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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.5 V C; e' \5 W) d
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel S) ?) j( S& S/ K* N8 ]. D
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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Q* S0 i" m( F8 e. \; D" E© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
! _6 T! w: r! k' e+ ^Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)4 v s H, b3 e
Stereomicroscopy6 b( f8 b3 X1 X1 U

3 o7 i0 Y- \: x2 \3 H* E© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States) {$ h) V- }* d* z7 }( z
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)5 g8 [( C6 W$ n' k
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China2 I* Q7 D0 W2 w/ `4 {( A
Snowflake (40X) E, k% T S9 C3 i
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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! [3 {3 ~: _2 D2 t) Y" P© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
# j1 ]( J* O$ QSonchus 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 O- L g. p' g( XDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)0 G& v* c: A$ Q
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8 ~, H, o1 l S& V9 g© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
% Z1 Q7 |' z* N% AHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)1 ~2 i' F' k; q9 s
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8 k3 f) |6 D- y! {1 cGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
8 H2 q+ G5 m4 q. [Incident light and transillumination
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# l& ?2 s. |( X+ G; T' N$ s; [© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy7 p9 b5 | \8 h# k
Snail eggs (200x)+ V6 T3 x) w0 }2 Y3 {* s
Differential Interference Contrast
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, _( u1 z# u9 k3 a7 @Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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