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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

3 E( j5 i" o# y* L' ]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.
% H! Q: ]$ r5 Q5 [Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel( j" e/ Z# t! c9 Y# S
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)4 J8 C2 }) y. @5 U- g, G- ?5 V
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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" E% `" [( c: }! s6 L) s6 ^© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
; y9 w6 f/ N; l2 g, {1 dAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)4 E+ p, z( g* k' ~+ P3 T* l4 t4 E! R
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States1 V2 n+ S& N# k( U% Z2 ?- ?( s
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)8 Z! o9 u) p; `. G* M
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)9 W/ k z; y9 |0 b* e8 X. u
Reflected and Transmitted Light' F9 i3 [+ Z! z
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
# f, N3 ~$ T( Y8 Z& XSonchus 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
6 U; _' \. ^- O3 W" k2 t( jDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
" K$ ~$ a0 e$ E* \7 B3 R' xReflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic+ s& t. g/ S' L4 ]
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x); y' _% q6 _1 W7 u* X; ~+ _
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)# Y* j1 v# ?/ x m* f9 J0 Z
Incident light and transillumination& `2 X9 D4 a/ B+ Y& s
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy( w" N1 j3 R2 o& e
Snail eggs (200x) C" z7 x8 S6 l5 C; Y
Differential Interference Contrast, }8 U2 O$ O1 e- U+ ~

" w/ q3 J$ M- q4 [% [2 A© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
% m: E% z5 S0 ^Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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