The super macro guessing game

[hospo1]

A basting brush or paintbrush?

I give up, I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about!!!

[Mike Bell]

wow I never would have gotten that from the original.

If you know what it is just say and the turn is yours, Crissa. I want to got to bed! :)

You must be a musician!

[Skrim17]

I love this game but I can't really do macro, I'm just a stalker.

[hospo1]

If you know what it is just say and the turn is yours, Crissa. I want to got to bed! :)

You must be a musician!

The musician thing was a great clue(If I'm right)...a bow from a stringed instrument?

[Mike Bell]

The musician thing was a great clue(If I'm right)...a bow from a stringed instrument?

CORRECT! My wife's very old and damaged violin bow.

http://static.flickr.com/95/218575629_7097cf151f_o.jpg

You're up Hospo1!

[misspix]

I love this game but I can't really do macro, I'm just a stalker.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[hospo1]

Geez, it took me long enough. Apparently I have a hard time thinking outside the box?

Anyhoo, I'll stick to my out of focus but easy to guess macros...

http://static.flickr.com/81/221480117_785f54aacf_o.jpg

[Thompsunshine]

BUBBLE WRAP! pop pop pop

[hospo1]

BUBBLE WRAP! pop pop pop

That's what my hubby said too...but, no.

[Thompsunshine]

Great minds think alike!

[BearLeeAlive]

I hate to admit it but bubble wrap was what I thought when I first looked too. There is no way you'll get me to admit I too thinks like you though. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[AirBrontosaurus]

A spotlight bulb?

[hospo1]

A spotlight bulb?

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! It's my backyard floodlight.

You're up AirBrontosaurus! (BTW, my 7 year old daughter-who loves dinosaurs & knows everything about them-wants to know what an AirBrontosaurus is. LOL) :lol:

[Citizensmith]

I think AirBront has it, a halogen spotlight bulb.

[AirBrontosaurus]

An AirBrontosaurus is a mythical beast. It has the ability to fly through the air and play basketball (a parody on the AirBud movies, of which it was based on). They are smart, quick and powerful, but very gentle when they want to be.

Actually, my friends and I were joking around one day, and someone said that they should make an AirBrontosaurus movie as a sequel to the AirBud movies. the name stuck, and the rest is history.

Anyways, here's the next SMGG:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4804/smgg27kp7.jpg

[hospo1]

Tortilla?

[Skrim17]

looks like some sort of food

[AirBrontosaurus]

Tortilla?

Bam! Nice guess. It's a Taco Bell burrito, for those interested.

You're up man!

[hospo1]

Okay, I'm gonna need a few. I'm usually horrible at this, so I'm unprepared! I'll be back soon!

[hospo1]

Once again, bad focus and too easy. I really don't need to play this game again until I figure this whole "macro" thing out.

http://static.flickr.com/86/223340937_d91a30644c_o.jpg

[Citizensmith]

raisins?

[Citizensmith]

Bam! Nice guess. It's a Taco Bell burrito, for those interested.

So I guess that would be a No to the 'looks like some kind of food' answer. :)

[AirBrontosaurus]

So I guess that would be a No to the 'looks like some kind of food' answer. :)

Well, it was right, he just got it first.

My guess: Aquarium gravel.

[hospo1]

Nope, not raisins.

Not aquarium gravel either.

BTW, I'm a she! :)

[WxGuesser]

pepper....

[Citizensmith]

I'd go for seeds but I'm not sure what plant.

[KittyKat1982]

I don't think I will ever guess one. grrrrrrr

[hospo1]

pepper....

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

You're up WxGuesser. :D

[AirBrontosaurus]

pepper....

Oooooh... i bet that's right. It looks like peppercorns to me. Good guess!

[WxGuesser]

i've seen them up close before... lemme post my crappy pic..
be patient.. smugmug is processing my pic now... just a second..... :)

[misspix]

:!: Shrunken insect heads!

[WxGuesser]

ok how to add a pic without a url>> smugmug is taking forever to process my image..

[WxGuesser]

i figured it out.. this should be easy

[Citizensmith]

a battery :)

[WxGuesser]

nope...not a battery

[AirBrontosaurus]

Shotgun shell?

[WxGuesser]

Shotgun shell?

ummm... very very close.. but not a shotgun... does he win?

[AirBrontosaurus]

9mm? or 357 magnum ;)

[WxGuesser]

nope.. do you want to keep guessing? look at my profile is my hint...

