The super macro guessing game (2)

[StewartR]

Aaargh! I was fixated on the idea that it was a write-protect device, and clearly it's not the write-protect device on a video tape... it never occurred to me that it might be a different part of a video tape.

Good macro, Guineh.

[Mom27andblessed]

HA! I didn't see the name of the poster who said "Not a cassette or video cassette." I thought YOU wrote that.


OK...I'll scout around for something to shoot. If I don't have anything up by say 8ish tonite...someone can grab it!

[j-paka]

does it belong to a record player ?

[BearLeeAlive]

Hey, this thread does still survive, well kinda, it's been 2 days since the last post. I was wondering if it had died out or sumpin'. I thought I would go looking as see, and lo and behold, I found it. :D
I guess I am just slow to the ball, was the 10th post on the first thread, 154th on this one. :lol:

So, where are all those macros?

[j-paka]

so who won?
can i post a pic?

[Lawrie B]

Cindy won 2 days ago, so if you have one post away

[-Pleiades-]

forgot about this thread.....just thought I'd subscribe to it!

[j-paka]

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8070/dscf1442cp1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[-Pleiades-]

one of those gym weights you put on the end of a bar or resistance machine. Sorry, I don't know the correct name.

[j-paka]

well at least i tried u got it

[-Pleiades-]

good effort though. I saw the "YO..." and my gym uses york equipment so I immeadiatley thought of that. I've had what I've thought to be tricky ones guess really quickly....

Just about to leave to play squash, but I'll post one up in a little over an hour.

[-Pleiades-]

rightio, here it is...

218637

[BearLeeAlive]

Adjustment knurlings for a tripod leg

[-Pleiades-]

nope, but it does adjust something

[Matoch]

How about a thumb screw?

James

[-Pleiades-]

nope

[BearLeeAlive]

microscope

[-Pleiades-]

not even close

[j-paka]

is it like one of those feet for a table or something that adjust to make it level

[-Pleiades-]

nope

[SingingSabre]

Dials on some sort of electronic device?

[-Pleiades-]

nope, it's not electronic

[jptsr1]

gear on a motor?

J.

[-Pleiades-]

nope.

Time for clues?

[StewartR]

Incidentally I'd just like to say that that's a nice photo. Bright, crisp and sharp. We've had a fair few on SMGG recently that have been dark and/or blurry and/or grainy and/or indistinct, and this is a welcome change.

I've still no idea what it is, though! It's the fact that there seem to be three adjustment wheels that's puzzling me.

Personally I wouldn't mind a clue. Maybe hinting at the size of the object (e.g. the diameter of those knurled wheels) would help? But it might be polite to see whether other people also want a clue before pandering to my incompetence.

[-Pleiades-]

Why thank you :oops:

Hmm....size, can't give an exact measurement on that one as I would have to go outside to measure it. I would say 3/4 of an inch.

[Lawrie B]

Knob on a telescope?

[KimLeece]

Adjustment rings at the end of a garden hose.....

[-Pleiades-]

Adjustment rings at the end of a garden hose.....

And we have a winner! :D

[-Pleiades-]

Here's a full size image. Not the exact one I used, but this one gives a better idea as to what it is.

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[KimLeece]

And we have a winner! :D
Bugger.....just read the rules! Now I have to go find a macro pic for you all - give me a minute! :D

[KimLeece]

OK.....this is a bit rough and ready and done very quickly......focus isn't that special but it's dark here and I don't have good lights...or a good flash!

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/KimLeece/Kotake/macro.jpg

[StewartR]

CD or DVD, edge-on.

[-Pleiades-]

cd?

whoops, snap Stewart!

[KimLeece]

CD or DVD, edge-on.
That was too easy huh?

Your turn......

[StewartR]

Well, it helped that in the distant past I had posted a similar image (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3353947&postcount=19412) myself...

Unfortunately, I don't have any macro shots to hand, and I'm at work without my camera, and I'm not going to be in this evening, and the USB subsystem on my PC seems to have died so that I can't get images from my camera onto the PC anyway. I need to fix the PC and shoot some more macros. But in the meantime, I think the custom is to throw it open for the first taker...

[KimLeece]

But in the meantime, I think the custom is to throw it open for the first taker...
OK....then I'll go again - hopefully a little harder! :D

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/KimLeece/Kotake/macro1.jpg

[Lawrie B]

Cupboard edge?

