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| Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition J1 L6 K( d: C7 H  }* w! v# a 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.
 ; n  P9 f( h- G. r. K% W2 NAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
 : ?4 Q5 [/ {3 u$ C7 @9 P1 v4 t) _Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
 ' _5 u2 Y  m3 H6 H) G( AReflected light by fiber-optics1 r: {- l+ H% d( E; K% U9 J$ P
 
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  ( l% R8 m" @6 p9 w6 n6 b© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France, e. b" ~3 b' }6 Y3 M$ r* T
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  ) u9 M" E( A' e! |4 f8 W © Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
 , c- n! S6 Q+ R1 G& SRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)/ n0 y3 Z$ R  x  B; ~& l% K/ }
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  6 K# G2 R2 U( o© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
 " x% X: _8 H9 gSnowflake (40X)
 5 i5 v, t, `  _9 i4 Q; BReflected and Transmitted Light/ A2 R, o7 `5 \+ g7 U8 Q
 
  # R8 M. [* i  s5 w- d$ o4 C8 C3 y © Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
 8 s( U" I" e( W! tSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)( P+ H* X2 f. ^/ O! Z3 C/ x, ]
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  1 E! ^* {; k- ] © Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States  Z. ]+ a6 b4 l  Q9 W; @' N1 @( l
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 $ d, V! g5 O0 B+ P4 a" H+ }* VHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)! ]% m1 u* K! P! M4 K$ v( K
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 8 _9 x; U; {6 @1 D$ ^Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
 % {$ V# f: j9 ]; YIncident light and transillumination
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  1 i) ~+ q' a3 F& f  Z1 m © Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
 ; ~0 p, P+ y) aSnail eggs (200x)
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  , E' |" w4 [* j% B © Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
 + V5 U) z. R+ h: C8 N, v2 b) r1 GZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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 4 [8 T0 y; m+ j% G3 lTags: Photomicrography
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