The super macro guessing game

[Mathiau]

feather from the owl in your avatar :)

[jr#8]

patch of skin from a lepard gecko

[KO_300D]

A hopping bug thing (katydid, grasshopper, cricket of some sort?)

[photobitz]

Butterfly/moth wing

I know it was an easy one, but I had you in suspense didn't I?
I'd post the full pic becuse It's really quite pretty, but alas it is on my other computer.

Good guesses eveyone else.

Over to you BearLeeAlive...

[BearLeeAlive]

I am racing out the door for a couple of hours and can take will take a quick pic and post it then. Should someone who has not posted a pic in the last month have one, go ahead and take my turn.

[BearLeeAlive]

Anybody take this.

I have just popped in to the office for a moment and am off to deal with some work issues, then hopefully away for the night. I will take my camera with me and get some interesting macros while I am gone, I promise.

[Mike6158]

Where'd all those "new, I never get to post anything" people go? I can't post anything. I'm leaving for Dauphin Island in the morning and I won't have time to check in (or maybe not internet access for that matter) otherwise I'd throw something (easy to guess no doubt) up.

[jenne]

Alright... here goes my first contribution to the super macro guessing game! I don't have a macro lens though (it'll come one of these days) so I did my best to get a clear shot.

Ignore the gray in the background...

[juneappal]

It's the mounting eye from a plastic replica of an ancient chinese decorative ping-pong paddle, decorated on the reverse side with a picture of great wall and the legend Greetings from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in German, English and Urdic.

That was too easy, post another one.

[Mike6158]

awe man... I was going to say that :shock:

Handle of a brush?

[Rumjungle]

It's the mounting eye from a plastic replica of an ancient chinese decorative ping-pong paddle, decorated on the reverse side with a picture of great wall and the legend Greetings from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in German, English and Urdic.

That was too easy, post another one.

LMAO!:lol:
Um, is it the handle of some kind of dish cleaning tool?

[KO_300D]

a bottle/teat brush!

[photobitz]

It's the mounting eye from a plastic replica of an ancient chinese decorative ping-pong paddle, decorated on the reverse side with a picture of great wall and the legend Greetings from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in German, English and Urdic.

That was too easy, post another one.

ROFLMAO. Oh you are such a smart-ass.


I'm going to say it's a guitar string sitting on top of a pink brige pin that's been split in half. Definitely. No question about it.

[jenne]

It's the mounting eye from a plastic replica of an ancient chinese decorative ping-pong paddle, decorated on the reverse side with a picture of great wall and the legend Greetings from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in German, English and Urdic.

That was too easy, post another one.
Well, you've got the Chinese part right... now, as for the other stuff? Hmm, a bit off base... :D

awe man... I was going to say that :shock:

Handle of a brush?
Nope.

LMAO!:lol:
Um, is it the handle of some kind of dish cleaning tool?
a bottle/teat brush!
Both way off.

I'm going to say it's a guitar string sitting on top of a pink brige pin that's been split in half. Definitely. No question about it.
Not it either.

This is something that is bought as shown.

[photobitz]

Oh I see... it's a pink plastic thing with wound wire attached to it.

[TooManyHobbies]

Chinese hair pick

[jenne]

Chinese hair pick

Nope... but some people have a healthy fear of these.

[photobitz]

Nope... but some people have a healthy fear of these.

A fly swat with bits of mooshed insects stuck to it?

[jenne]

A fly swat with bits of mooshed insects stuck to it?
Well, I guess some people have a healthy fear of those too ???... but, no, that's not it. Though, this can sting like some insects.

[photobitz]

Syringe? (although I can't quite work out how)
dentist drill?
accupuncture needle?

[jenne]

acupuncture needle?
Whoohoo!! We have a winner!

It's the handle of an acupuncture needle before it's been used... you remove the pink plastic part which acts to hold the needle in the guide tubing before it's tapped into an acupuncture point on the skin.

You're up, photobitz.

[photobitz]

OMG! It wasn't even a serious guess either!!! lol
The pic made it look so much bigger than it was.

Bear with me while I find a pic...

OK, here we go...

[KO_300D]

part of the shutter curtain on your camera

[photobitz]

part of the shutter curtain on your camera

Yeah... I suspected I made it too easy.

Go ahead...

[KO_300D]

It's not so much that it was easy - it's just a bit of a sore point for me at the moment;

This is what I mean... (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=164111)

As I don't have a camera currently I'm handing my turn to my trusty other half, Barn.
Picture coming shortly...

