The super macro guessing game

[Matoch]

lint brush.

Ouch... that was fast.

Your up!

James

[misspix]

:shock: Holy cow! I'll have something asap.

PS-with 2 dogs and 2 cats a lint brush becomes your best friend:lol:

[misspix]

Yay! First entry in the SMGG:lol: Here goes:

[Matoch]

Looks like a satelite photo of the earth. However I think my scale might be off a little bit.

James

[misspix]

Not quite a true macro:o (dead battery on my baby, grrrrr) This was actually taken on my fuji and cropped.
Definately can be found on earth.

[Nick C.]

Ouch... that was fast.

Your up!
Terri must keep things rather spick and span. :)

As for the pic I'm going to say money (I don't know why, it was the first thing that jumped into my head). But the figures in the speckly bits are confusing me. They look like they're sitting above the rest of the picture.

[DDA]

First: Congrats Misspix!

Then, my guess: is it something sitting underwater (ripples on the suface) ???

[jr#8]

looks like frog eggs

[Guineh]

mud or possibly stucco

[Angel_LCD]

Turtle shell ? :p

[Thompsunshine]

Good choice misspix...I see hints on the horizon!

[misspix]

Turtle shell ? :p

You got it, I didn't figure it would take long:lol:

[Angel_LCD]

Woho ;) I don´t have a good macrolens so it will be a cutout here to :confused:
Probably easy for some :) I will be online for some hours so I will follow up answears :)

http://www.bernt-inge.com/host/macro.jpg

[Michael]

some type of plier handels or something like that?? or a nut cracker?

[Angel_LCD]

Nope :) It can be used for good and bad things and partly carries the name of a insect ;) Maybe that was to much hinting ?

[Michael]

part of an insect?? I have absolutly no idea.

[Mike Bell]

Nope :) It can be used for good and bad things and partly carries the name of a insect ;) Maybe that was to much hinting ?

There is a small clamp used by surgeons called a 'mosquito'. Is that what it is? (Wild guess, really! I work with surgeons and they certainly do good and bad things! ) :)

[Angel_LCD]

hehe nice one Mike ;) no it´s not a "mosquito" :) More used for bad things that could end you up with surgeons :p I use it only for good though ;)

[AirBrontosaurus]

Butterfly Knife!!! ;)

[Angel_LCD]

Spot on AirBrontosaurus :) Maybe to much hints ? :p
Here is the original :) Used for letteropening ;)

http://www.bernt-inge.com/host/macro2.jpg

[Nick C.]

While we're in between pics can I just jump back to the turtle shell for a second:

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Does anyone else find it odd that you can see a ladies head in the lighter speckles in the top left corner? Is there a reason for this Terri? Please tell me you can see it, I don't want to think I'm going crazy.

[misspix]

:lol: I don't see a ladies head, but I do see a brontosaurus (sp?). Hubby says he sees an alien face.

[Thompsunshine]

I see a brontosaurus too..

[Michael]

Does anyone else find it odd that you can see a ladies head in the lighter speckles in the top left corner?
I think I see it too. So your not crazy.

Michael

[Nick C.]

Brontosaurus? You two are just crazy! ;) It's a good thing Michael's here to keep me sane.
It's a ladies face and hair I tell you. Here, I tried to trace the figure that I'm seeing:

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You see? Yes I know, I must be bored but it's freaking me out. :( I see it so clearly! Someone slap me.

[misspix]

:shock: I see it, I see it! She is right next to the brontosaurus:lol:

[DDA]

:lol:

[Nick C.]

:shock: I see it, I see it! She is right next to the brontosaurus:lol:

:lol: I knew I wasn't mad ... well I was fairly confident.

Right, now where is AirBrontosaurus with the new pic?

[Michael]

Here, I tried to trace the figure that I'm seeing:

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Thats what i saw too!

Michael

[AirBrontosaurus]

Someone else go ahead... I'm all out of ideas for now!

[7akacs]

Built-in web cam?