[KimLeece]

Nope.

[distorted_vision]

an old wooden ruler or straight edge over ure skin?

[KimLeece]

Nope.

[bara03]

Looks like the edge of a wooden door

[KimLeece]

Nope. But it is something to do with a house......

[40d]

Corner of a brick.

[KimLeece]

Nope.

[40d]

Edge of a table/counter top?

[KimLeece]

Nope. Want a clue?

[izatt82]

yeah i think some kind of a clue may help a bit. cutting board?

[KimLeece]

Not a cutting board.

Look at where I live........

[tomd]

Is the material a felt?

[KimLeece]

Is the material a felt?
Nope. But if you get that right you'll probably realize........

[izatt82]

bamboo

[KimLeece]

Nope.

Another 15 minutes and I'm going to have to leave this until the morning....it's getting late here....

[SingingSabre]

Looks like part of an instrument.

[bara03]

Is it a lantern?

[KimLeece]

Is it a lantern?
No.....although I have seen lanterns made from these materials and in a very similar style.

[Lawrie B]

Rice paper wall edge into timber frame?

[KimLeece]

Rice paper wall edge into timber frame?
And we have a winner! They are called Shoji screens.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/KimLeece/Kotake/20071106002.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/KimLeece/Kotake/20071106001.jpg

[Lawrie B]

Woooohoooo!!!!!!!!!

Ok here is my image

[ABrownPhoto]

-Pickle?
-Tooth Paste?
-Tic Tac?

[Lawrie B]

-Pickle?
-Tooth Paste?
-Tic Tac?

No
No
and Nope

[jr#8]

Packing foam

[Lawrie B]

Packing foam

Not foam

[BearLeeAlive]

Paper clip

[ABrownPhoto]

-Condom?
-Dental floss?
-Shoe String?

[KimLeece]

One of those white rings they use for packing.....

[w7psk]

Wintergreen lifesaver

[SingingSabre]

Cracker!

[SingingSabre]

Leukocyte? That'd certainly be super macro... :)

[Flywing]

wire & coating

[PhotoGeek]

clay or Playdo

[Lawrie B]

wire & coating

No to all

Flywing is on the right track, it is wire with a coating but "What is it?"

Sorry for the delays but I have just returned from Hospital after an Op and sometimes I crash for up to 12 hours

[AlphaChicken]

-Condom?

Lol Im glad you posted this, because I was thinking the EXACT same thing. didnt wanna be too mind-in-the-gutter though. :p

[40d]

curtain wire?

[w7psk]

Piece of 3 wire house wire, Black and Green/Bare copper would be the other 2.

Thats the white one.

[Lawrie B]

curtain wire?

Nope This is smaller

Piece of 3 wire house wire, Black and Green/Bare copper would be the other 2.

Thats the white one.

Not electrical wire

[ABrownPhoto]

-Needle? Portion where thread passes through?

[KimLeece]

Paper clip.

[Lawrie B]

-Needle? Portion where thread passes through?

Nope

Paper clip.

Closer in shape, but this is smaller

[40d]

Wire of sprial bound notebook/pad?

[ABrownPhoto]

-Clamp for holding recently developed prints in a darkroom?

[Lawrie B]

Wire of sprial bound notebook/pad?

Nope

-Clamp for holding recently developed prints in a darkroom?

And No

It is smaller than both these

[SharkyBloke]

iPod headphone cable?

No wait... forget that... just read the 'Paperclip-esque shape but smaller' comment.

Maybe a very small iPod... just for ants and/or crickets... and this would be the curled up wire to those headphones... a micro iPod nano?

:confused:

[StewartR]

The edge of a drawing pin (a.k.a. thumbtack for our American readers).

[Lawrie B]

iPod headphone cable?

No wait... forget that... just read the 'Paperclip-esque shape but smaller' comment.

Maybe a very small iPod... just for ants and/or crickets... and this would be the curled up wire to those headphones... a micro iPod nano?

:confused:

Hahahaha ummm no, I have not seen an ipod that small

The edge of a drawing pin (a.k.a. thumbtack for our American readers).

Not even close

[Flywing]

hair pin

[jr#8]

safety pin

[firu3000]

a hair tweezer?? lol im probably way off

[Lawrie B]

no,no,no
do we need any clues?

[j-paka]

rice

[Lawrie B]

rice

It is a wire coated with something, but I want to know what it is

[-Pleiades-]

plastic? Silicone?

