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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

: I# V% T: J6 {- eHere 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.
. F" {) Y8 R8 s# G$ FAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel) u% R/ p& z# j' {) G. J
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
- E5 F( P5 `3 o4 _" CReflected light by fiber-optics5 i- w- ]+ H8 Z; U3 [
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
$ N; K& `2 e8 |+ fAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
- H0 k. x7 C- `' m4 Z6 S2 w gStereomicroscopy
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)0 [3 X2 X6 e1 Y# v
Differential interference contrast/ V7 W) \9 S% \# C* g* O) p1 B

$ T' w& b% N- O0 i. w7 Y© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China, P( F `% b2 D0 N7 e5 a {: s
Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
- a' ~. {" t/ {; Q* CSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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4 X8 t8 r- { G7 M1 t) f, U; T© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Reflected light from fiber optic
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
$ Z0 Q# m" e7 F9 p1 F( E! m+ vGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)/ ?$ r' O2 }: q" ?+ l# e/ z- L
Incident light and transillumination% ]$ J# m: f( U: J1 c
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy* I e: N9 L- Y0 e8 G. `
Snail eggs (200x)7 J- W! r' a) P; X B- L! z
Differential Interference Contrast
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) k7 [4 E, m) ~0 l© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States0 `: a4 v& f" f% U6 u
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)+ X6 d+ k' W) P) `( X: o& b9 v
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Tags: Photomicrography
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