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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.
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Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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3 S( X; \: U( g: O$ b© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France7 J8 J9 i: @/ T; r J' ]3 G) [
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States1 q* ^' ^ J4 @7 @) t/ a) O
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)+ m t4 i$ E* V; ?3 o- M% ]
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China2 h/ }! j6 _8 g% T; {2 G: f
Snowflake (40X)0 S7 L A, |/ ~8 E; {: Z
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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# ^0 f) c/ F O+ XSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
# z: i o0 Y% g4 XReflected light from fiber optic
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* N. w2 t7 w; y* D/ }+ s3 j' ]0 F* w© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2 i/ U& y. A% h2 \Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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3 Y5 h# P6 H: {" m# D% L/ a3 p' u" E1 UGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X) ^0 B6 v( A, t% W' ]: a
Incident light and transillumination6 M# j" a3 H1 ^% \1 K

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Snail eggs (200x)+ Y- L( I* O: `2 I
Differential Interference Contrast0 Z0 q- H6 x2 C. d' R; Y: u2 S% S

/ O5 M! O, z) C; P# J1 D© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States% ?! I! C0 M8 A9 V
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)$ C& S- F k4 ^" W9 X
Confocal
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