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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

1 z$ C3 C ]7 D/ ~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.
$ b' t& U( A. b5 ]. `Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel: f) i3 o5 P/ o! Z: s0 J6 d4 U
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
$ ^( y6 e1 c x; dAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)- y) l' d1 B7 u6 Q: @% U3 V$ E
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& [' k& W6 b. \- p; B$ G J# r© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States3 y: y' M7 i9 r# ]- f; d4 w) e j
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X), X& m1 x$ s# S- z. ]! i2 l( ^
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
9 q, r. [) M1 k2 ySnowflake (40X)
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States1 T: W0 G5 I! S W' T2 _
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic2 j1 T- @) y" o
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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3 r* G0 ^6 A( U) f$ p# j© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
) M) W5 _9 {7 o# ~+ i0 J) i2 \8 p6 CZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)# ~) o Z2 |# l5 p" ^
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Tags: Photomicrography
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