The super macro guessing game

[chinabuddie]

ashes? lint? dust?

[DDA]

Some kind of wax? Naaaa... I think I've got the answer: The little martian guy that came to visit you :mrgreen:

[Photo Guy]

None of the above, but some folks are pretty close. ;)

[G3owner]

If no one figures it out by noon on Sunday, I’ll reveal what it is.

Ummm. Noon, yes, but - in what time zone? It's 20:20 over here already... ;)

Bamce

[webcrawlur]

:lol: more hints please, ;)

I'd say we hit a brick wall... :confused:

[exile]

Wax in a lava lamp?

[sdmaker]

Wax in a lava lamp?

lol, I guessed that already.

[Photo Guy]

Sorry for the delay, I had folks over this weekend.

My friends, you’re looking at the lit wick of a candle. :D :D

http://www.depictionaddiction.com/host/guess1.JPG

http://www.depictionaddiction.com/host/wick..JPG

Can you see it now :D

[DigitalMDX]

If no one figures it out by noon on Sunday, I’ll reveal what it is.
Dang... that was by far one of the hardest... Funny though, I just shot this exact shot yesterday... however mine didn't look like that :)
nice job...
Edit: I just went back and looked at my shots and I can see a 'hint' of what you posted ;)

[Photo Guy]

Dang... that was by far one of the hardest... Funny though, I just shot this exact shot yesterday... however mine didn't look like that :)
nice job...

:lol: Quite funny MDX, thanks.

[eenorton]

That was an excellent shot!

[In2Photos]

Wow, you certainly had us stumped. however I think with a few hints someone would have guessed it. Great job on the shot.

OK whos up? Someone post a shot.

[cfpackerfan]

I can do an easy one...let everyone's brains relax a bit after that last one. :) Anyone mind if I go?

[scraggles]

Do us a favor. Make it easier. That was insane.

[In2Photos]

I can do an easy one...let everyone's brains relax a bit after that last one. :) Anyone mind if I go?

Go for it.

[cfpackerfan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/cfpackerfan/IMG_4661_2.jpg

How's this for easy? ;)

[In2Photos]

Scissors?

[cfpackerfan]

:p Alright, you feel better now?? You guessed on the first try. :lol:

Now it's your turn. :p

Edited to add:
OOops, I forgot to post the full size pic...here it is

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/cfpackerfan/IMG_4661_1.jpg

[cfpackerfan]

Do us a favor. Make it easier. That was insane.

Sorry, a little too easy.... Mike didnt even give you time to guess. :lol:

[In2Photos]

OK I tried to do a quick one here. The item you are guessing at is small (duh) and I placed it on a plastic cutting board so it might standout a little better.

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[cfpackerfan]

I know what that is, but I'm not going to guess, because I don't have another shot ready. Anyone else want to take a stab at it?? :)

[DigitalMDX]

The back of an earring? or earring back.. whatever you call them...

[In2Photos]

The back of an earring? or earring back.. whatever you call them...

Yup, glad that one is over with so I can go to bed.:)

[DigitalMDX]

Allright then... here we go...

[DDA]

Some kind of fruit? (it looks natural and not manmade...)

[DigitalMDX]

Some kind of fruit? (it looks natural and not manmade...)

not man made...

[malla1962]

fruit stone?

[DDA]

vegetal? kind of coco nut?

[exile]

Some kind of mushroom/fungus?

[3Turner]

a seed.

[DigitalMDX]

a seed.

You are the closest so far...

[scraggles]

I don't have a picture to post. However, I think I can give a hint because I do know what it is.

Saturate this in butter, and the movies become so much better.

I might be wrong.

[Matoch]

I dunno it doesn't really look like popcorn to me.

James

[scraggles]

but it definitely looks like a popcorn kernel.

[malla1962]

Hazel nut?:D

[Matoch]

but it definitely looks like a popcorn kernel.

Well I did mean to say popcorn kernel.

But I still don't think the texture looks right for it.

James

[DigitalMDX]

a seed.
Actually the first right guess, but that's also like calling a Darner Dragonfly a 'bug', good job.