[7akacs]

Nevermind, I am way off. I'll go get some sleep now.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Someone else go ahead... anyone. Really. I mean it. NOW!!! ;)

[AirBrontosaurus]

Alright, fine. You guys win. But just for making me go, this one is really hard:

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/839/smgg151oc.jpg

Hints will come tomorrow...

[jr#8]

fish eye

[Thompsunshine]

Alright, fine. You guys win. But just for making me go, this one is really hard:


Meanie!;-)

[misspix]

Meanie!;-)

Ditto:p

My very uneducated guess: tire from a model car

[cataclysmcow]

(apologies)

[jr#8]

I belive were guessing on airbrontasaurus's pic

[BearLeeAlive]

I was wondering where this came from.

cataclysmcow, I see this was your first post. Welcome.

You should check out the procedures (though there are no official ones) as to how things work here. Basically it goes that whoever identifies an image must then post one of their own. The only time this differs is when someone guesses correct and does not have another image ready to post or does not have the time to take one they then pass it off to someone else. Maybe you could delete your pic and save it to post later, it does look interesting.

Welcome to the fun.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not a model car tire, although it is partially plastic.

I'll post a real hint later.

[Mgdh]

Is it the outlet for the air pump in a fish tank? Just looks like there's some small bubbles around it.

If I'm right, someone else jump in - I have no real macro capablity at the moment - just fun tring to guess.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Is it the outlet for the air pump in a fish tank? Just looks like there's some small bubbles around it.

If I'm right, someone else jump in - I have no real macro capablity at the moment - just fun tring to guess.

Very noble... yet unnecessary. Because you're wrong ;).

Hint 1: This is something you use on your body.

[Guineh]

(edit: duh!)

Razor?

[Thompsunshine]

Ok. I'll bite...a shampoo bottle. :-D

[BearLeeAlive]

(apologies)
Hey no problem, jump in with all your good guesses and you will get your chance to post. That one you had looked like a good one (from what this ol' mind can remember).

[cataclysmcow]

Hey no problem, jump in with all your good guesses and you will get your chance to post. That one you had looked like a good one (from what this ol' mind can remember). I guess my excitement just got the best of me. I've been lurking these forums for a few weeks and just love the content. I remember telling myself, "ok, last one was concluded so I can post", but looking back on it I have no idea how I came up with notion. I love POTN and hope to be able to contribute in some way.

To be fair though I think AirBrontosaurus should give some more hints. At least a clue to the ratio. A good pic nonetheless. Maybe a hint in the form of a PM to me so I can post my macros ... :mrgreen:

BearLeeAlive, thanks for the warm invite. A rare thing on forums these days.

[AirBrontosaurus]

To be fair though I think AirBrontosaurus should give some more hints. At least a clue to the ratio. A good pic nonetheless. Maybe a hint in the form of a PM to me so I can post my macros ... :mrgreen:

Ask, and you shall recieve. (Not in the form of a PM though. Sorry ;))

Hint 2: Larger Crop:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2015/smgg160ar.jpg

Remember, this is partially plastic and used on your body. Does that sound like anything you know?

[DDA]

Earphones....

[jr#8]

hair brush or comb

[misspix]

Day two....good one AirBront:confused:
How 'bout...a flip-flop

[Thompsunshine]

grr It is beginning to look like...yes....ANOTHER HOLE! LMAO

But seriously....I have a question...everyone is interested in ratios...what exactly does that mean and how would that help to guess???

[AirBrontosaurus]

Earphones....
Yes!!

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2862/smgg179kb.jpg

I hope the hint helped ;).

Anyways, you're up DDA

[DDA]

Yes, the "sound" hint helped a lot! ;-)

I don't have anything ready and it's time to go to bed... So Cataclysmcow or anyone who hasn't posted in a while can go....

[AirBrontosaurus]

But seriously....I have a question...everyone is interested in ratios...what exactly does that mean and how would that help to guess???

The ratio (such as 1:1 or 1:2) is the ratio of size between the object and the sensor. For example, the sensor on my 300D is 22.7mm across. Thus, at a 1:1 ratio, a bug that is 22.7mm long would stretch across the entire sensor and, subsequently, the image.

At 1:1, 1mm = 1mm, 1cm = 1cm, etc. True macro is something taken at 1:1.

