The super macro guessing game

[BearLeeAlive]

OK....did a quickie this is the entire shot...got me some extension tubes!
They are about the single best investment you can make as far as photo gear goes. I just got a macro lens but still used them for better magnification.

[Mom27andblessed]

Thanks Jim. I'm still playing to learn, I got a $20 set from a Hong Kong Ebayer...all instructions were in Chinese so it is all trial and error. Fun tho!!

[rjalex]

the surface of a purse ?

a cheese grater ?

[Mom27andblessed]

nope and nope

[Reed Goodwin]

Basket with a "woven" metal surface?
Reed

[Mom27andblessed]

nope The actual item isn't metallic. It only looks like that from the flash. (Note to self...Gotta set up a diffuser)

[scraggs]

part of a focus ring?

[Mom27andblessed]

uh uh. not even close

[curtc]

head of a golf club?

[Mom27andblessed]

no

it is something for indoors...vs outdoors

[Reed Goodwin]

A rubber grip on something?
Reed

[Mom27andblessed]

hmmmm.....yes...vaguely correct.

[<AkulA>]

One of those pads that help things to not slip around? (Like in motor-home cabinets?)

[Mom27andblessed]

nope...along those lines, just on a bigger scale.

[mechengr154]

Rubber non-slip thing-a-ma-bob that goes underneath a rug/carpet...........

[tomd]

bottom of a meat tenderizer?

[Apollo11]

A placemat?

[Mom27andblessed]

Rubber non-slip thing-a-ma-bob that goes underneath a rug/carpet...........

bottom of a meat tenderizer?

A placemat?

Mech.....SOOOOO close!
Tom...nope...not even remotely close
Apollo...no


I really thought you guys would take this and run with it!

[Mom27andblessed]

ALrighty....I'm heading off to dreamland. See ya'll in the AM!

[<AkulA>]

Probably a yoga mat, or something that goes under a fridge/washer-dreyer

[Extirpate]

I would have guessed a car windshield shade... but mat? hmm... a sleeping mat that's fire insulated. hehe..

[tomd]

mouse pad?
If I win, someone please post, I'm gone for 8 hours.
Tom

[Mom27andblessed]

Probably a yoga mat, or something that goes under a fridge/washer-dreyer

I would have guessed a car windshield shade... but mat? hmm... a sleeping mat that's fire insulated. hehe..

mouse pad?
If I win, someone please post, I'm gone for 8 hours.
Tom


not a yoga mat

not a shade or sleeping mat

not a mouse pad

It is a mat of sorts, but it isn't stationary.

[StewartR]

I think I've deciphered the clues. It's the belt of a treadmill!

[qtaran111]

It is a mat of sorts, but it isn't stationary.

Rubberized flying carpet? :)

Is it one of those non-slip mats you can get for a car dash to stop your change/phone/keys etc from flying around? (it's the only non-stationary mat I can think of right now).

[Mom27andblessed]

RIGHT ON STEWART!!!!

Otherwise known as a clothesrack around these parts (my house!)!!! LOL!!

You're up!

[StewartR]

That's twice in a week I've solved the clues (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3243194&postcount=18483) without having a scooby about the picture! I can't help thinking that, somehow, that's a form of cheating...

Anyway, this is my 250th post on SMGG. I'd love to mark it by posting a really fiendish picture, but unfortunately (a) I don't have any on me; (b) I don't have any at home; and (c) I won't get a chance to take one tonight. So it's up for grabs.

[RyanCrane]

Well then hey if Stewart doesnt have one.... Its Tuesday and im back at work.. with nothing to do.

I would imagine this will go fast.

[StewartR]

Barrel of a pen.

[Reed Goodwin]

Pen?
Reed

[Reed Goodwin]

Wow, nice one Stewart. Beat me by a couple seconds...
Reed

[Mom27andblessed]

ratchet/socket combo?

[RyanCrane]

Not a pen. Not a socket/ ratchet

[Extirpate]

part of the swivel on a chair? i'm guessing the dark area is grease?

[Mom27andblessed]

kitchen or bathroom faucet?

[RyanCrane]

Nah. Dark area isnt grease.

Not a faucet.

Few more guesses And Ill throw you a bone ;)

[RyanCrane]

Heres a larger crop.. I realized that the first crop didnt offer much detail.

[<AkulA>]

plug or jack, like on the end of a pair of headphones

[Reed Goodwin]

AkulA, I think you nailed it. Oh well.
Reed

[tomd]

Agree with Reed. Akula has a good guess. Maybe a microphone jack?

[Extirpate]

personally i think it's a potato peeler.

