The super macro guessing game

[Johnny Thunder]

Valve from an Engine?

Will be at work until 7:30pm PST.

-Johnny

[chemicalbro]

sdmaker has it..... it/s a soldering iron.............. you're up

good 1st post , and welcome to the forums :)
http://hellmouth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/02.jpg

[sdmaker]

Woohoo, and thanks for the welcome. I dont have a macro lens yet :( but I have a scan here, should be an easy one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/sdmaker/Scan10167macro.jpg

[chemicalbro]

blade of a craft knife?

[sdmaker]

Bingo, your up again.

[chemicalbro]

ok this should be pretty easy i think
http://hellmouth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/IMG_0089.jpg

[sdmaker]

This looks so familiar, but I just can't place it

[Ronald S. Jr.]

first thing I thought was (not having seen one in quite some time), tire gauge. I guess it was the finish.

[Olli]

Xmas decoration :?::?:;-):-D

[sdmaker]

it must be some kind of mid-evil torture device, :lol:

[codex0]

No. It's a modern torture device that makes people wonder what it is until they go insane!

[chemicalbro]

lol............ I can't hear the right answer :)
its a very familiar thing to most people i suppose....... just not this design....

I'll give a clue........... theres 2 of them ... (almost identical but not quite)

[sdmaker]

fish hook remover? lol.

[Matoch]

I'm willing to bet headphones.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

could they be fontopia's?

[ghaleon109]

...I'm gona say the part of the stethascope (sp?) that you put in your ear?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

wild guess here....faucet handle?

[chemicalbro]

matoch has it....its in ear headphones

[Matoch]

It might be hard I dunno. I may have to crop it less
Oh and it's really dirty
http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Ejaw2/pictures/IMG_1427-crop.jpg

[ghaleon109]

...Hmm, some kind of copper/brass deccoration?

[nactos]

a design on a wedding ring?

[Matoch]

a design on a wedding ring?

You nailed it. I was sure I'd have to post another picture.

[nactos]

hey, this is fun... my first post on this.... but I'm at work right now without my camera... sorry, can someone else post a new picture?

[sdmaker]

I will post another one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/sdmaker/Scan10221macro.jpg

[wingd]

back of monitor heat vent

[sdmaker]

nope, not even close

[codex0]

pencil lead case?

[wingd]

something on a car?

[sdmaker]

pencil lead case?

right you are, your up

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/sdmaker/Scan10221.jpg

[codex0]

Sorry again about the sketchy quality - It's late and I was stumped for a while. Took me a bit to come up with a bright idea ;). Newer photographers probably won't get this one... What is the larger object that this is a part of?
http://www.codex0.info/macroguess2.jpg

[ghaleon109]

Lol.. Going by the hints I'm gona say flash cube...? I have no Idea what they look like but I know theyre old :lol:

[chemicalbro]

LOL i remember those things.....(flash cubes) they fired by burning then they would spin to the next "bulb".....(my dads old polaroid used them)
the pic looks like part of an old light meter to me tho......

[codex0]

Light meter! Chemicalbro's turn :)

[Tharaka]

Sorry again about the sketchy quality - It's late and I was stumped for a while. Took me a bit to come up with a bright idea ;). Newer photographers probably won't get this one... What is the larger object that this is a part of?
http://www.codex0.info/macroguess2.jpg
end of a bunch of pencils?

[pcasciola]

end of a bunch of pencils?It's already been guessed. It's a light meter. :D

[chemicalbro]

sorry i've been out all day getting fitted with a new set of lenses :) (spectacles)
maybe now i can actually focus on stuff properly (and thats b4 i even look thru a camera :))

I don't have anything ready atm so somebody else jump in with something

[zakabog]

http://www.totalmods.com/~banshee/gallery//macro/.cache/CRW_1821_RJ.JPG-800.jpg

[chemicalbro]

a locking ring from one of those clips you get on climbing ropes?

[RAitch]

You mean a caribiner?
You must have something ready now Alan.

[chemicalbro]

yeah i do but i dunno if the climbing rope thing was the right guess

[zakabog]

lol yeah it's a biner. Your turn chemicalbro

[zakabog]

P.S. I wish it came with my rope, I think my rope was like $200 and then another $30 for the locking biner :-/. And I'm not even getting into cams and nuts yet :-/. At least it isn't as bad as camera gear though hehe.

[chemicalbro]

:) woot... i must be on a roll...
ok here's another
http://hellmouth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thingy.jpg

[ghaleon109]

The hanger end of a bottle opener? Or a part of a seat belt ???

( I bite at this game :lol: )

[chemicalbro]

nope........

[zakabog]

It's a nail trimmer for pets claws.

