5 @' y I- o$ T
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)1 D: z( V# t$ {
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)" b) |3 ?0 _( P K. D% Q7 D' S5 L$ C
Incident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy; {2 Q' i; L2 ^) k: M) z
Snail eggs (200x)% h: q: q" V$ p5 X J
Differential Interference Contrast- R; J8 `9 O0 d, k( y
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States- ]- o) y0 B% u' P
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)8 x9 X }. X5 x: Y" F/ Y, p
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