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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

3 o' i3 L' R" I/ ?0 n3 bHere 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.
& ~$ s' h9 }. H$ V9 M$ wAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel: k$ w$ J/ d' d& R, ^3 Z
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France1 s8 {" `% F j% b5 K4 L3 E
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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7 S" `3 [& q( s© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States, p, e+ J/ X1 O0 i$ ^8 h& x
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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) L8 `4 h5 @% l- S© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China9 R1 i4 J0 X1 `$ v+ T! K; R5 d
Snowflake (40X)* p% M0 [, [; v: b/ v- \
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
3 [3 A. ^: p, w: q1 mSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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Snail eggs (200x)2 }! ]1 [# M8 V
Differential Interference Contrast [- v: s2 E- k( ]: _' K4 Z
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States2 K h, U, G3 w, V4 D
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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