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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
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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.
- u. U- x0 e: ]: iAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel$ z8 j0 P" ~" x& [' c
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)( _ ^' N# Y$ ?% e
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
. ~; w& H7 M! N2 Y7 FStereomicroscopy
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)+ Q0 ?$ ~& W4 |& \
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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' S( c" L! \, x* VReflected and Transmitted Light
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7 E8 U; r% Y; J% ]: f( a© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany. n A. h8 q' O( o9 i/ l8 X7 f# C
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)9 N5 b4 [6 E8 E& V3 y( @
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7 d8 i( x& V4 \© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4 Q9 m: m3 o- M, W( D, X( vDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- g* k1 k# k* t% `( G! W! F
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& r3 C0 J" y- C, a! [/ c© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
3 Q [7 j* J. W) N! _Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
, j" @4 [1 H" |3 \Incident light and transillumination5 s; j" s$ j% e, v, Z

" e8 M, M: e% T- w/ c6 K© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
. p8 S* w! |: h. @8 x; J* uSnail eggs (200x)1 z6 m/ j: {8 m$ H
Differential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)+ X2 _6 Z1 w" h* D
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