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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

% E8 n' \/ M, JHere 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.: V" n6 T6 g, {. E. i* U
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4 ~/ _5 p/ d! s* g, v, I8 KEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)( ?6 K9 B/ J1 R7 f% b
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France/ R4 x( J5 a1 h1 I3 h: L& H8 C+ d9 r
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x); L/ B: h& ]4 q l% Y L, m+ L8 b
Stereomicroscopy
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( G7 e# }# m$ R% u/ W© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States& l! y$ w7 L, `- v9 P, c" R
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)! n9 p1 e$ k* T
Differential interference contrast
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* [9 h% }0 j& w, I$ \© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
* X/ E% I1 [* q; LSnowflake (40X)3 w: d5 o; u' B5 v/ f8 s. m
Reflected and Transmitted Light7 e% h& h3 L( S$ l8 K7 t# O L

5 L! O% ?6 T7 @3 b© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
. S7 ?) T! a4 H. H7 Q% y5 E8 [Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X); ]8 N6 R* K4 D) {
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
7 N0 e3 q4 y1 t# J$ t/ v% k, q/ qDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)6 ^) l% B( |8 ~- g# X
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic/ S' D7 V3 E5 X3 S% D2 y
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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( |2 h) h* M/ R$ w& t Z4 j© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
9 D1 _. U8 R3 kGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X) l3 P7 ^$ x- @
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0 |4 C. J; D7 A. ]- [© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
6 `% [& F; U* oSnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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