[chemicalbro]

Exactly :).... you're up zakabog

[codex0]

Wow. would never have guessed that one :)

[sdmaker]

Darn, knew that one as soon as I seen it, lol. just a little bit late however, lol. And believe it or not, That was gonna be my next subject if I guessed one right.

[wingd]

Boy I leave for a day and the sucker jumps 3 pages

[zakabog]

Yeah, my cats love the trimmer, and I've got the scars on my arms to prove it.

This one should be easy.

http://www.totalmods.com/~banshee/gallery//macro/.cache/CRW_1845_RJ.JPG-800.jpg

[Ronald S. Jr.]

kaluha...er however you spell it.

[chemicalbro]

lol that one was tooooooooo easy....

[Olli]

Oouu you coffee liqueur (http://www.kahlua.com/) drinkers ...

[Ronald S. Jr.]

nah...my mom does.

[zakabog]

Yeah it's Kalhua or however it's spelled. I don't have my camera (sent it to a friend and I'm waiting for my 20D to arrive) so I had to find a pic that I hadn't already used or wasn't more obvious than this heh.

[chemicalbro]

i've never even tried the stuff...I used to be a barman tho so it was instantly recognisable :)

[sdmaker]

I am having macro guessing withdrawls, someone post a pic, lol.

[pcasciola]

I think Ron is up......

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I imagine this will go very quickly, but it's all I could think of on my limited imagination! :D

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[codex0]

looks like cloth... a shirt/tie ?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

nope

[codex0]

Camera strap? :p

[Ronald S. Jr.]

wth..no?:p mine has a red stripe, just like my lenses! :lol:

[codex0]

*shrug* never know :p. Someone else can get this one :p

[sdmaker]

Hmmmm, bottom of camera near the tripod mount?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

nope, nothing having to do with photography. btw, this was outside.

[RAitch]

soaker hose? absolutely no idea!

[wingd]

lawn chair

[Matoch]

a chair of some sort?

[RockOne]

window heating element on a car ?

[twisty]

shingles or sidding

[codex0]

What about some kind of chair backing? Like those outside chairs... Wow I'm tired.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

No one's been even close. I'm afraid, however, that my next clue might give it away. Therefore, no next clue until I think of something better.

It's not necessarily something that HAS to be outdoors, it just usually is, and it's nothing you'd find on any cars that I know of.

[codex0]

I must say, this is a good one.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

It's not really a common thing, I suppose.

[sdmaker]

Hot tub, smimming pool, solar panel? lol, I have no idea

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Hot tub, smimming pool, solar panel? lol, I have no idea

yep...you got it.:D

[Ronald S. Jr.]

It was a solar panel off those lights I have along the walk up to my house.

[nactos]

wow.... I was gonna say a spunge...

[sdmaker]

yep...you got it.:D

No way!, lol. what a lucky guess. ok here is the next one, should be pretty easy I think.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/sdmaker/Scan10229macro.jpg

[pcasciola]

Penny?

[codex0]

Aha! I think you've probably got it :)

[sdmaker]

Penny?

winner!!!! lol. your turn!

[pcasciola]

Maybe an easy one.

http://www.casciola.com/pics/macrogame9.jpg

[sdmaker]

hmmm, end of a broom, or squeegee handle?

[pcasciola]

Not a bad guess, but no, it's smaller than that.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

actually looks like one of the adjustment knobs on my father's tripod or telescope.

[twisty]

bottle openener

[Matoch]

For some reason I think it looks like a garlic press or something similar.
Or maybe a small flashlight.

[RAitch]

a pen/pencil

[MattyB]

the small LED torch?

[RockOne]

Obi Wan Kenobi's lightsaber ?.
Actually could it be some type of plastic cork.

[wingd]

cooking utinsel

[pcasciola]

Ok, it's been a while, here's a bit more.

http://www.casciola.com/pics/macrogame9b.jpg

[nactos]

i knew it... I didn't wanna say it cus I don't have any pics to post.....

[RockOne]

Ok. A corkscrew perhaps !

[wingd]

Wine bottle corkscrew. Never seen that type if it is

[BearLeeAlive]

fishing rod

[Matoch]

fishing rod

I think I agree with you. I had no idea until you said this.

[pcasciola]

Yep, it's a fishing rod. BearLeeAlive is up.....

[BearLeeAlive]

OK, try this. Might be easy for some.
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[RAitch]

eye of insect?

[RockOne]

I agree with RAitch, think its a leafhopper eye perhaps.

[Olli]

frog's eggs (or what ever that is in english ...)

[BearLeeAlive]

eye of insect?
Yes, but what?

[RAitch]

Yes, but what?
Mantis?

