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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

5 A' t" }' o& V' g wHere 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., _7 H, l; q: S3 q( h
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel0 }6 M9 C% a/ } d( q2 f9 g
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)0 Y: ?9 R; U1 P4 c- D, t
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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/ B1 o- y5 P C* N# O8 k© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France' l8 Z- q% I; G% J. [7 }: f' b
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
" J5 M: p: C, N2 s# x H9 LStereomicroscopy
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' S9 M$ T) i9 E1 E5 }( `© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
- `* F# A/ r- ZRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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" c7 ^) N. y/ v' ~© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany8 G" J, Z" m" a8 h2 W7 R) |
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)7 N1 H1 H3 j( g+ e2 K
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/ @! U+ U6 p$ b2 B y© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States7 m) r$ D4 L5 G
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X). K0 J* O2 J# E5 Z4 J5 D" X' D
Reflected light from fiber optic
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)3 I" c5 p2 _( w- E: I; o6 U5 Z
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain9 {, X6 _9 U) B6 d ~
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
: `5 n/ S* v/ D; M, H( yIncident light and transillumination9 j5 q5 G e+ W* R4 O; m7 Q
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
) F4 m- B2 v) {8 y" p- Q- ]. qSnail eggs (200x)
, k8 U" M1 ^# W$ ^, h7 I6 k6 bDifferential Interference Contrast2 @$ ^! L* r6 X& q: l6 g

' c3 y) @! {* {/ m& f© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
% h* u0 o' D$ m, zZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
5 J. N( E, q8 i0 M$ tConfocal
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