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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

7 l) e. V, x) G+ _2 s: sHere 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.
4 g' s3 M) l( h0 ^9 e5 I) ^Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- e# r+ C1 A3 Z: O* l8 oEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
6 T. v) n1 W4 G; X% w" d) rReflected light by fiber-optics
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5 u3 m) e* W- A0 Z H0 [© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
& w- Y" |0 N# [0 n6 P6 l6 fAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)5 u9 j% @8 x: C
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
% [4 i7 q- x: [0 j8 q( cRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)( U# D' P2 o- d/ }. L& e; T
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China4 B- v5 [6 H9 v
Snowflake (40X)' y8 Y( o; Z+ {( M/ Z2 {5 w4 \( j
Reflected 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 w C$ E1 | Q% V) N7 R& a" Q) |
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)( v' p8 ?0 _* F% F
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
, n9 @: ^/ K9 d3 R) W j! _Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)% M$ L0 A0 W" g6 g
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' |1 E& _+ ~, d$ Z4 I* H! |© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
# A# k& j7 c9 s! XSnail eggs (200x)
7 {# v, M) h# g% ~: zDifferential Interference Contrast
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; @2 z) x% r& a8 o$ c, b0 m© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States9 \. j1 E, k$ z& r% M, o% {2 U
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)1 q& w8 ?3 D( W/ _+ _
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