[BearLeeAlive]

I agree with RAitch, think its a leafhopper eye perhaps.
If by leafhopper, you mean grasshopper, then yes you got it.....lol
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[RockOne]

Actually I was thinking of those little things related to cicadas. I'll pass it on to RAitch as I don't have anything ready.

[RAitch]

If by leafhopper, you mean grasshopper, then yes you got it.....lol
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Crap, I was going to type that, but saw leafhopper so thought that wasn't it.
The fact that I guessed in the right area surprised me! This is harder than it sounds.

[RAitch]

Actually I was thinking of those little things related to cicadas. I'll pass it on to RAitch as I don't have anything ready.
Thanks... you're too kind!
This one should be "easy" too.

[codex0]

Some kind of knob?

[RAitch]

knob... not really...

[wingd]

A stamp tool dipped in ink

[RAitch]

Way colder. codex was onto something... in a way

[sdmaker]

grinding wheel, or a checkering wheel?

[R Hardman]

Telescope camera mount thumb screw?

[nactos]

somekinda dial... or turning thing for tightening metal machine....

[RAitch]

A little zoomed out...

[sdmaker]

ahhh, adjustment knob on a set of vise grips (locking pliers)?

[RAitch]

ahhh, adjustment knob on a set of vise grips (locking pliers)?
Ding ding!
I knew that would give it away.

[sdmaker]

might be easy, might not be, lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/sdmaker/Scan10223macro.jpg

[Ronald S. Jr.]

If the "ruffled" part wasn't so far in, I would have said soda/beer bottle cap. I'm at a loss.

[Matoch]

Looks like a piece from a socket set to me.

[Matoch]

The reflection of the green surface really made that difficult.

Ding ding!
I knew that would give it away.

[sdmaker]

If the "ruffled" part wasn't so far in, I would have said soda/beer bottle cap. I'm at a loss.

your warm.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

at that, it might even be a bottle OPENER...the old kind.

<out of ideas.

[sdmaker]

nope, not a bottle opener.

[RAitch]

The reflection of the green surface really made that difficult.
Agreed. But we have to come up with certain tricks to make this harder.
My last 2 were guessing in about 2 minutes... and I thought for sure I'd get at least an hour out of the guitar string loop stopper... especially because I didn't use a coloured one.
I thought the fishing rod was hard... man, for about 3 hours (it seemed) I stared at that picture on and off because I thought I knew what it was.
Then the cork part threw me off again.

Some of these are really hard... but it goes to show you how we perceive objects and how everyday items can be expressed artistically (to a degree) at a macro level.

[Matoch]

I wasn't complaining I was just mentioning what made it so difficult for me. It looked like it was something wrapped in layers with a spiked outside. It drove me nuts but in a good way.

James

Agreed. But we have to come up with certain tricks to make this harder.
My last 2 were guessing in about 2 minutes... and I thought for sure I'd get at least an hour out of the guitar string loop stopper... especially because I didn't use a coloured one.
I thought the fishing rod was hard... man, for about 3 hours (it seemed) I stared at that picture on and off because I thought I knew what it was.
Then the cork part threw me off again.

Some of these are really hard... but it goes to show you how we perceive objects and how everyday items can be expressed artistically (to a degree) at a macro level.

[nactos]

a saftypin?

[sdmaker]

good guess, but not a safety pin. using this thing usually results in a "pop" and a "fisssss"

[codex0]

a tab for a can?

[nactos]

that has to be it.

[sdmaker]

a tab for a can?

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner!

[pcasciola]

That was a good one. It's always good to use things that most people would know. Some of these pictures are of objects that maybe 5% of people would know even if they saw full size, like one where a guy posted part of a kilt that I had never seen before in my life.

codex is up I guess?

[codex0]

Woo :). I'll try to get one up tonight...

[codex0]

Crap! I forgot... Sorry everyone - I'll try to get one up soon :p

[codex0]

Ok. Here it is. Sorry about the poor quality - lighting was bad as my roommate is still asleep and didn't want to bother him with bright lights :).

http://www.codex0.info/macroguess3.jpg

[Juliapassion]

A storm door streched spring thange .

[codex0]

Nope :)

[Ronald S. Jr.]

a mattress spring? A phone cord?


shuddup...I know. -_- :p

[codex0]

Why are all you people so good at guessing!??! :p I thought I'd have more than an hour but noooo. It's a mattress spring; Your turn :p

[Ronald S. Jr.]

have at it, folks!

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[sdmaker]

I know I know!!!!, but I don't have a pic ready, lol.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

pm me and tell me!


...someone else should have this by now.

[pcasciola]

CF card?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

nope

[pcasciola]

Yes it is. :lol:

PCMCIA card?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

well, I don't know...I think I'm gonna have to give that one to you, phil. It was a cf to pc card adapter. not technically a cf, but uh...kinda?