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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( [+ F% T6 x- a+ H6 M4 \# GAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel+ y9 M6 R/ s* ?9 z
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)% }1 J$ U( W& p6 ~- S9 \3 Q. v: ~ }) L( C
Reflected light by fiber-optics2 ?: I7 A+ o! c, R& R9 r4 m! b
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France) D* Z! E+ Y, t6 k5 E+ r/ ]3 \/ V
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)+ D8 a. d! a3 ^7 f( }% |' H# C
Stereomicroscopy, \- Z9 n d% |4 G' Y% ^# Y) [

' I9 p: b: Z5 ^0 f( z© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
% W- F9 J# y3 \7 o, g' U: G/ kRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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2 a! J- O, u! [' u4 w1 C8 U, m, H- r6 n© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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" w! _5 |5 `% VReflected and Transmitted Light
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. ~7 ]( Y, k% G! J0 ~9 T© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany2 |" R& B4 X6 u
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)9 ~. }& h* K: G& w6 b
Darkfield
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)7 W. r: H+ D E) _3 W: t
Reflected light from fiber optic
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/ I6 U, M) |2 A C% Y, T+ d9 x% \© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
4 [/ l) N# T1 n" O' }0 D) EHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy0 W$ W4 `. g9 ?$ l
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
* k+ y, K5 _7 z$ d$ _/ \0 e1 MZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)" j( F& e c {2 X
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Tags: Photomicrography
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