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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

- q% M' O1 L3 V8 [# x9 AHere 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.
+ M$ K% y( q+ W3 C3 {% [Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel6 q# V+ e! D( Y( s8 x
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)# d7 D/ u5 V1 k2 W! e0 ]/ ]6 U
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)1 o- R+ a4 b4 h. i8 h- [! c
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
R" U# H9 I6 nSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)8 y9 m ]$ b0 A; b0 q
Darkfield
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
: `! `2 k$ {8 nGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X); J6 G0 N/ r& L
Incident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy- ?0 ^' \7 M! ^# G& V
Snail eggs (200x)2 o, n( c2 Y3 I
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X). Y+ B/ c) h- ?! i
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