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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.+ J' o- f2 ~ i7 U- t1 b
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel$ \7 r* F* M1 K) h
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France/ v2 J) S5 @! ` X% B
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
; N7 i0 {% M6 b4 H3 cRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)5 Y* R6 `* y/ N. p6 O- ]6 m' l: {
Differential interference contrast. A) g& H8 M v" c& }2 Y; V
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light5 R- O0 C: s, E/ h3 q' S* u4 t5 z

# L# f; u9 o6 t) m: l- [© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany! r9 S6 b3 d \' R* ^
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)* \8 f) Y4 j4 Q+ d8 K/ K0 ]
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* ]( m- `; a2 b$ k© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States6 t o4 P3 j% C0 w& M- M8 F4 k
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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7 s! V3 V" N3 M: C9 eHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)* C# Y8 i. u5 N
Darkfield
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Incident light and transillumination
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5 s# b, ?" }5 g. b; z© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States# z9 |0 X5 }$ d$ C& {
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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