[AirBrontosaurus]

Minigun round (you work for the airforce, right?)
Howitzer Shell?
Abram's tank Shell?
MOAB (j/k ;))?
8.59mm L115A1 Sniper bullet?

[WxGuesser]

none of those.. and yes i work for the air force.... p.s. air force and army use the same type of RIFLE... man i just gave it away!

[AirBrontosaurus]

M16 round?

[WxGuesser]

M16 round?

BINGO!!!

[Thompsunshine]

Boys and their toys.....geesh :-)

[AirBrontosaurus]

I won't be able to post untill tomorrow afternoon. It's free to anyone who wants to post a pic before then.

[KittyKat1982]

I changed my mind. I am way too tired.

[photobitz]

BINGO!!!

5.56 NATO then?

[Rumjungle]

5.56 NATO then?

If it's from an M16, then yes. Otherwise known as .223 in the states. So who's next?

[photobitz]

You yankees and your Imperial measurements... go metric and quit living in the past man!!

[AirBrontosaurus]

I agree. We really need to switch to metric. SO MUCH EASIER!


Anyways, since no one else took me up on my offer, here's the next SMGG:

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4070/smgg28rq8.jpg

I image this one will be pretty hard, so I have some good hints lined up. But first, cold guesses!

[photobitz]

petrified nipples from the stone age?

[Thompsunshine]

Computer feeties?

[KittyKat1982]

tripod

[Mathiau]

petrified nipples from the stone age?

lol

scary thought.


does the object hold something ? inside it ?

[Mike Bell]

Looks like the texture of a very old camera body - the 'nipples' are little raised bits to assist your fingers in opening a door to put in film or something. Well?

[AirBrontosaurus]

The "nipples" are grips of sorts. And stuff does go inside this object, but no one has gotten it right yet.

You guys are guessing sort of in the right area (but no one has the right train of thought yet). Keep 'em coming!

[Mike Bell]

Part of a gun?

[BillsBayou]

Battery door?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Battery door?

Ah... someone has the right idea.

[Thompsunshine]

Which is the right idea? The battery or the door? LOL c'mon...give us lowly folks a dribble of a hint more.....:-D

[theague]

a remote control?

I almost hope I don't win cause then I have to enter a macro. lol

[BearLeeAlive]

I almost hope I don't win cause then I have to enter a macro. lol
That's the fun part. Being there to answer to the guesses is the hard part.

[AirBrontosaurus]

a remote control?

I almost hope I don't win cause then I have to enter a macro. lol

Well, your hopes are answered. It's not a remote.

Hint #1: Battery door was on the right track

Hint #2: Used in photography

[Citizensmith]

Man, everyone is talking about nipples but when I page back to see what the new image is I get disappointed.

And I have no clue what it is either.

[jr#8]

battery door for a flash

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not a battery door, but keep thinking along those lines

[misspix]

remote switch?

[AirBrontosaurus]

nope.

The item has to do with/uses batteries, but isn't a battery door.

[Thompsunshine]

Man, everyone is talking about nipples but when I page back to see what the new image is I get disappointed.

And I have no clue what it is either.

ROFL Yeah, and IIIIII for one, am glad we are at least temporarily off THAT subject! ROFL

[Refemall]

Memory card door?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Memory card door?

No... think batteries.

[Thompsunshine]

Battery compartment? LOL All the battery hints I suppose this would be way too obvious of an answer to be correct! LOL Or.....a battery thingy? ROFL

[KittyKat1982]

grrrrr, I just don't ever know these

[Citizensmith]

its kind of a black textured battery related thing with nipples. Sorry, had far too much to drink for a better answer.

[misspix]

its kind of a black textured battery related thing with nipples. Sorry, had far too much to drink for a better answer.


^^^^^what he said!

[photobitz]

battery charger?

[dylix]

the battery grip??

[AirBrontosaurus]

battery charger?

Yes! It's the side of an Energizer battery charger! Well done!

[Thompsunshine]

Man I guess I just can't think outside the box. Maybe I should LIVE outside the box?

[photobitz]

Oh woot!!! What an amazing fluke. Anyways...
Probably an easy one but I just liked the picture.

[WxGuesser]

skin!

[Mike Bell]

paper?

[thomascanty]

A leaf?

[photobitz]

Mike's on the right track, but I'm looking for a specific answer.

[jr#8]

cotton or flax

[photobitz]

nup... let's just say that this is something I hope everyone uses because I don't even want to consider the alternatives.

[BearLeeAlive]

I know, I know.

But I am heading out for the next 24 hrs so will let someone else get it.

