The super macro guessing game

[chansh]

Now Photos???

[Nzshrimper]

Hey - he's back already! :D

Is it a cameraphone, Nzshrimper?

nope.

a photography shop

getting warmer.. ;)

[cfpackerfan]

One of those stupid little booths where you sit inside and get your picture taken on a little strip of 4 shots. You know...the one where your face always looks ok, but your friend is behind you making google eyes, and picking her nose.
That.

[jr#8]

One of those real expensive places where moms take the kids to get there photographs taken. I cant think of the name of the joint.

[BearLeeAlive]

Dunno, it still looks like a photo CD to me, but I have been having major brain farts today so can't figure things out very good.

[Nzshrimper]

One of those stupid little booths where you sit inside and get your picture taken on a little strip of 4 shots. You know...the one where your face always looks ok, but your friend is behind you making google eyes, and picking her nose.
That.

nope

One of those real expensive places where moms take the kids to get there photographs taken. I cant think of the name of the joint.

nope, you have taken the pictures already using your gear.. (now that hint should give it it away)

[chansh]

One of those machine where you stick in you CD or memory card to print out what in it.

[Nzshrimper]

One of those machine where you stick in you CD or memory card to print out what in it.

yep thats the one.. a self service photo printing thingy ma jig.. ;)

sorry fullsize at home will show later over to chansh

[BradT0517]

One of those real expensive places where moms take the kids to get there photographs taken. I cant think of the name of the joint.

JC Pennys

[chansh]

That's a long wait from my last correct answers. I've got my tubes so it a proper macro this time.
http://photo-origin.tickle.com/image/163/6/2/RL/163622301RL505026616.jpg

[cfpackerfan]

Yeah...it's called a photo kiosk. They are in most major stores.

Edit: referring to NZ, not Chansh

[Nzshrimper]

Yeah...it's called a photo kiosk. They are in most major stores.

Edit: referring to NZ, not Chansh
thats the word i was looking for 'kiosk' . getting near lunch time, my brain has slowed down.;)

[chansh]

I know It was a kiosk but didn't know how to spell it.

[BradT0517]

a silver device

[Mike Bell]

That was a tricky one! Well done, Chansh! :D

Yours is tricky too!
Is it a coiled cable?

[aLFaDaRK]

That's a long wait from my last correct answers. I've got my tubes so it a proper macro this time.
Seam of a leather seat?

Or..some other leather thing?

[chansh]

Yes, it is silver.
Is not cable.
is not made of leather.

It's metal and plastic.

[chansh]

Bedtime. A bigger crop tomorow.

[Flywing]

Some where on a camera, built-in flash, coffee maker,doughnut machine, aircraft wing; damn there's a lot of people with time on thier hands!

[jr#8]

cord for external flash

[photobitz]

Some where on a camera, built-in flash, coffee maker,doughnut machine, aircraft wing; damn there's a lot of people with time on thier hands!

What sort of camera do you have!?!?!? And where can I get one that has the inbuilt coffee maker and donut machine?

[Thompsunshine]

What sort of camera do you have!?!?!? And where can I get one that has the inbuilt coffee maker and donut machine?

Don't forget the aircraft wing.

[photobitz]

I can probably go without that, so the next model down is fine ;)

[BradT0517]

I can probably go without that, so the next model down is fine ;)

well it would be free flights just make sure you charge the battery and have a grip on

[Flywing]

It's a Dr. Seuss model and comes with a photog hat.

[photobitz]

LOL.

Should we go back to guessing now?

[Citizensmith]

part of a wine bottle opener

[AirBrontosaurus]

electric shaver?

[Flywing]

Cell Phone?

[photobitz]

An elephant's butt cleavage?

[Nzshrimper]

^^ doubt it but i see where you are coming from

[chansh]

Some where on a camera, built-in flash, coffee maker,doughnut machine, aircraft wing; damn there's a lot of people with time on thier hands!


Everybody is wrong but Flywing is close with one of his guess. No... he not close... He is right but I wants more details.

Wants a bigger crop?


An elephant's butt cleavage?
LOL :)
It's a macro.

[chansh]

I'll have to disapper so here's a bigger crop.

http://photo-origin.tickle.com/image/163/6/2/RL/163622560RL189629139.jpg

[StewartR]

OK folk, we ought to be able to get this now...Everybody is wrong but Flywing is close with one of his guess. No... he not close... He is right but I wants more details.Here are Flywing's guesses:
Some where on a camera, built-in flash, coffee maker,doughnut machine, aircraft wing; damn there's a lot of people with time on thier hands!It's a Dr. Seuss model and comes with a photog hat.Cell Phone?So which one of those is correct, and what are the additional details chansh wants?