The ratio is important because it can give a sense of scale. "Can" is italicized because you need to know a few other things first, such as cropping and resizing. However, if someone posted a 600x400 pixel, 100% crop of a 1:1 image taken on a 300D (whew), you could figure out how large the item is in real life which will help you in your guesses.

Since the max resolution on a 300D is roughly 3000x2000 pxls, then you can see that the picture takes up 1/5 of the length and height of the sensor. So the object you are looking at is 1/5 as tall and 1/5 as long as the sensor. Since the 300D's sensor is 22.7mm long and 15.1mm tall, you can deduce that the object you're looking at is about 4.54mm long and 3.02mm tall.

Or, you can just use it as a general scale. It's up to you ;).

For instance, if you're looking at something that is taken at 5:1, you're guesses should be different (smaller) than if it was taken at 1:1.

I hope this helps.

PS. It wasn't exactly a hole... it was more like a sleeve. Does that count?

[Thompsunshine]

Thanks for the explanation. I think that it is going to take me a while for it to sink in though. I would imagine that actually taking a few pics would help me sort through the mathmatics of it all, don't cha think?

[cataclysmcow]

Thanks, DDA.

Don't know how tough this will be as anyone familiar with the subject matter will immediately identify it.

http://users.adelphia.net/%7Ecataclysmcow/images/pup.jpg

[Thompsunshine]

Yarn? :-)

[AirBrontosaurus]

A sponge?

[BearLeeAlive]

Rust

[misspix]

Spongy yarn?:lol:
Seriously, microfiber scrubber?

[Guineh]

Flower Stamen?

[cataclysmcow]

Flower Stamen?
Gah, that didn't take long.

http://users.adelphia.net/%7Ecataclysmcow/images/large.jpg

[Thompsunshine]

Good goin MRaiford.

[Guineh]

Might be easy.... As per usual, hints tomorrow if no one guesses it tonight.

[cataclysmcow]

A brush

[Thompsunshine]

eww! LOL Then that would be scalp skin on there! lolol eww

[Guineh]

A brush

That was quick :)

A well-used one at that...

You're up!

[cataclysmcow]

I just had my turn. I'll hand off to someone else unless no one posts by tomorow evening.

[misspix]

Hello...anybody home:cry:

[Thompsunshine]

Hello misspix...I think YOU should give us another shot! No pun intended!

[misspix]

Hi Thompsunshine, why don't you toss something up? :)

[Thompsunshine]

OMG misspix...I can't even get a sharp focus with my nifty fifty ROFL (referring to my whining thread Overwhelmed)

[Thompsunshine]

Where is BearLee or AirBront when you need em? geesh

[98photo]

can i put one up?

[misspix]

Go for it, I'm having withdrawels here:)

[Thompsunshine]

Go fer it 98!

[BearLeeAlive]

Go for it, I'm having withdrawels here:)
You, my dear, are starting to show the first symptoms of SMGG Syndrome. Be cautious as this is very addicting, it can take you away from family and friends, cause you to lose sleep and various other negative effects.

In fact, I have been wondering Mike Bell has not committed himself into a care facility as he has not shown that hairy mug around here for a few days.:lol:

But, as I aways have maintained, I can walk away whenever I want, no really I can, don't you believe me, why are you looking at me like that?............

[Thompsunshine]

What are the signs of withdrawl? Camera shake?

[BearLeeAlive]

What are the signs of withdrawl? Camera shake?
I took that as a sign of old age...;)

[Thompsunshine]

ahh geeeeeezzzzzzz:rolleyes:

[Thompsunshine]

98 is offline...must be out scouting for a pic?

[Guineh]

Hmmm. I, too am having withdrawl symptoms...

[misspix]

But, as I aways have maintained, I can walk away whenever I want, no really I can, don't you believe me, why are you looking at me like that?............

:lol: :lol: :lol: Hi my name is Terri and I am a SMGGaholic....

[AirBrontosaurus]

Hmmm. I, too am having withdrawl symptoms...
Ugh... as am I.

Looks like I'm gonna have to jump in and save the day again ;).

