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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

& h( F6 f* [$ k. L, S( c; n& d( fHere 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.
4 o3 U! `+ @9 Q8 J8 B7 J7 E7 n; uAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel, Z- ?3 C8 Q' O
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Snowflake (40X); c6 \( N8 X, @! W, _* |
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+ G+ z& c; K! C8 ^. D8 G! Q+ ]! L© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
: I0 X% k8 o& FSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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- i: e( l3 I ]0 O© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States9 u' Z2 j4 a9 e, y! O: u
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
! t; k% g# `# X4 NHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)9 N# o# j6 o& @* a p' X6 N
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
9 d# q- r1 q# I uGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
; X9 }2 Q6 s% R, oIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
3 a e3 k$ Z2 J) VSnail eggs (200x)
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; {7 R/ A, Q2 F# d© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States* `# R% k4 z$ n- v' i+ {3 B1 v
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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