[photobitz]

could it be the hinge on a flip style phone?

[Mike Bell]

I reckon it's the hinge on a flip-open mobile phone.

EDIT: Hehe! - we posted at the same time but photobitz just beat me to it!:lol:

[photobitz]

yay me if I'm (we're) right ;)

[StewartR]

I think you're (both) right.

[chansh]

It's not a phone.

[chansh]

Look carefully at any of my post.
The answer is hidden within.

[photobitz]

Oh... the hinge on the Sigma 500 DG flash?

[chansh]

It's not a hinge.

[photobitz]

The doovalackie on your whatsamajiggie?

[Matoch]

The dial on the back of a flash?

James

[StewartR]

Is it the hinge of the battery compartment or the CF card slot on your Powershot A70?

[Matoch]

Or maybe the side of a flash. But I have no idea.

James

[chansh]

Is it the hinge of the battery compartment or the CF card slot on your Powershot A70?

Close!!!! I'm going to give you it anyway beacuse you got the magic word "A70".

It's the front of my A70.

http://photo-origin.tickle.com/image/163/6/2/RL/163622581RL743586858.jpg

[StewartR]

This was me yesterday after I got the hair conditioner bottle:How annoying... I thought I'd copied a couple of macro shots onto my laptop, so that in the extremely unlikely event of me being sufficiently bored at work to play SMGG - and the even unliklier event of me guessing one right! - I'd have something to post. But it seems I forgot.It seems I never learn, because I forgot again when I got home last night.

Anyone else want to take a turn?

[chansh]

I think we can wait a few hours for you to get home.
But, I do have another one ready.

[Thompsunshine]

This was me yesterday after I got the hair conditioner bottle:It seems I never learn, because I forgot again when I got home last night.

Anyone else want to take a turn?

Argh! Where is that danged chair leg? I think we need to beat you with it!;-)

[Mike Bell]

Argh! Where is that danged chair leg? I think we need to beat you with it!;-)

Here, borrow mine! :lol:

I hope he doesn't work late! :(

[StewartR]

OK, if you're willing to wait a little while for me, that's very kind. I will be able to post something around 20:30 GMT, i.e. 4.5 hours from now. Maybe a little earlier, but I can't promise that. So it's up to you. If you can't wait that long, declare yourself a complete SMGGaholic, and post.

[Thompsunshine]

Tick tock tick tock

:-D

[StewartR]

Thanks for waiting, everybody!

[Thompsunshine]

I have no clue but it is attractive!

[Mike Bell]

ashtray?

[chansh]

Thanks for waiting, everybody!
You're almost on time.

Is it a metal thingie?

[StewartR]

ashtray?Nope. Lifetime non-smoker and completely intolerant with it.

Is it a metal thingie?The portion of the device which you can see in this picture is made of metal.

[BradT0517]

a metal device

[Gabbana]

is it some kind of metal cover for something.

[SpiltPickle]

coaster? to sit stuff on?

[Citizensmith]

Not sure its a device. Looks more like a contraption to me.

Part of an uplighter that is turned off?

[StewartR]

a metal deviceI've already told you that.
is it some kind of metal cover for something.Not really. What you're seeing is the upper surface of something, and there is something underneath, but I wouldn't call this a cover.
coaster? to sit stuff on?Not a coaster, but you would put stuff on it.
Part of an uplighter that is turned off?Nope.

I'm off to bed. See you in the morning. SpiltPickle has the right idea... you just need to ask yourself why you would stand stuff on something that's metallic with holes in it.

[Citizensmith]

the top of a gas burner on a stove? Not sure it really looks like that but maybe if its one of the old range stoves?

[BearLeeAlive]

Hot air register

[BearLeeAlive]

lab burner

[SpiltPickle]

a hot plate? cup warmer? usb coffee warmer? Is it electric??

[SpiltPickle]

NOooo! where's my chair leg.

[jr#8]

Part of a light box

[BradT0517]

a trivet to put hot pans on

[thekid24]

Im thinking if it were to have a flame there would be some burn marks,UNLESS of course you just so happened to crop an area where there arent any burn marks.And now Ive second guessed myself.A metal coaster?