I don't have a picture to post. However, I think I can give a hint because I do know what it is. Saturate this in butter, and the movies become so much better.
Winner, nicely done... I wish you had a photo to post, you deserve it... great job

I dunno it doesn't really look like popcorn to me. James
I know... I've been in that position too... :)

but it definitely looks like a popcorn kernel.
yeah, it does doesn't it...

Hazel nut?:D
Are you being honry? ;)

Well I did mean to say popcorn kernel.
WINNER!!!!! yeah...

It's actually an unpopped popcorn kernel from a bag of microwave popcorn... your turn Matoch

[Matoch]

Somehow I don't think I really deserved that win :)

I'm also at work and won't be able to post anything for at least 4 hours.

So with that being said I open this up to anybody who has not had a chance to post yet. If nothing is posted in 2 hours then it's open to anyone who has not posted recently. If nothing is posted in 4 hours then it's a race between me and anyone else who wants to post something.

Hopefully that will keep the game going =)

James

[DigitalMDX]

... Hopefully that will keep the game going =) James

I love it... a game within a game :D

[sdmaker]

I love it... a game within a game :D

Sweet!!

[Matoch]

This one will go fast.

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[Mike Bell]

Crayon?

[Mike Bell]

Going to bed now. Will check in in about 8 hours but if I'm right, someone else can go meantime. <YAWN> :)

[Matoch]

Sorry Mike. Not a crayon.

James

[AirBrontosaurus]

an eraser of some sort?

[Photo Guy]

Cover of a highlighter?

[PJ]

lid to a mechanical pencil refill container?

[Matoch]

lid to a mechanical pencil refill container?

You got it. =)

James

[PJ]

here goes.

http://www.chamberbox.com/pimp/digitalphotos/macrogame1.jpg

pj

[staciecd]

Looks like part of a camera - P&S.

Stacie

[jr#8]

maybe a reset button on a something electronic

[PJ]

it is electronic.
but not a camera.

[webcrawlur]

mp3 player..

[BullittMan]

cell phone

[DDA]

screen

[nighthawk-uk]

the corner of a laptop screen

[PJ]

Getting close with the Screen guess.

That is a screen on the right but it is not a laptop or a cell phone.

Hint: it does look similar to a laptop

[DDA]

tablet PC or PDA screen??

[Nick C.]

I'd say a Nintendo DS. If I'm right someone go ahead and post because I'll probably be asleep when you find out.

[chansh]

I'm to late again. Its have to be a NDS.
I'm looking at one now.

[PJ]

I'd say a Nintendo DS. If I'm right someone go ahead and post because I'll probably be asleep when you find out.

correct

[Mike Bell]

I'd say a Nintendo DS. If I'm right someone go ahead and post because I'll probably be asleep when you find out.

You got it too so ....... here's your chance, chansh! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Nick C.]

Okay, here's one I thought would be good:

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[cfpackerfan]

corn on the cob?

[Nick C.]

No, you don't want to eat this.

And nor could you.

[DDA]

Some kind of insect's eggs?

[chansh]

Wax????
The smooth white bits looks hard. Am I correct?

[Nick C.]

Some kind of insect's eggs?
No not eggs. It's not a living thing.

Wax????
The smooth white bits looks hard. Am I correct?
It's not wax. But you are correct about the white bits being hard. In fact there is nothing soft in that picture.

[jr#8]

looks like the end of a bone

[Nick C.]

looks like the end of a bone
Not bone either.

This is something not commonly found in people's homes.
Here is a wider crop that may help - the larger round bit is about 7mm in diameter.

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[chansh]

The round white bits are little stones????

[Nick C.]

The round white bits are little stones????
Not stones. The smaller round white bits were once part of a living creature. It is now part of an object with an overall length of about 40".

[DDA]

The black part looks like some kind of fiber (carbon fibre...)

[Nick C.]

The black part looks like some kind of fiber (carbon fibre...)
The black part is in fact blue (not that it matters) and is indeed a fibre. Not carbon fibre though - Japanese cotton.

[Nick C.]

