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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

3 e( l" I7 Q" u# e4 v; IHere 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.
6 M& R0 g" s' \6 u- k- kAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
! x$ c1 e' V* P0 T" O# X( k- AEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
+ D* A0 Y& n* I, ]Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
! M' ]% z+ L. Q( H9 |Stereomicroscopy, G Z. i1 R8 b# `

# ^- ^5 Y0 P6 A© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States/ G' V/ M3 ^9 M: Y' b" _' W. |
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X): j4 r) T' c3 X1 e( d
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Snowflake (40X)" s4 ~, e1 S+ f w! q( ?; h
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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# k p' Z. _. G" b- p! \© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany! I5 D! P) M7 P3 n2 H
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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* k, c$ n, H$ e3 h; x* ~4 ~© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
3 D9 {' D3 T0 L- }Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)$ [% q; e: k1 N6 m6 {$ b
Reflected light from fiber optic
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+ ^8 C& P& J M© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic& H6 O4 j% _- V/ W! D) h8 D
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
9 @3 n. o+ Q- j1 M/ JGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)# s4 Z6 z" b/ {
Incident light and transillumination7 W9 R7 h" E4 a; j
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy* {6 n& g3 E* y' _0 _, f# C/ j2 `
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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