[BradT0517]

If im right someone else take it

[StewartR]

the top of a gas burner on a stove? Not sure it really looks like that but maybe if its one of the old range stoves? Close... it is related to food and you would put something on it to keep warm.
Hot air registerI don't know what one of them is, so I think I'll have to say no.
lab burnerNo. It is a domestic device.
Part of a light boxNope. I don't have one of them.
a trivet to put hot pans onNot quite. It is related to food, but it performs a function subtly different from a trivet.
Im thinking if it were to have a flame there would be some burn marks,UNLESS of course you just so happened to crop an area where there arent any burn marks.And now Ive second guessed myself.A metal coaster?The other possibility would be that if th flames were so small that they marker the underside but not the top surface... Anyway, someone's already guessed a metal coaster previously.
a hot plate? cup warmer? usb coffee warmer? Is it electric??No, no, no, no. Hot plate is very close though. Well, actually I'm feeling generous so I'll say it's close enough. The device is a table-top food warmer, like you sometimes see in Chinese or Indian restaurants. Your turn, SpiltPickle.

[StewartR]

Ha ha. Just realised SpiltPickle lives in Texas, which is on GMT-6 or so. So we're going to have to wait a few hours... get those chair legs out!

[photobitz]

gnaw... drool... gnaw gnaw... owww a splinter!

[Nzshrimper]

i have run out of furniture to gnaw on.. the dog is looking worried..

[StewartR]

I've sent a PM to SpiltPickle, telling him it's his turn. Hopefully that should minimise any delays.

(Question: Given how addictive SMGG can be, would it be a good idea to follow this practice generally? i.e. When someone guesses correctly, the person who set the piuzzle sends them a PM to let them know it's their turn. Or maybe we should just buy shares in IKEA.)

[FotOz]

It's okay you guys. I've been sitting in the background watching and listening to all this! Silence is golden. :)

[BearLeeAlive]

(Question: Given how addictive SMGG can be, would it be a good idea to follow this practice generally? i.e. When someone guesses correctly, the person who set the piuzzle sends them a PM to let them know it's their turn. Or maybe we should just buy shares in IKEA.)
Not IKEA, you would go through those cheap legs real fast, you need a solid oak or maple leg for best chewing. ;)

[SpiltPickle]

doh, sorry guys. my chair leg ran out and I had to sleep :) Gimmie a couple secs.

[SpiltPickle]

Whale poo. After making someone else I'm gonna have to pass my turn to someone else.
The one day in a month I didn't bring my camera with me to work. I rode one of my motorcycles that I can't carry the camera on. Nothing in my library here is suitable either... soooo who wants to go?

[BearLeeAlive]

Dave, we know you are yankin' our chain, I looked outside and there is snow all over the place and the roads are real icy and you say you rode a motorcycle to work. ;)

Damn you all in warm climates. :lol:

I must do some work here, but if nothing is up in a couple hours I will go get my gear out.

[SpiltPickle]

Hehe, well damn you all that actually get snow!

It's supposed to be a high of 88 today here.

Previous post I meant to say, After making you guys wait, I'm going to have to pass it on... woops

[Thompsunshine]

I must do some work here, but if nothing is up in a couple hours I will go get my gear out.



:shock:

[photobitz]

LMAO!!!!!!!

Does that require macro?

[Citizensmith]

I'll throw one up seeing as nobody else has yet.

I'm doing it for all the poor chair legs. That and to avoid shots of thompsunshine's gear

[Skrim17]

speaking of gear...

[BearLeeAlive]

:shock:

LMAO!!!!!!!

Does that require macro?
OK, I'm thinkin' I better watch how I put things in writing. :oops:

Dan, I will PM you an image. ;) :lol:

How about a DRYLINE GRIP PAPERMATE Liquid Paper dispenser.

[Mike Bell]

Dan, I will PM you an image. ;) :lol:
Show off! :p

How about a DRYLINE GRIP PAPERMATE Liquid Paper dispenser.
Ditto! :p :p

[Citizensmith]

How about a DRYLINE GRIP PAPERMATE Liquid Paper dispenser.

OK that was a little too easy. Did one of those show up recently and I just missed it or should I have cropped even tighter?

Over to you BearLee.

Or back to the chair legs.

Oh, and I have another on standby if we need it.

[Mike Bell]

C'mon Jim. Put your 'gear' away and post another one for us! :lol:

[BearLeeAlive]

Ok, no more fooling around you guys, time to get serious. :lol:

This one is actually focused quite well.