Have at it:
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4778/smgg187df.jpg

[misspix]

[quote=AirBrontosaurus]Looks like I'm gonna have to jump in and save the day again ;).

Yaaaayyy the game is afoot:lol:

It's gotta be something from some type of electronic device:rolleyes: How's that for specific:lol:

[AirBrontosaurus]

It's gotta be something from some type of electronic device:rolleyes: How's that for specific:lol:

Yup, it is an electronic device!

Now, which electronic device is it? Only time will tell...

[misspix]

Hah! We have now narrowed the field of possibilities to a mere quazillion
OOps:o
Howbout...computer moniter?

[cataclysmcow]

A speaker cone where it meets the surround.

[Guineh]

A speaker cone where it meets the surround.

That was going to be my guess... Ohh well.


What about part of a cellphone?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not a monitor, not a speaker, and not a phone. Keep guessing! Hints come tomorrow!

[misspix]

hmmmm....mp3player

[Thompsunshine]

pssst at least it isn't a hole. snicker snicker

[misspix]

pssst at least it isn't a hole. snicker snicker

;) at least so far as we can see!teehee

[Thompsunshine]

Man o man...it looks like those darned earphones again to me.

[lakiluno]

Something to do with a grinder or sander...the wheel/disk where the rough part meets the smooth part...

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not an mp3 player, not a sander/grinder, and not earphones again ;).

Hint 1: An anagram for this item is "EMBRYOTIC MUSKS"

[Citizensmith]

Not an mp3 player, not a sander/grinder, and not earphones again ;).

Hint 1: An anagram for this item is "EMBRYOTIC MUSKS"

"My Cubism Stroke"? What is one of those?

"Or kiss my bum, etc" ???

Oh hey, its "My Boric Muskets"

Or a photo of your "Moms Crusty Bike"

Or maybe "Eriks Musty Comb"

Definitely not "My Bikes Scrotum" though

The anagram just leads us to "Submits Mockery"

Maybe I'll just "Resubmit my sock"

[Guineh]

Memory stick?

Wait... that doesn't have a U in it. USB Memory stick is more like it

[Matoch]

I know this has been solved but check this out

The Universal Anagram Solver (http://www.utsire.com/anagrams/?q=EMBRYOTIC+MUSKS&form=yes&Submit=Submit)

James

[Mathiau]

^^^ yeah thinking the indentation of text on plastic for something

[EDIT] Dammit.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Memory stick?

Wait... that doesn't have a U in it. USB Memory stick is more like it

Exactly!
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7315/smgg195sg.jpg

I'm glad the anagram helped. You're up MRaiford

[Guineh]

Okay... This may be tougher than it looks:

[jr#8]

watch band

[Citizensmith]

if its not a watch band I'd go for a camera strap.

[Nick C.]

Some part of a bag?

[Thompsunshine]

MRAIFORD! WAKE UP! We need hints!

[Guineh]

Hmm... I can say its not a watch band or a camera strap, nor a bag. In fact, not camera related at all. I use it to help me find things sometimes.

[Guineh]

MRAIFORD! WAKE UP! We need hints!

Sorry... thought I'd let a few guesses accumulate this time before answering. Guess that wasn't a good strategy this time :)

[BearLeeAlive]

binoculars

[Michael]

Hmm... I can say its not a watch band or a camera strap, nor a bag. In fact, not camera related at all. I use it to help me find things sometimes.
Some type of cool speaker thingy that tells you where things are??lol:lol:
I have no idea really.

Michael

[Guineh]

Some type of cool speaker thingy that tells you where things are??lol:lol:
I have no idea really.

Michael

So close, yet so far away .... :)

[Guineh]

binoculars

And yet, even more distant...

[Michael]

A voice recorder? You know what i mean, one of those handheld things. The microphone part.

[Michael]

if im right im off to bed now so someone else can post one if i am right.

Michael

[Guineh]

A voice recorder? You know what i mean, one of those handheld things. The microphone part.

It is handheld, but does not record audio.

[BearLeeAlive]

telescope

[Guineh]

telescope

It has no optics.