[barn]

hi folks, heres one for you;

http://www.photorom.com/canonforums/macro.jpg

[photobitz]

Oh dear. You poor bugger.

It's not so much that it was easy - it's just a bit of a sore point for me at the moment;

This is what I mean... (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=164111)

As I don't have a camera currently I'm handing my turn to my trusty other half, Barn.
Picture coming shortly...

[photobitz]

Looks like a badge on the front of a speaker grille. Like on a guitar amplifier?

[barn]

Looks like a badge on the front of a speaker grille. Like on a guitar amplifier?

It certainly is!

The badge on the front of my small satellite speaker :cool:

http://www.bose.co.uk/home_audio/multimedia_systems/companion3/images/pil_companion3.jpg

well done!, your turn! :lol:

[Matoch]

Hrmmm Photobitz is MIA.

James

[Mike6158]

maybe MIA but he's got skilz when it comes to this game!

What a bummer KO... :(

[KO_300D]

heh, thanks for the sympathy guys. Have relaxed a bit about it now - until I get the repair bill at least anyway... not much else I can do at the moment.
To top it off I missed the post office yesterday by 15 mins so I have to wait until tuesday to send it off.
Well, it's all a learning experience - shame it had to be the hard way. Hope this never happens to you guys!

[exile]

As Photobitz hasn't posted in this thread for more than I day I'm prosposing that his turn be taken by someone who either hasn't posted a pic in this thread before or hasn't posted one for a while - that rules me out as I have posted recently! Any takers?

Photobitz - hope you don't mind:)

[Mike Bell]

As Photobitz hasn't posted in this thread for more than I day I'm prosposing that his turn be taken by someone who either hasn't posted a pic in this thread before or hasn't posted one for a while - that rules me out as I have posted recently! Any takers?

Photobitz - hope you don't mind:)


I second that. It's happened before and the absent winner (including me!) has never objected - we all want the game to keep going! :)

C'mon you newbies - here's your chance! :)

[Joseph Hoetzl]

Well, if it is still up for newbies...then maybe this:

http://216.91.101.69/joe/macrochallenge1.jpg

[Mike Bell]

Is it a drinks bottle? And the drink's name ends in E ............ or it's upside down and is just called M ............. I haven't a clue, have I? :lol:

EDIT: Hang on! Is it a bottle of Eclipse lens cleaning fluid? I've never seen one but this IS a camera forum!

[Joseph Hoetzl]

Is it a drinks bottle? And the drink's name ends in E ............ or it's upside down and is just called M ............. I haven't a clue, have I? :lol:

EDIT: Hang on! Is it a bottle of Eclipse lens cleaning fluid? I've never seen one but this IS a camera forum!

There is no fluid in it...but...:lol:

[Rumjungle]

I think Eclipse has a different font. Is it a measuring cup?

[KO_300D]

I shouldn't be taking a turn as I have no camera currently and therefore no images to post if I'm right, but I second the bottle guess -

Is it Vodka ICE?

if correct I hand over to the next player who has their cards ready ;)

[Joseph Hoetzl]

I think Eclipse has a different font. Is it a measuring cup?

Wow, guess I'll have to make it harder next time.

http://216.91.101.69/joe/macrochallengedone.jpg

Rumjungle is up...

[Rumjungle]

Doh, don't have a macro lens here. Let me try something.

[Rumjungle]

Okay here:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/60/643160/1/59524826.smgg04.jpg

[Mike6158]

Wow, guess I'll have to make it harder next time.

http://216.91.101.69/joe/macrochallengedone.jpg

Rumjungle is up...

Good luck :) I posted "the impossible" on time and it lasted about 10 seconds :)

[AirBrontosaurus]

Okay here:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/60/643160/1/59524826.smgg04.jpg

Telephone mouthpiece?

[Rumjungle]

Nope, not a telephone mouthpiece.

[Mathiau]

Lint filter in a drier ? or air filter ?

[Rumjungle]

That is lint, but it's not a filter.

[TooManyHobbies]

print head

[Mike Bell]

Speaker grille? (Well they keep turning up here, so it's worth a shot! :o )

[Qtrmeg]

a dryer drum?

[Rumjungle]

None of the above.
Clue #1: what you see in the picture is plastic

[GAV]

Ikea's new line of laundry baskets - this one's LB105 storm grey???

[Rumjungle]

Not a laundry basket.

Clue #2: You've all looked at one of these at one time or another. Some more often than most.

