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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

, g3 F9 d' t7 h$ _3 @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; b% R3 _! ~0 v4 y+ B
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Reflected light by fiber-optics
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+ F; t! x( f" L2 L) q; f© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France2 P' ?5 q& m: A; Y) X8 B) U: A0 s
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States3 O; [- n* i, f6 J
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)/ k4 w L* _- ~2 v, U
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
4 N! z, T3 f1 q! Q1 LSnowflake (40X)
( k; ?: G' A7 S1 ~+ MReflected and Transmitted Light
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! m3 y6 \4 G( ~. D `/ Q' W© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany! ^; A3 t( x( d- A! t
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)2 p) @7 o" t0 t9 ]7 x, r, R- c+ A
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
7 S6 V i7 y1 x4 t0 YDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)7 l2 M! r* }* Z9 Q( V
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic) y. n! Z8 j3 o0 I4 w4 ^, c, I
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
3 _' s. [* S$ n! V2 ^Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)& M1 e7 r9 J" K, Z6 O7 P( \
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy# B: q2 \- D1 X$ c: a
Snail eggs (200x)
2 Q6 j9 w2 o8 Y4 R8 C! u7 FDifferential Interference Contrast
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' |0 K7 P. e* ~+ {/ e0 w© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
- G& Y3 s( N- t6 H, P# {8 P5 N2 P$ S% XZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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