No more guesses hey?
Well here's the entire photo as shot:

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[Rumjungle]

AH HA!
(I still don't know what it is...:o )

[PJ]

:( I know what it is but since I just went I'll give someone else a shot.

PJ

[BearLeeAlive]

I know what it is too, but I'm not going to tell.

Ok, I still don't have a clue.

[jr#8]

Looks like a sand dollor with sand around it.

[AirBrontosaurus]

the handle or sheath of a sword (kitana, maybe? You said it was Japanese)?

[Rumjungle]

Ah, right. Katana or ninja-to.

[Nick C.]

Looks like a sand dollor with sand around it.
No it's definitely not one of those. I had to look up what a sand dollar was - never heard of that before. You learn something new everyday.

the handle or sheath of a sword (kitana, maybe? You said it was Japanese)?
I thought the full picture would help. It is indeed the handle of a katana.

Fire away, AirBrontosaurus.

[cfpackerfan]

Hey Nick..you said that it "was once part of a living thing" and that has me intrigued... what exactly is the handle made out of??? What are the little white things?

[AirBrontosaurus]

alright, I'll post one in a few minutes (maybe this one will take longer than 10 minutes to figure out, unlike my last one ;))

[AirBrontosaurus]

OK, this one will go really fast, but I still want to do it. Also, be specific ;)

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/8030/smgg4bu.jpg

[In2Photos]

Pixels from an lcd screen?

[RomanCastro]

The phosphors in a color screen that light up when struck by the electron beams.

Is that specific enough? :P

[AirBrontosaurus]

Pixels from an lcd screen?

close... very close. but not quite ;)

[juneappal]

Close up of this thread?

If that isn't right, it should have been.

[AirBrontosaurus]

OK, fine. In2Photos was close enough I guess :). It is actually a CRT monitor, but you had the right idea ;). In2Photos then, if no one objects, I think you got it...

[Mike Bell]

Close up of this thread?

If that isn't right, it should have been.

Specifically a close up of a white area of this thread! :lol:

EDIT: Ooops! There was a winner announced just as I was typing this. Sorry!

[In2Photos]

OK, fine. In2Photos was close enough I guess :). It is actually a CRT monitor, but you had the right idea ;). In2Photos then, if no one objects, I think you got it...

Sounds good to me. I should be home in an hour or so and will get one as soon as I get there, but seeing as how Mike Bell is around if he has one ready then post away.

[In2Photos]

Here you go.

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[Action_Man]

Why wouldent he be around ? - he lives here :D ...

[Mike Bell]

Why wouldent he be around ? - he lives here :D ...

CHEEK! :p

[juneappal]

It's the shiny chrome "foot" on the bottom of a brown instrument case.

[Nick C.]

Hey Nick..you said that it "was once part of a living thing" and that has me intrigued... what exactly is the handle made out of??? What are the little white things?

The pebbly-looking white stuff is actually ray skin. Apparently often used for the handles of different swords. Not sure why though.

[Matoch]

It kind of looks like Mercury.

James

[cfpackerfan]

I like Juneappal's guess 'the foot of an instument case', but if the circle is reflective, why can't we see you or your lens??
My dear hubby says it looks like a peephole. :)

[In2Photos]

That would be a NO to all the guesses so far.

[Nick C.]

How about some sort of quick release plate or tripod mount?

[In2Photos]

Nope, no QR plate or tripod mount. I am heading to bed, will check back in the morning.

[jr#8]

part of a lock

[juneappal]

I like Juneappal's guess 'the foot of an instument case', but if the circle is reflective, why can't we see you or your lens??
My dear hubby says it looks like a peephole. :)
But I can see him - dangling strap and all. I don't know what this is, but it is definitely a shiny hemi-sphere on a hard brown surface. Or possibly a chrome ball bearing set into another object. But what.....

[DDA]

I would say a drop of liquid on a copper plate :lol:

[In2Photos]

Not part of a lock, or a drop of liquid.

[BearLeeAlive]

ball catch

[In2Photos]

ball catch

I am not sure what that is. Can you elaborate?

[BearLeeAlive]

spring loaded ball bearing catch

[Nick C.]

spring loaded ball bearing catch
That's what I thought when I first saw it but I couldn't think of what it would be on.