[Mike Bell]

Clue #2: You've all looked at one of these at one time or another. Some more often than most.

Hmmm ............ doesn't look much like a blonde to me! :lol: [no offence intended, ladies!:oops: ]

[Rumjungle]

Hmmm ............ doesn't look much like a blonde to me! :lol: [no offence intended, ladies!:oops: ]

:D! You're right, Mike! It's NOT a blond.

[In2Photos]

Fly swatter?

[Rumjungle]

No, not a fly swatter.

Clue #3: With these, bigger is better.



Let me just stop you right there, Mike! Not those.:lol:

[In2Photos]

Inside of a washer/dryer?

[Mathiau]

microphone or headphone ?

[Rumjungle]

Neither of these.

Clue #4: These things can be heavy

[sdmaker]

vent holes on a computer monitor or tv

[Rumjungle]

vent holes on a computer monitor or tv
That's it!
http://i.pbase.com/o4/60/643160/1/59524827.smgg05.jpg

[Phil-C]

sdmaker you having a go or should I post a challenge?

[sdmaker]

Go ahead, I am a bit tied up at the moment.

sdmaker you having a go or should I post a challenge?

[sdmaker]

Sorry for the delay guys, try this one.

[juneappal]

A lock [maybe a barrel lock such as kryptonite bike locks]

[sdmaker]

Not a lock

[BearLeeAlive]

firing pin?

[sdmaker]

not a firing pin, the center part is metal, the outer ring you see is rubber.

[webcrawlur]

studded tire...:p

[sdmaker]

lol, no, but it is tire related

[Matoch]

air valve?

I don't really know if it is but that is tire related. :)

James

[sdmaker]

real close, but not quite

[Phil-C]

The end of a pump?

[sdmaker]

nope

[Rumjungle]

wheel stud

[exile]

end of a pressure gauge?

[Qtrmeg]

air chuck

[Phil-C]

bit of rim that holds the tyre in place?

[sdmaker]

end of a pressure gauge?

We have a winner! Your up

[exile]

Woohoo! Hmm, don't have anything to hand just at the moment, but give me half an hour and I'll come up wth something...;)


... right here goes...good luck folks. I'm off out to cut the grass, I'll check in later to see how its going. No clues on this one methinks;)

[Rumjungle]

Toothpicks?

[TooManyHobbies]

sunflower

[Phil-C]

The end of lots of bread sticks?

[exile]

Toothpicks?

I suppose you could use these as toothpicks, but thats not what they are intended for...which I guess means that its not sunflowers or breadsticks either...:rolleyes:

[Rumjungle]

I think if I try hard enough, I can pick my teeth with a sunflower.;)

[exile]

Try it with a breadstick though:lol:

[exile]

Rumjungle...I think I might be being too picky about your answer. I'll give you 3 guesses to refine your answer...and then I might give it to you anyway;)

[juneappal]

Shish-kebab sticks
Pick-up sticks

[Qtrmeg]

I bet I have those, toothpicks for giants, or more commonly known as bamboo skewers.

[Rumjungle]

Ah, I think juneappal has it.

[exile]

Juneappal could have it...except I don't know if these are know by a different name on the other side of the pond...

...are pick-up sticks what we know as cocktail sticks?

[juneappal]

Shish-kebab sticks are used to skewer meat and veggies for grilling on a barbeque. They are a little thicker than a tooth-pick and 10-12" long.
Pick up sticks are about the same size, but have colored bands on them. If you are of the appropriate mental age, you drop them in a pile then take turns trying to remove one stick without disturbing any others.
I don't know what a cocktail stick is.
Even if one of these is correct, I yield my turn to RumJungle. If he hadn't guessed toothpicks, I would have guessed rubber nubs on the bottom of a pair of indoor soccer shoes.

[exile]

Pick up sticks are about the same size, but have colored bands on them. If you are of the appropriate mental age, you drop them in a pile then take turns trying to remove one stick without disturbing any others.


:lol:Right - gotcha, been a wile since I played with those.

Cocktail sticks are a couple of inches long and most commonly seen with bits of cheese, sausage or in a cocktail with an olive stuck on one end:D

I agree - Rumjungle pretty much had it!

[Rumjungle]

LOL. Sorry, but I'll have to yield the turn that juneappal yielded to me.:D I'm cameraless for the moment.