[RyanCrane]

<Akula> You got it.

its actually the speaker jack, that I use to plug my iPod into at work.. :)

Did the wider crop help? or could you guess that from the first one?

Anyways. Good job.

[tomd]

Ryan, since you work at the base, Can you take some shots of a missle, cockpit, etc. or is most of that classified?
Tom

[Extirpate]

Tom i can answer that, you'd need permission to even take a picture of the airfield. unless it's a model display (air show) or you have expression permission and a "reason" to take the picture the answer is no.

[tomd]

Thanks. This rule is very understandable. Was is different before 9/11?

[Extirpate]

Maybe a little more lenient, but it was still there. Now it's strictly enforced, at least it is here in Guam and in Korea.

[<AkulA>]

Okay, next one!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2779/img7556editga2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[tomd]

headphones?

[<AkulA>]

nosir

[RyanCrane]

Tomd- I have a flightline badge that allows me onto the flightline.

then I have to get a photo badge that allows me to take photos on the flight line.. and even though Im allowed to photogrpah those things.. such things as cockpits and log books, I would not be allowed to post on the intrawebs :)

So I stock to headphone jacks and thermostats :)

but Ex. basically summed it up for me.

But my guess on the topic is a ladle or a table spoon or some kind of dropper or suction device.

[<AkulA>]

nope, sorry Ryan!

[playback]

the wheel on an office chair? I'm gonna be out for the rest of the evening ( its almost 5pm here) so if that was right for some reason, then someone take it!

[RyanCrane]

Im clueless. everytime I have an idea that rod darting across the frame kills my hopes..

[<AkulA>]

Hehehe, no to all so far - I think you guys need Mom27andblessed to help ya on this one! ^^

[RyanCrane]

Is that a hint ;)

[<AkulA>]

Maaaaaaaaaaybe!

[DanteCaspian]

hearing protection PPE

[Reed Goodwin]

Glasses? Edge of a table? Metal something with a plastic edge?
Reed

[Mom27andblessed]

is it some sort of excersize equipment? A Gazelle?

[tomd]

maybe a hole punch?

[<AkulA>]

Metal something with a plastic edge

So far this is the closest, LoL - It is a tool of sorts! ^^

[ABrownPhoto]

-Spoon?
-Pot/pan?
-Pen?
-Pencil?

[RyanCrane]

wow this one is still going??

oh btw. Extirpate.

I tried looking you up in the global... and theres like 50 john thompsons :P

[Extirpate]

wow this one is still going??



oh btw. Extirpate.



I tried looking you up in the global... and theres like 50 john thompsons :P



haha... yeah it's a popular name. Narrow it down by Andersen AFB and put a W in the middle. :) I can't see the picture from here at work, i guess. So since i can't see it I guess a Goose.

[StewartR]

Let's summarise what we know.

Not headphones.
Not a ladle.
Not a table spoon.
Not some kind of dropper or suction device.
Not the wheel on an office chair.
Not hearing protection PPE.
Not glasses.
Not the edge of a table.
Not some sort of exercise equipment.
Not a hole punch.

"Metal something with a plastic edge" is the closest guess so far.
It is a tool of sorts.
We need Mom27and blessed to help us guess it.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2779/img7556editga2.jpg

I have no idea.

[tomd]

also: not a fishing lure.

[StewartR]

also: not a fishing lure.We don't know that.

[tomd]

We don't know that.

You're right we don't know that...let's find out:
My next guess: fishing lure or a fishing reel?

[Mom27andblessed]

I still can't figure out how I/my screenname can help????

[<AkulA>]

I still can't figure out how I/my screenname can help????

Hahaha, maybe it's not about your screenname.... it's something about YOU! (What makes you different from most the other people in this thread?) ;)

[rjalex]

ehm I hope my wobbly english will be good enough to avoid being taken for a pedantic idiot 8-) and also sorry if I missed some part of the spirit of this game (might be the newest newb here 8-) )but are out of focus thingies or false colours (from flash for example) a good way to interpret this theme ? I am having fun out of it but would personally like "better" (if you get what I am struggling to say) pictures or else the guessing becomes a bit frustrating.

[BearLeeAlive]

ehm I hope my wobbly english will be good enough to avoid being taken for a pedantic idiot 8-) and also sorry if I missed some part of the spirit of this game (might be the newest newb here 8-) )but are out of focus thingies or false colours (from flash for example) a good way to interpret this theme ? I am having fun out of it but would personally like "better" (if you get what I am struggling to say) pictures or else the guessing becomes a bit frustrating.
Understand your point well, and to so degree agree. Some of the people on here do not have good enough gear for close up macro work (yet). We still encourage them to post, the improve as time goes on, learning better techniques and even buying the gear needed to take these sharp and well lit photos. Sometimes hints help us guess.

