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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

/ Y" o1 k4 R5 P5 ]; nHere 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.! @) B. Q2 h$ a! s2 |; i0 t
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel" q( ~) b2 f' D5 ^
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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# V7 k. @0 T3 `4 h3 _4 W9 O* v© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
7 p5 L$ j# J& ?Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)$ b1 e m3 b% U: \& _9 X$ k9 H7 B
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States2 `! B- Y% I- s4 W
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X): X# W2 m( x3 R0 X9 c) u6 x6 a
Differential interference contrast
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# L) y; i1 n/ k9 U" c© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China& p$ S) ~; P8 }. m' H9 g
Snowflake (40X)
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2 @1 s& t+ {+ ?0 c+ O© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
: b, Z* e8 N8 D' `8 \/ LSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)2 d1 e/ ~& R d. l3 V
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5 ]! }) Q2 q% F© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States9 ]6 n+ O0 O3 O' _" r! t
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)+ v7 r: w/ J: E6 m% |
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic! I5 F/ Y+ {, j( }- K
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)2 b6 m D# @, ~) X* e2 M
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)' y# D/ C7 ` r$ h# c
Incident light and transillumination
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6 O' B, L- v8 L r1 i8 h* C" ~© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
5 B. R% s3 A6 M. FSnail eggs (200x)
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8 k+ O. X, ?' r$ U V* |1 R. R/ ~© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
; I# s* @: v6 }" P/ X4 QZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)4 l6 J' |; @; n6 t3 ^$ J
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