[BearLeeAlive]

That's what I thought when I first saw it but I couldn't think of what it would be on.
If that is what it is, what it is on is beyond me though. Could be a million things.

[jr#8]

with the cast metal and coloration looks like an old PO BOX.

[In2Photos]

spring loaded ball bearing catch

This is close enough and since nobody knows what it could be on I will show you. It is the button that releases the key for my car.

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[BearLeeAlive]

Here is one.

It was my daughters high school grad yesterday.

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[BearLeeAlive]

Clue: It was part of the preparations.

[Matoch]

A pink razor? I have no idea those just look like little hairs. lol

James

[BearLeeAlive]

You might think it was hair for a good reason, but is is only lint. Hair would look much larger.

This is a 100% crop of a 1.36:1 macro, the image is 8-9mm tall.

[juneappal]

It's a little clip that holds the mortar board to her head

[BearLeeAlive]

Am not sure what a mortar board is but it did have something to do with her head.

[jr#8]

Some type of hair clip

[BearLeeAlive]

A bit more of the image. This is the full macro shot uncropped.

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[BearLeeAlive]

Some type of hair clip
On the right track.

[juneappal]

Am not sure what a mortar board is but it did have something to do with her head.
The mortar board is the flat "hat" that graduates wear - often so flat it needs to be clipped on the wearers' head.

[BearLeeAlive]

The mortar board is the flat "hat" that graduates wear - often so flat it needs to be clipped on the wearers' head.
That's where I heard it before. They did wear gowns, no hats though.

[BearLeeAlive]

Next clue - it was used for preparations.

[jr#8]

something to hold the rob closed, like a clasp

[BearLeeAlive]

It is kinda like a clamp on something.

Think of my daughter getting ready to look awesome.

[BearLeeAlive]

Here's a recap on clues

-used by women to prep themselves for lookin' good
-used on the head
-not hair in the pic, but you'd think it might be

[AirBrontosaurus]

curlers?

[Matoch]

Hair rollers or curlers or something?

James

[BearLeeAlive]

AirB, you got it!!!!

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[AirBrontosaurus]

Alright. Guess away! ;)

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/103/smgg26qp.jpg

[cromag]

dandruff :lol:

[jr#8]

looks like and old film canister

[AirBrontosaurus]

Nope, not dandruff ;).

Not an old film canister either. Think more modern...

[jr#8]

contact from a lens or the camera

[Photo Guy]

Windows logo

[sumozebra]

To me it looks like the bottom right corner of a softbox

[AirBrontosaurus]

You guys are getting closer...

It is something technology/computer related, but no one has hit on it yet.

The Windows logo is close, but not in a direct way. Keep thinking along that tangent.

I'll post a larger pic tomorrow afternoon if no one gets it by then.

[chansh]

Bottom right corner of a CRT monitor.

[sumozebra]

It's the corner of a scanner!

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not the bottom of a CRT monitor or a scanner. I'm just so excited that no one got it on the first guess!

Here is a slightly zoomed-out picture of it. It might make it too easy, but whatever:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4717/smgg039gy.jpg

[Photo Guy]

A CD (software)?

[chansh]

What's the F? :):)

[Michael]

is it a screensaver on the computer?

to be more precise the screensaver where the logo is flying through the stars??

[AirBrontosaurus]

A CD (software)?

Got it! Well, actually it's a DVD (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), but I think you're close enough ;).

The "F" is part of the serial number on the under side of the disc. The box is right under where the clear plastic circle is located.

[Photo Guy]

Okay, congrats to me…………… :D

Well since no one figured out my first macro post, I’ll make this one easy.

What am I?

http://www.depictionaddiction.com/host/guess3.JPG :twisted:

[Rumjungle]

A pile of bacon bits or some really nasty ear wax.;)

[Photo Guy]

A pile of bacon bits or some really nasty ear wax.;)

:lol::lol::lol:

NO.

[BearLeeAlive]

A pile of bacon bits or some really nasty ear wax.;)

Well, at least part of my first thoughts were the same as yours, though I kinda see how you get the earwax thing though.:lol: