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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

7 A9 G. h C7 }, t7 gHere 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.
! p4 E" s* M3 F- f" R! _6 jAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel) b* a' h5 c. h: l# s1 M% `5 f
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)& V( }' L9 g" R7 E3 N
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
6 Y5 D' e0 M! A# S2 uAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
- ^! l: k9 |, x- U: VStereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States2 _8 g! H( ~ k. w# S8 W7 }/ K
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
2 X% A" O5 K, ` V4 m6 Y1 R \- XSnowflake (40X)
+ f6 f+ x, `( ^4 @& dReflected and Transmitted Light' j6 X, _( u5 k' [5 S" q$ d' c4 }

/ ~! C2 X8 [# D# d; F% N! `© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
1 n( r0 f$ K, Z/ p8 J$ W6 E& J1 }Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)4 M. v" J( A, P. k+ z
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States0 `1 T" h8 l7 t( Q& r
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X): x6 d* o( T- Q) W
Reflected light from fiber optic
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( [9 d( o$ p, M8 x( m: Q$ h. a© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
1 c% e% a+ R/ zHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)! j5 { C& H( t: P1 K1 r" C1 R
Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
1 N- K9 S# e! r7 ]0 E6 oGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
1 ], r9 w3 H0 {" z9 d8 ?Incident light and transillumination
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3 G! I/ n" g8 a C, p© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy; l r! _/ w; s1 s3 y: i; f
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States, t5 o6 W0 }9 g, b+ w
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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0 z% D1 y& O# j6 V7 i& QTags: Photomicrography
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