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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

3 Z' J, i; j$ e+ I( G1 VHere 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.' c- o: [0 g8 H' z; k/ o3 n" m% G
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
9 G) M# N2 f5 v! ~& JEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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9 R9 l7 \, I6 v4 C; f7 }© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
- V0 G) {4 r8 v' _+ `9 WAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
1 L3 o, O+ p9 h% {- J, ?( hStereomicroscopy
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6 n, s1 u* w t6 l8 ?& d4 j+ n0 H© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
; G% F: @4 e# t" E9 p- ?Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)1 r" a M) T! j- Z( |% f/ r
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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; j8 d. Q: p( l. ]" t4 e& I+ [: i8 D© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
. K; S3 K" C9 v/ TSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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" @6 g9 n9 ?. e6 D9 Y2 F" U$ Q© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States5 G+ f! V a }, s5 [" t W
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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8 x% U9 |2 K% g6 s/ Y/ f, v8 Z- j© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic J2 i! u# N% q. b# q8 [
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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V& ?: \# W' _4 z* l/ \2 n© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain* M T' K* e/ \: S, R
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)2 G, Z6 G3 n3 h8 h, ? o1 j; b
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy1 V; g Y6 N3 l! Q" _7 q
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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