[SharkyBloke]

Can you show us a bit more of the image?

[Lawrie B]

plastic? Silicone?

See above

[-Pleiades-]

coat hanger

[Lawrie B]

coat hanger

A lot smaller

[-Pleiades-]

is it used for jewellery making?

[Lawrie B]

is it used for jewellery making?

Not that I can think of

[CPT_Obvious]

The edge of a drawing pin (a.k.a. thumbtack for our American readers).

I agree, it has to be a push pin

[CPT_Obvious]

piece of costume jewelry

[Lawrie B]

piece of costume jewelry

Not Jewelry

Here is alarger crop

[-Pleiades-]

not sure if this one has been guessed.... but a hair pin?

[Lawrie B]

not sure if this one has been guessed.... but a hair pin?

Smaller than a hairpin

[-Pleiades-]

antenna for something?

[Lawrie B]

antenna for something?

It is something personal

[40d]

clip on a bra?

[ABrownPhoto]

clip on a bra?ohhh i think you got it, no??

[Reed Goodwin]

I bet he did. One of those things I don't normally have to think about, hahah. Oh well
Reed

[Lawrie B]

clip on a bra?

DING DING !!!!
We have a winner.
40d how did you get it seeing as everyone else was no where near it?

I will post the photo soon

[40d]

DING DING !!!!
We have a winner.
40d how did you get it seeing as everyone else was no where near it?

I will post the photo soon

Sweet :) Guess I've just seen more bra's than most ;) Either that or it was a lucky guess.

Give me an hour to post a new one...

[40d]

This might be too obscure in which case I'll change it, but rushed for time so here it is.

[KimLeece]

Guess I've just seen more bra's than most ;)
My generation mostly burnt them! :D

[monty28428]

^^Exactly!!!

[PhotoGeek]

Looks like fired clay of some type. Raku maybe?

[firu3000]

ancient watch? pot?

[jptsr1]

wax?

J.

[jptsr1]

sole of a boot?

J.

[zeva]

a gear maybe? o_0

[ABrownPhoto]

-Filter of some sort?

[Lawrie B]

Ok after several attempts to post the full photo of 40d guess, Here it is.
#1 was going to be the next crop to post
#2 is the full photo

[bara03]

Some type of food - Liquorice

[jr#8]

Furniture Tack but the part that touches the furniture

[40d]

Looks like fired clay of some type. Raku maybe?
Not sure actually, I'd always assumed this object was hand-carved wood but took a closer look and it could well be made of clay or even plastic.

Some real interesting guesses from everyone, afraid none of them are right though.

[40d]

Here's a larger crop.

[Lawrie B]

"Wooden" carved statue?

[40d]

"Wooden" carved statue?

Near enough - you're up again. I'll post something more common next time.

Bonus point if you know what it is.

[Lawrie B]

OK Kewl

Here is my next one

[jptsr1]

a fish?

J.

[Lawrie B]

a fish?

J.

No does not "live" in water

[DozerLYP]

flower of some kind

[jr#8]

watermelon

[Lawrie B]

flower of some kind

Not a flower

watermelon

Not a watermelon

But you both are on the right track

[firu3000]

A plant?

[CanonPhoto87]

Some Kind Of Candy?

[Lawrie B]

A plant?

A part of a specific plant

[-Pleiades-]

orchid?

[j-paka]

stigma anther petal

[Lawrie B]

orchid?
Nope
stigma anther petal
Nope

But both on the right track

[ABrownPhoto]

-THORN?



YAY i finally got one right!

[Lawrie B]

-THORN?



YAY i finally got one right!

DING DING !!!!!!

It is a rose thorn

[ABrownPhoto]

YAY! OK here is the new image...

I won't be online until about 7:00pm because of work...But I'll check back on here before i leave ;)

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/723/95318300mk7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[BearLeeAlive]

Floss

[Flywing]

cooling vent

[ABrownPhoto]

No :p
and
no :p

Not even in the ball park ;)

[Flywing]

Spatula,

[ABrownPhoto]

Again, not even remotely close :p

[Flywing]

a window on a model of the Taj Mahal

[ABrownPhoto]

Hahaha nope :p


OK, I am off to church and then work. I'll be on after 6:30 when i get off.

[SingingSabre]

Xmas ornament?

[DozerLYP]

saw blade?