[thomascanty]

Toilet paper... Your clue gave it away.

[BearLeeAlive]

Toilet paper... Your clue gave it away.
What brand though? :D :lol: :D

[photobitz]

Toilet paper... Your clue gave it away.

LOL. Yes, it's toilet paper or bog roll for those in the UK... please tell me you all use it!!!!

As you can see, it's the perforations between the sheets. This was taken at about 2.3:1 ratio with my new bellows/55mm setup.

[thomascanty]

I've been waiting to get one of these. I just got some new tubes a couple weeks ago and have a good one for this. It's at home and I'm at work, though. I'll have it posted in three or four hours...

[thomascanty]

LOL. Yes, it's toilet paper or bog roll for those in the UK... please tell me you all use it!!!!

I actually saw something about this on a trivia site recently (within the past couple months). Surprisingly, the percentage of people worldwide who use it is very small. About 10-15% if I remember correctly. The site listed several other items people use instead. I just tried to find where I had seen this, but I'm not having any luck. I thought it was on the web site of one of two trivia podcasts I listen to, but I don't see it there now.

[photobitz]

10-15%??!!!!?? EEEEEEWWWWW!!!!

Are we talking 3rd world here?

[thomascanty]

Are we talking 3rd world here?

Yeah, I thought that number sounded suspiciously low, too.

I'm sure 3rd world countries make up a lot of the difference, but what I remember was a list of alternatives, like various leaves, corn cobs, bidets, and things like that. I sure wish I could remember where I saw this. I've looked everywhere this morning and just can't find it. Google and AskJeeves aren't being any help, either.

Anyway, here's my macro. I hope I'm not duplicating one already done since I'm new here, but I'm not going back through 7,000+ posts to check. :D

http://www.ldphotography.net/cdpf/macro1.jpg

[Mike Bell]

coffee froth?

[thomascanty]

No, not coffee froth.

[G3owner]

Sugar frosting on som sort of bakery

[cfpackerfan]

Brown sugar?

[Thompsunshine]

Sorry, after the discussion of the previous post and now this photo...The two seem suspciously connected somehow. ewww I don't EVEN want to think food! ROFL

[thomascanty]

I cropped and recropped that image so many times, and it always looked so blaringly obvious to me what it was. Finally, I realized it was because -- "You already know what it is, idiot!"...

Anyway, I'm off to bed now. So, I'll give a clue or two. I had 68mm of extension tubes on my 50mm macro lens. You're looking at a pretty miniscule part of that... thingy. :D

(Surprise, surprise, surprise!)

[jr#8]

cinamon

[photobitz]

Sorry, after the discussion of the previous post and now this photo...The two seem suspciously connected somehow. ewww I don't EVEN want to think food! ROFL

HAHAHAHA

Looks kinda like cake to me

[thomascanty]

Not cinnamon. Not cake.

[BillsBayou]

creme brulee?

Muffin?

[BillsBayou]

The rear end of a gecko?

[thomascanty]

creme brulee?

Muffin?

Nope

Nope

Rear end of a gecko? Hahaha. No, not that either.

[Skrim17]

Time for some clues Lonnie.

[thomascanty]

Think of someone named Carter...

I'll post a wider crop soon if needed.

[Becky N]

Peanut shell?

[thomascanty]

You win!
http://www.ldphotography.net/cdpf/macro3.jpg

[Becky N]

http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/CRW_5977.jpg

[AirBrontosaurus]

Melted plastic necklace thingy?

[Becky N]

Nope

[thomascanty]

Chocolate bar?

[photobitz]

or a chocolate coated biscuit.

[Becky N]

No and no

[jr#8]

chocolate cookie

[webcrawlur]

Ha, ha, it really looks like one of those fake rubber poopies, lol.:p

[Skrim17]

mud

[cfpackerfan]

Tread on the bottom of a shoe

[Becky N]

Sorry all, church obligations this morning. At this point the closest is Steve, but its not fake and its not poopy.

[cfpackerfan]

that leaves 'real rubber'. ;)

[Becky N]

Keep going....

[cfpackerfan]

rubber baby buggy bumpers?? ;)

[Becky N]

Not quite.:lol: :lol: :lol: Think about another hobby you know I have.

[Becky N]

Another hint before I head over to a family cookout. This is used a lot in scrapbooking.

[Mikelangelo]

A rubber stamp for scrapbooking?

[Citizensmith]

Yup, just like the ones my wife is addicted too.

