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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

5 o8 i1 ?' \6 ^' {# l1 m4 g" ?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.
9 c2 w0 K( B& `0 s2 kAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel5 z' u# e( T5 X! a8 @9 A
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)$ `" K- p/ `0 ^7 N+ s6 }8 n
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France+ T' k8 O; j9 E
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)2 Y7 T6 q! G4 ~6 x! A* D3 ~
Stereomicroscopy4 ]& h' v/ r6 e7 i& \* \. o

z W, u/ d% F! h© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
( `. I0 c1 @) m0 oRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
) l7 |9 N Z- R7 b* I5 Q- eDifferential interference contrast
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5 F# q1 h* c' q Z( I© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China8 {5 J7 P( S. x* l/ x8 e) v
Snowflake (40X)
/ T( y; a1 [& V* uReflected and Transmitted Light
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
" f/ Z* ~# c/ Q3 s" ]Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)4 q( r3 v4 A* C
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" D" |( Z4 ]1 c& E$ B! j; S© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
/ a/ W0 F9 @+ d) N \ |Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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, Q9 `3 {, `+ I0 `© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain+ F, Y& f, B6 p, Q) G f
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy) N2 R( L' a! Q0 ?1 u( Q9 }
Snail eggs (200x)1 f$ b2 Y# p* ?
Differential Interference Contrast
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" q3 o# x4 `! L© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States# f; x4 p5 o/ N' g9 f
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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