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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
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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.
T+ x7 x7 m7 @+ h5 j+ g- k& lAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel( W" e7 g- | Z8 s p, q! r
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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, s0 K; w0 D2 S F" }Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)+ |3 T( o* @1 j; ~. E
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China9 y$ Q# o, C6 k
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Darkfield
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States( i, J7 R4 p# O) S- W
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)* _, P4 B/ H5 u4 ~1 d
Reflected light from fiber optic
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)0 C$ c: y E4 b) y4 v; g
Incident light and transillumination7 p3 n! U9 b7 J# I' o" p& Q

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Snail eggs (200x)/ R6 @$ R: m! H6 Z5 K+ Q6 j
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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