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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

1 U" D" |& m8 D, p i: l4 j3 @; @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.
2 x" N1 ]7 W. {" F3 ^* AAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
1 v! G4 E/ l; v$ r' O( wEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)' S g2 a& ^* j9 ]! i
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China1 B8 k- c+ D2 ]' N" W8 y
Snowflake (40X)
3 v# g3 C; L# y0 g+ H4 dReflected and Transmitted Light6 v* r6 N! b5 @% I5 J! l
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany9 K( m# s& P2 S! k5 b& e
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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k8 o% G0 v: W9 m2 @© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States2 C1 [8 h0 Y2 l- U7 z4 D6 |
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)4 a: L" D o% ]% S) P
Reflected light from fiber optic
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, U: S% }3 J( H© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic0 `7 t4 x4 S: w! \# l
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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0 K8 n5 s" i4 g! j8 l& c" @© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain# z$ I8 k: d$ e7 \
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
2 v. g2 u# U" MSnail eggs (200x)6 e: X l8 G4 i' }5 i: z
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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