[juneappal]

LOL. Sorry, but I'll have to yield the turn that juneappal yielded to me.:D I'm cameraless for the moment.
OK - Here's an easy one:

[juneappal]

:shock: You mean I've been waiting for like a week to post that and it was that easy? :shock: Tough room :D Surely it wasn't that easy... you apparently used magic
{a close-up of a strawberry}
I have been trying to remember where I had seen a close-up of a strawberry before, and I just did. Two years ago, National Geographic did a story on diamonds. In some editions (including mine) the front cover had a photo of a strawberry in which each seed was replaced with a tiny diamond. The photo isn't as impressive on the web as it was on glossy cover-stock, but you can see it briefly here:http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/hm_20020301.html">http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/hm_20020301.html The photo briefly appears in the animation at the middle of the page, but is also show in thumbnail size to the right..
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Anyways - no guesses on my new challenge?

[Rumjungle]

I'm sorry to say that I have no clue what it is.:(

[juneappal]

I'm sorry to say that I have no clue what it is.:(
OK - here' are some clues.
This object has many pieces. Most of them are connected together in the factory. You are seeing two of them that are NOT connected together. Because they are not connected, many people lose the white piece and a similar grey piece.
The field of vision in this photo is about 1/2 inch across.

Does that help?

[jr#8]

part of a cassette tape

[Matoch]

OK - here' are some clues.
This object has many pieces. Most of them are connected together in the factory. You are seeing two of them that are NOT connected together. Because they are not connected, many people lose the white piece and a similar grey piece.
The field of vision in this photo is about 1/2 inch across.

Does that help?

Well it doesn't seem to help me but that doesn't mean it's not helpfull.

James

[photobitz]

I have been trying to remember where I had seen a close-up of a strawberry before, and I just did. Two years ago, National Geographic did a story on diamonds. In some editions (including mine) the front cover had a photo of a strawberry in which each seed was replaced with a tiny diamond. The photo isn't as impressive on the web as it was on glossy cover-stock, but you can see it briefly here:<A href="http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/hm_20020301.html">http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/hm_20020301.html" target=_blank>http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/hm_20020301.html">http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/hm_20020301.html The photo briefly appears in the animation at the middle of the page, but is also show in thumbnail size to the right..
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Anyways - no guesses on my new challenge?

I saw that article. I belive the journalist bought enough .1 ct cut and polished diamonds to replace the seeds on a strawberry for about US$100?

[juneappal]

Well it doesn't seem to help me but that doesn't mean it's not helpfull.

James

See if this helps you, then:

It is related closely to one of the incorrect guesses from the last challenge. Since there were so few choices , I'll review them in order. It is either:

1. Something related a toothpick
2. Something related to sunflower
3. Something related to bread sticks
4. Something related to shish-kebabs
5. Something related to the game pick-up-sticks
6. Something related to soccer shoes

[Rumjungle]

1. Something related a toothpick
2. Something related to sunflower
3. Something related to bread sticks
4. Something related to shish-kebabs
5. Something related to the game pick-up-sticks
6. Something related to soccer shoes


1. ok
2. yes
3. yes, i'm getting it,
4. uh huh, yes, yes
5. ok, yes, i see, it's coming to me
6. screeeeeeeEECH!! What the....soccer shoes?!????

I'm back to square one.:lol:

[photobitz]

lol.

They are all to do with eating... and since you can eat with shoes on...

[In2Photos]

1. ok
2. yes
3. yes, i'm getting it,
4. uh huh, yes, yes
5. ok, yes, i see, it's coming to me
6. screeeeeeeEECH!! What the....soccer shoes?!????

I'm back to square one.:lol:

Rum it is only related to ONE of those items.:) I still have no idea though.

[Rumjungle]

Rum it is only related to ONE of those items.:)

Will someone PLEASE teach me how to read?:oops:

[juneappal]

I'm back to square one.:lol:
Since there are't even any guesses, I guess I'll back out the camera a little....

[Phil-C]

a tatty swiss army knife, that is the tooth pick bit of it :D

[juneappal]

a tatty swiss army knife, that is the tooth pick bit of it :DIf "tatty" means, "well-maintained, including but not limited to sharpening, oiling and cleaning" then you got it. You're up.

[Phil-C]

Here you go...

http://rcgallery.totalrc.b4-host.com/pgallery/albums/userpics/10001/whatisit.jpg

[juneappal]

An overhead shot of a votive candle with the wick pulled out.

[Phil-C]

Nope fraid not...

[juneappal]

A gun barrel clogged with soap and artfully carved.

