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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.1 d4 }5 t3 M! l- w4 Q: c8 \
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel2 k; H5 @( e& M& f) O% Z: C
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)1 r* d3 J4 t! V: U
Reflected light by fiber-optics2 S; p, L, @& Q
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France4 p( G# J; W! ~
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)$ v: R9 I$ x; A* J5 U7 G
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States' R$ k8 X2 H8 s, i* m* c- [# {
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)7 Q- x3 S* i& Z7 c0 J" |
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China& ^: Q. V: K9 R# y% [
Snowflake (40X)5 O8 V T: f F' Y- ?4 V, x- D" w
Reflected and Transmitted Light$ N# m% h. \5 b, S) L+ i
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany; c, i# {# `# J" Q4 o
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X) r$ s$ i+ m3 U$ U7 S
Darkfield
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9 q. p$ ]( i, e$ }9 I" @1 o© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States2 q9 U( t1 c, Z8 l' c; t2 k" M
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
0 E5 @4 F# H4 T! l1 A+ VReflected light from fiber optic
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4 ^: F+ n' [0 e# @& L5 s© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
. m. J/ B4 Y/ {. {$ \' |3 DHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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* o7 T5 y7 Y9 o- [8 Y' I© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain$ G! z( u8 T/ c+ ?
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
2 M" O* {/ d5 jIncident light and transillumination7 P6 Y% t* g6 K# F
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
$ l3 l' K6 K; g! u. g1 JSnail eggs (200x)3 m r8 @2 I% e: C; p
Differential Interference Contrast( B6 j! h# o' N6 O# c% W

5 g+ j7 v7 k1 M0 ?/ N e© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
4 o! \* v7 G8 F% N0 a9 rZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)6 }, i) Y8 B% P% I- Z
Confocal
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