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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

4 d- _1 x) j, {! 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.' r0 H. k' O7 y3 P3 N3 W: N
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel4 r" q1 I6 T4 {" N! J
Embryo of guppy fish (40X), Y* F) P( l; j
Reflected light by fiber-optics, x. N; ^" ^6 v9 ?# b
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9 B. e7 P) U2 H( B7 z© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
: r2 K+ B* w- m0 h3 n8 qAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
; p. @) @" o* d8 F& GStereomicroscopy2 N. S. C J. _& ~! d; u! W3 c/ v

+ K1 ?' ~! u! c% T, d© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States) _" ~6 {6 f$ O0 Q" f; u0 z0 N4 x
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)2 G8 d+ U7 t& \
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
2 t) f9 v% g4 ?2 o3 ]Snowflake (40X)9 | W7 p1 U1 `7 G
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
3 I1 J6 t$ q& [0 ^; vSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)$ C2 W+ u& k" {" |- \0 o( h
Darkfield
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2 W; ?+ N* v$ y. b5 A© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States0 h6 O5 K3 x0 d0 p/ @% I4 N( m4 f
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X): C! R0 r8 c7 B$ P4 m2 i. y2 [* K
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
+ x: x$ [, I J/ |Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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; G4 b8 A/ O/ B$ S, i% ?1 o: R0 g© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain3 V |2 c- G% N
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
& X: s0 ?/ I% U. iIncident light and transillumination% A/ v$ u! C6 ?; W; L

4 M: x0 J9 ]7 V© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy1 z4 J) f" S$ E0 U; E c
Snail eggs (200x)
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3 {; T/ M7 N X+ I A& \4 O3 c% o* u© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States, U2 R6 Y. [& J" X8 E
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)5 e' N+ y g& l
Confocal
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