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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.- a k+ S. k; E) T
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel, J6 A, K; f+ T. e4 e4 s5 K% M2 X
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
* U" j. L( ?4 z$ e. VReflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France0 a6 J% z0 I* K4 O& _. d
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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O* n3 s2 s" t1 |, Z© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States4 G$ {5 W. C }; P# V' S
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)1 G& p' ~. \1 v
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
7 x7 w2 ?: W4 S/ |& N7 R- p+ BSnowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Darkfield
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8 V1 B% }; O/ e, u1 x9 N8 U+ C4 O7 t© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
/ L4 E; `0 K6 [' v, tDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X), q' Q5 |( M1 g
Reflected light from fiber optic
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- P7 `( [; r2 g1 x; r( K
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
3 i7 Z; x1 G, G; Y1 pIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
! n, \3 v0 P' B, E2 E: fSnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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