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- Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition( T$ I2 X5 r: u+ x1 k+ O
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.
( C* t" g, M" p' Z5 f1 XAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel- {4 a- `; l0 ^& b; m. i C, A0 G
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
6 g. T4 c. j: X% WReflected light by fiber-optics
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
& ]! \4 I& ^2 iStereomicroscopy: J8 Y0 P* } @( b0 d7 k
+ Z) W( E U, @ Z m+ X© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States% q! c; d7 E! H0 ]* K T! [
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)5 {- }6 M% S) S4 i0 T# Q
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% D/ ?! g9 _3 l6 I/ P" [3 h© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
( m4 A& |' K% \( xSnowflake (40X)3 D: b; D; n$ c6 m
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7 \4 ~' s8 g6 v5 G4 c7 o+ S( USonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)- f n& V' ^" V9 I2 J) N
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
( G9 e4 m2 n1 r: ^- y+ tDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
6 V0 h6 W* b i$ Y6 I! K+ n( sHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)4 l/ r9 f7 L0 D' @# ]& ^
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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, N- x5 {+ ^. J+ ?5 E/ o) t© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
% e) S5 U. X! @$ MSnail eggs (200x)
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3 A# W- c9 L% S2 m" C© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States, {: Y! g7 N j( P* {, k& g
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)3 ^; ]" ?! k9 t# p& ^4 S
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