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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.
; l/ H+ I0 u. w) J/ EAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel1 i6 n+ x/ M; q8 x
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
( V* g9 F. o7 Y) L. a% VReflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
0 r0 C2 k* Z5 ?4 Z) iAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
3 ?: F+ k Z, J, }/ cStereomicroscopy# z5 n7 r& F) u2 \2 x% }3 n* t

' \" c1 ?# ?( c© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States# b! u- ]" d* R* p3 r$ d$ h
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)9 Y9 ~, @# X: t, Q, p0 e! `4 X b
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China& W4 G$ }6 `8 U+ ]6 W
Snowflake (40X)8 z- m0 H$ @, r; c& }/ @- N. X: ^
Reflected and Transmitted Light( X$ E3 k# B2 b) r, A

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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)% w( {( V9 f" P7 h& \% n, j, I
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1 a. @9 `- }0 v' m: f- }" g© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
0 M( F! ]& s3 H8 F/ _# }. {+ pHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)+ _! p1 q$ f1 ^' J
Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
! j& Z% r$ S0 E# O0 iIncident light and transillumination8 }1 [6 J( K1 J% m- P! D. m

. `: Q+ ^* ?% u& p© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy1 d' ?. t, r1 q2 [
Snail eggs (200x)6 Z/ j2 \- h" O3 |
Differential Interference Contrast
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8 ~0 q2 G7 T4 n) k© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
/ }8 @% c; Q% T# U( W* mZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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