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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

; V$ C+ E" {+ [% OHere 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$ N3 N/ c+ j# v& H' F7 t, E9 mAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
; W7 d; S7 g- S+ D9 h# w$ j4 ^Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
5 ]4 }3 [- \( e% E7 DReflected light by fiber-optics
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& z7 Z! s& t2 R5 o% c2 c' T* g© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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Stereomicroscopy
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; B$ C3 [: p0 R& J O© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
' M/ P' n f, e+ Z, J ?; xRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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, C" o8 X/ }9 s) | }: y6 ]© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China- b) c- D. P. O/ S
Snowflake (40X)
( k2 l/ l# S. i0 p5 tReflected and Transmitted Light
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)/ R4 t; w/ H5 ~: N/ l4 I) [; f
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)' W# d+ R8 E7 `7 U: h$ C9 |
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7 f Q3 e% G: I$ K( |% G: l9 a% V0 x3 g© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
# _ e: n: Y8 }9 JHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)$ D4 F7 a1 P# z: t
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( K5 }+ C/ s0 [) {+ GGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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; m4 f* Z; Z& p( _© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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