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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

; J, w! J& }; O( KHere 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., ~) D0 C9 c2 g( n
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel v8 n8 v0 f, Q8 r6 S
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France1 T3 H4 E( _# H6 C5 q( Z( R
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
4 f+ v5 c" z4 ]Stereomicroscopy
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: q0 Q7 G5 r7 I% q* m© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
9 O) `% H! U1 M2 m" z& |Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China. e3 U$ O, ]8 Q1 a+ \ w9 s
Snowflake (40X)
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4 [% S4 C# w) ^© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany) i5 ^. |/ H* C" ^3 M* t0 K
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X), P0 R' X- Z2 p8 q
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' K2 C: D6 r$ O5 M: N© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
7 [7 w* N, a$ m. iDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- N: I. r" [' I
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain; v3 j {" e6 f" A" s S
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)2 X6 C8 E. I+ E# q( u
Incident light and transillumination
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/ t: I/ M$ ^9 m& Q- C© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
1 r1 H( Y* r2 d9 u& _7 P ^$ bSnail eggs (200x)1 B h& Z) l2 T [! H3 a0 J) ]& `
Differential Interference Contrast
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3 P" n2 P: Q) i© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. T P& j( J1 y1 b' yZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)4 h/ s3 }1 q/ N/ L& a' M
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