[Phil-C]

Nope! Ok this is quite hard so i will give you a clue...

What you are looking at is made of blue plastic. The object is mainly metal with a plastic end to it

[BearLeeAlive]

made of blue plastic.... mainly metal

Ok, I'm confused even more now, but that don't take much.;)

[Phil-C]

you use it every day, and the diameter of the picture is 1cm
you would normally find it in your bedroom or bathroom
and you buy it in supermarkets

[Ross McT.]

Bottom of a motorized toothbrush head?

[Rumjungle]

BTW, juneappal, that was a good one. I was totally stumped! When I saw the larger pic, it totally made sense.:)

As for this new one...lip balm container?

[Phil-C]

Still nope to all the above. here is another clue in the form of a picture.

http://rcgallery.totalrc.b4-host.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/clue1.jpg

[Mike Bell]

Some kind of aerosol shaving foam dispenser? [but I'm not much of an expert on shaving - as you can see from my avatar! :lol: ]

[Phil-C]

Some kind of aerosol shaving foam dispenser? [but I'm not much of an expert on shaving - as you can see from my avatar! :lol: ]

So close!

[Mike Bell]

So close!

deodorant?

[Phil-C]

You got it! Your go :)

http://rcgallery.totalrc.b4-host.com/pgallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_normal_can%7E0.jpg

[Mike Bell]

You got it! Your go :)

Woohoo! Being a total addict I have one ready:

http://static.flickr.com/46/134353359_f45e02da9b_o.jpg

No clues ...... yet!

[Rumjungle]

The business end of a miniature ship's cannon?

[Mike Bell]

The business end of a miniature ship's cannon?

Nope!

[Mike Bell]

Bedtime in Scotland, guys!

Here is a slightly wider view:
http://static.flickr.com/49/134353360_edd47f25b5_o.jpg

It's a common household object.

I will check in again in about 8 hours <yawn>. Goodnight! :)

[jr#8]

spring of a clothes pin

[juneappal]

jr#8 - that's surely it - I say go ahead and post if you have one.

[Rumjungle]

Agreed. Miniature ship's cannon indeed.:lol:

[sumozebra]

it's a wooden peg! those wooden pegs that they use to hang clothes "or if u're naughty, clipped onto your ear"
well the metal part in the original macro is the spring for the wooden peg

[Mike Bell]

spring of a clothes pin

That's what it is! We say clothes peg in the UK.

http://static.flickr.com/50/134353361_de52e3cc0a_o.jpg

You're up, jr#8!

[jr#8]

Dont have anything ready right now, So someone who's never posted here give it your best shot.

[Rumjungle]

Here's an easy one to keep it going:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/60/643160/1/59712787.ATA_5272copy.jpg

[exile]

Ball of string/twine?

[Rumjungle]

Not quite

[Mike Bell]

Table mat?

[photobitz]

A handle wrapped with string?

[Rumjungle]

A handle wrapped with string?
I think that's close enough:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/60/643160/1/59712808.ATA_5272.JPG
It's sewing thread, but I guess it's the same thing as string wrapped around a handle...just thinner.

Go for it photobitz.

[photobitz]

I think that's close enough:

It's sewing thread, but I guess it's the same thing as string wrapped around a handle...just thinner.

Go for it photobitz.

Awww thanks. I knew that pattern was familiar. I'm going to hand over to exile though because I think his ball of string answer was a little more on the mark. Essentially it is an organised ball of string... lol
I also don't have a picture to post yet either.

Fire away Mr Exile...

[exile]

Cheers Photobitz, but its bedtime here in the UK and I have an early start tomorrow which means I should have been in bed ages ago...but I just had to stay up to listen to my team beating the Blues to go back to the top of the Celtic League (until tomorrow at least!). So it's back over to you...:D

[photobitz]

O..... K..... then.

Sorry for taking so long - first time I've got on my computer today.

This will probably go really quickly.

[sumozebra]

the hotshoe for a camera?

O..... K..... then.

Sorry for taking so long - first time I've got on my computer today.

This will probably go really quickly.

[photobitz]

nope... not a hot shoe

[webcrawlur]

hole punch...

[exile]

Part of a tripod tripod/mount?

[photobitz]

Nope and nope.

I'll say this much... it is photography related.

[Mike Bell]

Flashgun connection?

[Matoch]

Nope and nope.

I'll say this much... it is photography related.

I think we need another hint. Of course this assumes that mikes guess of Flashgun Connection is incorrect.

James