I got it the instant I saw it. Pity I was camping this weekend so only just got on the forum. :)

(watch as I turn out to be wrong)

[Becky N]

A rubber stamp for scrapbooking?

Yes!!! Man I can't take it when it goes this long, especially since I haven't played in a llllooooooooooooonng while:
http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/CRW_5979.jpg

[Mikelangelo]

HAH! This is the first time I've even looked at this thread for like a 3 months and boom... I get it right away. The only reason I got that is my sister-in-law is huge into scrapbooking!

Sorry for the long hiatus. I'll post something shortly... Have to take a pic.

[Mikelangelo]

Here's my entry:


It's used in an Equine Environments.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Horseshoe?

[Mikelangelo]

Not a horseshoe...but you are on the right track. (no, that's not a pun for a "race track") ;)

[AirBrontosaurus]

a bit or bridle then? I'm not really into horses, so forgive me if my guesses don't make sense ;)

[Mikelangelo]

Nope... you're gettin' cold. You were close with your first guess. I'm trying to think of a clue(s) that won't give it away... but I'll wait for a couple more guesses before I give more clues.

[Citizensmith]

a stirrup?

[Mikelangelo]

Nope... hmm...lets see... this is something that you wouldn't normally see on the horse...but almost all trained horses have these. It has something to do with the hoof. This particular one happens to be rusty...but it could still be used on the horse safely.

[Thompsunshine]

A horse shoe?

[Mikelangelo]

You're right there... but I need a little more specificity. It's NOT a horseshoe...but it's directly related to it. In fact, without this piece (or several of them), horseshoes would not be useable.

[Thompsunshine]

OH FOR HEAVEN SAKE.

A SHOE NAIL.

Edit: Sorry. I didn't mean to holler :-D

[Mikelangelo]

Heheh...yup. You're up.

[Thompsunshine]

Woo hoo! There was actually one that I sorta kinda knew!

"For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.
For want of a horse, the battle was lost.
From loss of the battle, a war was lost."

F. Thomas Breningstall first published in Rural Heritage draft-animal magazine. lol

Give me a few.

[Mikelangelo]

heh... no worries... if I was in your spot i would have done a little hollering myself. I was feeling a little guilty 'cause I'm thinking it would be a hard guess if you're not used to seeing equine tools all the time. I didn't want to give any hints that would make it too easy! Nice job.

[cfpackerfan]

"For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.
For want of a horse, the battle was lost.
From loss of the battle, a war was lost."
.

My mom used to say this ALL the time. :p I hadn't heard it in years though...lots of memories associated with that.

She used to just say.... "for want of a nail...." and we would all roll our eyes.
She used it to enforce the fact that even the smallest detail was important, which is an important lesson.
Though often it was used to get us to do our chores better, LOL.

[Thompsunshine]

Thanks Mikelangelo! BTW...you have horses too?

[Thompsunshine]

ooooo k. Here we go. Good luck to all!



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[Mikelangelo]

Kinda'. My wife has a horse and teaches Riding and competes in dressage. I don't ride much...I mostly carry stuff. Especially when hay or straw is due to be delivered. I get to stack it!

The barn she works at has about 30 horses. Drafts (belgian and percheron), Mustangs, thoroughbreds, etc. Mostly used for hay rides or beginning to intermediate horsemanship lessons. (http://www.danada.info)

What you got?

[Thompsunshine]

I don't have anything fantastic. I just have a Saddlebred, a Thoroughbred and a Quarter Horse. But I love them loads and they are my babies. :-D I am not a fantastic rider but mine are forgiving of my mistakes. I was a city girl born and bred, but we "bought the farm" a couple of years ago and I kind of fell into this horse thing. I just love 'em to pieces.

[Mikelangelo]

I don't have anything fantastic. I just have a Saddlebred, a Thoroughbred and a Quarter Horse. But I love them loads and they are my babies. :-D I am not a fantastic rider but mine are forgiving of my mistakes. I was a city girl born and bred, but we "bought the farm" a couple of years ago and I kind of fell into this horse thing. I just love 'em to pieces.

Sounds pretty sweet. We're in the middle of a bustling suburb and we only have one. We're trying to breed her...but that'll have to wait until spring. They are pretty addicting. Just for the record... 3 horses is a little better than "not much fantastic"... It's tough just having one!... 3 of 'em is pretty darn impressive.

BTW, my guess is a farm critter... maybe a close up of a Rooster?

[Thompsunshine]

Well hell this is going fast! Let's just say NOT a rooster.