I encourage you to guess away and when correct show these fine folk a good example of the posts the should be trying for, :)

[Extirpate]

it's a friendly competition, we're not out to sell the prints. And some are crops of normal shots so there will be some degredation (is that even a word?) of quality.

[Citizensmith]

Think we may need a bigger crop. Everything I can see it as has already been guessed. :)

[<AkulA>]

If you know what this item is - it's quite identifiable by the photo! Heres a hint... my g/f gave me the item to shoot - and I wasn't familiar with the item or it's intended use, but it looks scary! LoL

[RyanCrane]

Its a hat for really really little people

[RyanCrane]

is it a female beautifying tool :)

Yay for generalizations!

[<AkulA>]

is it a female beautifying tool :)

Yay for generalizations!


You are right, but what particular thing?! (I feel bad for all the other guys out there, cuz I didn't know what it was either, LoL)

[StewartR]

Hahaha, maybe it's not about your screenname.... it's something about YOU! (What makes you different from most the other people in this thread?) ;)If you know what this item is - it's quite identifiable by the photo! Heres a hint... my g/f gave me the item to shoot - and I wasn't familiar with the item or it's intended use, but it looks scary! LoLOK, it's something the girls would recognise but the boys might not. Especially boys who've led a sheltered life like <AkulA> must have done...;)

[Reed Goodwin]

Bracelet? Curling iron?
Reed

[Reed Goodwin]

Wow, a lot of people posted while I was pondering....
Reed

[<AkulA>]

Curling iron?
Reed

You're pretty damn close with this!

[jmwgomz]

eyelash curler

[jptsr1]

hair straighting device or crimper?

J.

[Reed Goodwin]

Nose hair curler? Hahahaha! As if...
Reed

[RyanCrane]

one of those eyelash crimper deals?
lipstick container?
Eye makeup applicator (i dont know the actual terms for them :()
tweezerz?
Razor type dealy?

lol.. im bad at this..OOOH I KNOW

its the makeup gun grom the simpsons

[RyanCrane]

Straightening iron?

[LaFemmeNIKITA]

yes, this looks to me like eyelash curler.

[<AkulA>]

eyelash curler

YUP! I hope it wasn't TOO hard! ;)

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9646/fullcropjx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[jmwgomz]

WooHoo!!! Finally got one! (sooooo glad I will never use one of those things!)

@ work & don't have the camera. Someone please take it!!

[RyanCrane]

we give ya 24 hours to take a picture.. so your're set...

[RyanCrane]

I was half a minute too late on that guess. I shouldnt have spent that time pondering multiple guesses.

[StewartR]

<AkukA>, I just checked and my wife definitely doesn't have a ... device like that on her dressing table. Does that mean she's less in need of beautification than your girlfriend? :D

BTW, I still can't work out how picture #1 relates to picture #2...

[<AkulA>]

Hahaha, Stewart! My g/f had this stuck in the bottom of her drawers - I guess it's one of those things girls don't use every day (Just like half the other crap she spends all her money on, LOL!)

Oh, and picture one is from a different angle of course, focusing on the little black, rubbery part that I think actually touches the lashes.... If any women know more about this, feel free to chime in anytime and help me out okay!?

[tomd]

If you look really close at the eyelash "tool" looks like blood on the handle....

(just kidding)

[<AkulA>]

Hehehe, yeouch!

[StewartR]

jmwgomz, SMGG house rules are that, when its your turn, you have up to 24 hours to post. Do you want us to wait for you? Or should we get on with the game and invite somebody else to post?

[jmwgomz]

In the spirit of keeping everyone (including myself) entertained while at work, please go ahead and post a new challenge. I probably won't have a chance to do it until 7-8 pm (PST). Don't think it's really fair to ask everyone to wait.

So, c'mon, who's got another? I'm tryin' to get a streak goin'!

[RyanCrane]

lol. I have a few premade from me being bored at my desk with a macro lens.. but ive posted quite recently.. so ill let some one else have a chance so as not to hog the game :)

[<AkulA>]

Naw, Hog away Ryan! LOL

[Mom27andblessed]

ahhh.....I see it now. I only wear makeup on very special occasions...and once, while using one of those medieval looking torture devices, the foam/rubber pad slipped and cut my eyelashes down to stubs! A hunk out of the centermost portion of my eyelashes. I use only sparingly since! LOL!!!