[Citizensmith]

part of a recreational GPS

[Guineh]

part of a recreational GPS

Bing-o! You're up, Citizensmith

[Thompsunshine]

Ok guys...what in the blue blazes ia a "recreational GPS" ?????

[AirBrontosaurus]

Ok guys...what in the blue blazes ia a "recreational GPS" ?????

I think he's referring to one of those Garmin or TomTom dealies. My mom has a Garmin for running. It connects itself to one of the GPS (global positioning system) satellites and then tells her how far she ran, how fast, the course she took, etc. The TomToms you put in your car and they can give you directions based on your position and show you maps and stuff. They're pretty slick, if you ask me.

[Guineh]

Ok guys...what in the blue blazes ia a "recreational GPS" ?????

AirBronto answered this pretty well, I'll post a pic when I get home, but the model is the eTrex Legend C:

http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexLegendcx/gallery/image01.html

The one pictured in the URL above is the Legend Cx, they're identical, but the Cx takes a microSD card.

More on the Cx (http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexLegendcx/)

[Mike Bell]

In fact, I have been wondering Mike Bell has not committed himself into a care facility as he has not shown that hairy mug around here for a few days.:lol:


"Hairy mug!!!!!" Look who's talking! You're no oil paintin' yerself, Bearly my friend! :p :) ;)

Sadly I am committed to not 'into' the local care facility. The local hospital where I work has been busy lately - we got a lot of admissions from the 'T in the Park' rock festival just south of here last weekend.

I wish work didn't get in the way of important stuff like SMGG! :lol:

Talking of which - where's the next pic, CitizenSmith?

[WxGuesser]

any of you guys do geocaching? check it out at www.geocaching.com
It's a fun hobby that gets me out to take pics.

[Guineh]

Yep :) Hence the GPS.

My avatar pic was taken just after finding a cache.

[Citizensmith]

I've been doing Geocaching for a while as well. Not got the color version of that GPS though. :) OK, new shot will be along shortly.

How obscure do these things get? Does it need to be a household object. I've got a (probably easy) every day object and a somewhat obscure thing. Which would you guys like?

[Citizensmith]

ah what the hell, I'll see how many seconds it takes someone to get the easy one. The obscure one I'll save.

[Guineh]

Plastic pitcher?

[BearLeeAlive]

"Hairy mug!!!!!" Look who's talking! You're no oil paintin' yerself, Bearly my friend! :p :) ;)
LMAO, Glad to see we woke you up Mike.:D:lol::D

[misspix]

looks like a tarp to me...

[Citizensmith]

Plastic yes, pitcher nope, tarp nope.

[AirBrontosaurus]

One of those covers for a swimming pool? Or is that considered a tarp?

[Citizensmith]

One of those covers for a swimming pool? Or is that considered a tarp?

Probably consider it a tarp but nope. :)

[Guineh]

A hose?

[Mike Bell]

I'm going to go for a cable (maybe an Ethernet one)?

[misspix]

I'm going to go for a cable (maybe an Ethernet one)?

I second this:)

[Mike Bell]

I second this:)

I'm off to bed now. If we are right misspix can have next go. :)

[Citizensmith]

Nope, it isn't anything hosey or cabley.

Off home, I'll post a clue later.

The fact that I was at work when I took the photo isn't a clue.

[Guineh]

One of those plastic food containers.

[Citizensmith]

One of those plastic food containers.

Well, umm kind of. It's a bit bigger.

And now I really am off home.

[jr#8]

plastic cup

[Guineh]

Well, umm kind of. It's a bit bigger.

And now I really am off home.

plastic crate?

[Citizensmith]

plastic crate?

Your three guess have been dropping right around it like white pegs around that little 2-hole boat in battleships. Combine them all and you get.....

[photobitz]

an eski? or drink cooler or whatever you americans call them...

[Citizensmith]

yup, a plain old cooler. A vital ingredient for any camping trip or barbeque.

Over to you.... :)

[photobitz]

erk... wasn't expecting to get that one. Now I have to go find a pic... BBS

[photobitz]

OK let's take a slightly different approach... name the logo.

[jr#8]

GE or General Electric

[photobitz]

Nup.