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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

; x9 u% Q8 j% p5 V9 q8 sHere 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.
* f+ _+ @8 |9 D5 [5 R8 z8 dAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
6 G! a5 N4 [7 v8 kEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
+ S2 E8 b: q9 n0 Q, M8 P# y4 YAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
9 s# j* {( w: }' ]& n8 |' PStereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
1 l9 V5 i- v4 KRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)/ p( |0 @2 i; {, B U) T
Differential interference contrast
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( B$ ? r7 x0 S© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
+ l0 X' ]6 [* ]9 e. G' Q aSnowflake (40X)
7 H& B& V& ?0 X8 ?" Y. HReflected and Transmitted Light
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% R" a. P, H( V' x2 }© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany& [" P/ t! T$ C3 H
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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* |5 X0 K3 }: V# y5 Z- H- E# V© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States& }: b: D4 Z% t7 b3 O
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
' `& B$ J% O0 u( n1 s# KReflected light from fiber optic# v$ M" t* F, J; r1 u& L7 e
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
( g5 I2 k# }7 @$ g" |) b% _6 sHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x). x' n2 S5 Q# Y% G3 B' i
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; ^! m7 i9 g! {% ?8 S) e© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain/ W3 [2 q- h& |- p @
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
6 |& i6 g2 l: AIncident light and transillumination& `- ~ x7 G# v1 N5 K' b, h6 |

+ K% ]! I) z5 \7 @4 f© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
3 q$ a; I6 ~, V" _7 M- TSnail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)- P) [ x# C2 H1 E0 q! K8 q& a2 ~
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