[jmwgomz]

OK, here it is. Sorry for the delay. I figured I would've been cased up & shipped out by now.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/jmwgomz/IMG_0699-Edit.jpg?t=1180580969

Sorry for the poor quaity, I don't have a macro set-up.

[<AkulA>]

A grip on something?

[jptsr1]

strap part of a buckle on a bag or leather accent?

J.

[LaFemmeNIKITA]

is it part of your camera bag?

[rjalex]

An electrical contact from a circuit board

[BradT0517]

The first thing that I saw was a hot dog.

[<AkulA>]

The first thing that I saw was a hot dog.

OMG, thats exatly what my g/f said! Haha

[qtaran111]

Is it a blister pack containing pills?

[StewartR]

Sorry for the poor quaity, I don't have a macro set-up.You don't need a macro set-up, jmwgomz. I don't have one, and I can get some half-decent images. (At least, I think they're half-decent.) Examples: 1 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176084), 2 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175836), 3 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=174739), 4 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=174227), 5 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=173529), 6 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=173084), 7 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=172678). I just use my cheap 18-200mm Sigma at its longest focal length and minimum focussing distance.

Looking at your gear list, you'd do best with your EF-S 17-85. It has a maximum magnification of 0.2 (f=85mm, minimum focus distance 0.35m) which means that the image on the sensor is 0.2 times its size in real life. Since the 30D sensor is about 22.5x15mm, that means the full frame will be an object about 90x60mm.

But of course you can crop. You have 3504x2336 pixels covering that 90x60mm object, so each pixel corresponds to a part of the object that's 0.026mm across. Pretty small! If you take a 600x400 pixel crop, as I do, you'd be looking at a part of the object that's 15x10mm. Or if the quality of a 100% crop isn't too good, you could take a portion of the image that's say 900x600 pixels and shrink it to 600x400. That will improve the quality and it's still a part of the object that's only 22x15mm. Plenty good enough for SMGG.

I hope this wasn't all painfully obvious to you.

[StewartR]

Is it a blister pack containing pills?I think it is.

[Apollo11]

A plastic cover for a USB flash drive?

[RyanCrane]

Looks like the money clip on my wallet.

[tomd]

packaging material for an electronic part?

[jmwgomz]

Wow, a lot of you were prety close. But I think jptsr1 takes it:

strap part of a buckle on a bag or leather accent?

J.

Strap for the buckle of my gf's sunglass case.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/jmwgomz/IMG_0699-Edit-2.jpg?t=1180619866

[Chandler.]

I'm starting to get withdrawls. I NEED a macro to guess on. Hopefully we won't have to wait another 10 hours though.

[<AkulA>]

well... his guess was over 24 hours ago! LoL, the answer was just 15 tho.

[Skrim17]

We aren't sticklers here, post something up!!

[Mom27andblessed]

Alrighty then...

[<AkulA>]

YAY! Game on!

-soap
-candy
-plastic

[rjalex]

Plastic mold

[rjalex]

plastic thing to put soap bars on it

plastic mat to avoid slipping

[StewartR]

Ice cube tray.

[Mom27andblessed]

YAY! Game on!

-soap
-candy
-plastic

no
no
yes

Plastic mold
no

plastic thing to put soap bars on it


plastic mat to avoid slipping
first part is OMGoodness close
second...not even remotely close

[<AkulA>]

part of a shower/bathtub
cutting board

[Mom27andblessed]

no and no

[tomd]

foot massage pad?

[Reed Goodwin]

Shampoo holder? Butter tray?
Reed

[Mom27andblessed]

nope to all so far try thinking smaller

[<AkulA>]

coaster, cup holder, part of shoes? weird socks? LoL

[<AkulA>]

buttons?

[Skrim17]

weird socks LOL!!

[rjalex]

shampoo bottle ?

[sblais]

body wash bottle?

[sblais]

contact lens case?

[Mom27andblessed]

no to all


more fun

[sblais]

soap dispenser?

[Reed Goodwin]

Toothbrush? Razor? Bubble bath?
Reed

[Mom27andblessed]

OOOOOO Reed...number 3....mmmm hmmmm part of your answer is right

[<AkulA>]

bath mat?

[<AkulA>]

bath massager?

[Mom27andblessed]

nope

[Skrim17]

bubble blower!

[Mom27andblessed]

WOO HOOO!!!! Bubble Pipe to be exact!

[Skrim17]

here ya go!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/g1-1.jpg

[jmwgomz]

is it skin?

[Skrim17]

nope!

[Mom27andblessed]

looks like a packing peanut!

[BobbyT]

expandable foam

[Skrim17]

neither