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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

9 X7 X2 d" c1 O9 P* |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.
& y+ {: t+ j& }& |$ `Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
" m4 l3 d% C @$ F; ?! ]3 Y7 mEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
' D1 b& m& E& S1 }* q& `% t4 ]Reflected light by fiber-optics/ V: S! G- I9 Z# S$ [; h* q
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)' m, K6 p' f2 J8 M
Stereomicroscopy9 P; E3 S3 l& w8 v! I9 a" M

. A/ [ p( H3 n `5 K© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
2 Q2 }9 s. p& v3 b% QRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X) C" b* E$ V/ U, Z% I
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
' h" }9 j3 g+ TSnowflake (40X)
6 g& A* p) o) x& \Reflected and Transmitted Light
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; T9 w; n& Z3 R% B4 S# R© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
y1 G8 `1 M- {0 K# zSonchus 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
" {1 s2 V! p4 q6 c+ O7 kDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)+ J. a, [ P" H' m( ?% V: `
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic m) {3 F$ C/ K: @" r
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- F+ \1 \3 O0 ? ?
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
0 i7 t7 w. S1 n0 ^Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)2 j; N( u3 Y0 A9 t
Incident light and transillumination
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/ k' _6 i7 k& U8 KSnail eggs (200x)& o q! M* d, h, N
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States( x; [. \: ] w9 E, w3 b
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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