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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.
, o0 E% H# R8 c; `* hAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4 b' T, b2 |! |: I5 M" \- b4 \Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
* B k) u2 Z0 GReflected light by fiber-optics
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
" }6 I( y4 I6 b/ I$ zStereomicroscopy
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* ]$ w. `' A4 c© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China* F3 F5 S0 z. K- T4 E
Snowflake (40X)
7 e8 M" H" b$ G( ]% l/ G: _/ jReflected and Transmitted Light6 J8 R. ~% W0 V( `* B

) f1 ^2 }: I. t2 {" }6 n2 j5 F0 P* _0 |© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
; h# F- I+ Y6 ZSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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$ r' M4 w" }* h1 H2 ]0 G© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States5 u+ s" {0 l s
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)# K8 _4 A- D; z4 x7 S! ?
Reflected light from fiber optic
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2 t6 T2 E% d+ a% z! S, j© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic: `! s x: R& }' n1 D: P! Y( S% U
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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5 t8 z+ ~( K" y) s3 r© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain1 z' _8 K6 F2 |+ j$ N1 R
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
3 l2 j% K$ W" A$ o1 f. C. fIncident light and transillumination
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Q3 @4 J6 ~# F% R# ]) [3 T7 s& eSnail eggs (200x)
1 W" w% X$ q# D8 S7 }' e. uDifferential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
9 P. e6 m) H( P5 [; O) J( a/ qZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)4 _1 Z; ~: n$ M
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Tags: Photomicrography
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