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[BearLeeAlive]

OK that was a little too easy. Did one of those show up recently and I just missed it or should I have cropped even tighter?

I used the same thing a few months ago and actually had one sitting right beside me on the desk. Not that I ever make mistakes or anything. :lol:

[Mike Bell]

tomato?

[Mike Bell]

or apple?

[Citizensmith]

A leather ball?

[Mike Bell]

The plastic head of a screwdriver?

[BearLeeAlive]

tomato?

or apple?

A leather ball?

The plastic head of a screwdriver?
No to all.

It is of a live object.

[Citizensmith]

A crab shell

[BearLeeAlive]

A crab shell
Nope

Everyone will definitely know what it is.

[mij]

Looks watermelon-y.

Michael.

[thekid24]

I cant see it

[BearLeeAlive]

Looks watermelon-y.

Michael.
But it isn't.

Not any type of plant

[BearLeeAlive]

I cant see it
You should be able too, it is an attached image, not a linked one.

[Mike Bell]

snail?

[BearLeeAlive]

snail?
No

It has a hard surface though.

[StewartR]

I'm intrigued by all the little pock marks on the object. Are they real, or just an artefact of JPEG compression?

[BearLeeAlive]

I'm intrigued by all the little pock marks on the object. Are they real, or just an artefact of JPEG compression?
They show that with a small aperture, a 2:1 macro cropped to 3-4mm wide, that yes, I need to clean my sensor.

[StewartR]

OK, so they're not marks on the actual object. Is it a lobster claw (or some other part of a lobster)?

[BearLeeAlive]

OK, so they're not marks on the actual object. Is it a lobster claw (or some other part of a lobster)?
The marks are not on the object.

It is not the shell of a crustacean or any other type of 'armoured' animal.

[StewartR]

It is of a live object.Not any type of plantIt has a hard surface though.It is not the shell of a crustacean or any other type of 'armoured' animal.Hmmmm.....

[BearLeeAlive]

Hmmmm.....
You're on the right track.......:lol:

[SpiltPickle]

fingernail? (infected with something) hehe

[Skrim17]

fingernail?

[BearLeeAlive]

fingernail?
'tis my thumbnail. Good job on that Crissa. :lol:

I know, I could use a manicure. :lol:

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[Skrim17]

Looks like Dave beat me by a few seconds, which is fine by me since I have nothing prepared.

[BearLeeAlive]

Looks like Dave beat me by a few seconds, which is fine by me since I have nothing prepared.
You are absolutely right, by 2 seconds, I just looked at the last post and saw it was right.

WTG Dave, you're up, and not infections there, just the thumbnail of a hard working man. (Ya right :lol:)

[SpiltPickle]

I gotta stop guessing today :)

I'm still at work, and still cameraless :( hehe..

Got another one stored up?


I'll get back to kicking myself for being cameraless.

[StewartR]

I've got one. Here we go...

[BearLeeAlive]

A round chrome device with a cast black thingy attached to it?

[SpiltPickle]

hub cap with a brake dust cover behind it?

[StewartR]

A round chrome device with a cast black thingy attached to it?Spot on Jim. But I think in fairness to the others I'm going to have to ask you to be a little more precise...
hub cap with a brake dust cover behind it?Not a hub cap, and not a brake dust cover.

[SpiltPickle]

blingy key chain?

[Thompsunshine]

'tis my thumbnail. Good job on that Crissa. :lol:

I know, I could use a manicure. :lol:

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So you offer to show us your gear and THIS is what we get? hmmm

[StewartR]

blingy key chain?No. Not remotely close. Your previous guess was closer. (Hint!)

[SpiltPickle]

shift knob?

shift pedal?

brake pedal?

gas pedal?

turn signal knob?

uh.....

[BearLeeAlive]

Miniature spoked rim with really funny tires?

[StewartR]

shift knob?
shift pedal?
brake pedal?
gas pedal?
turn signal knob?No, no, no, no, no.
Miniature spoked rim with really funny tires?No.

But it is automotive. Would you like to see a larger crop?

[BearLeeAlive]

Speaker

[StewartR]

SpeakerI'll take that as "No, I wouldn't like to see a larger crop." But it is not a speaker. There are no moving parts in what you can see.

[chansh]

No, no, no, no, no.
No.

But it is automotive. Would you like to see a larger crop?


Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

[StewartR]

OK, here's a larger crop. I'm off to bed. See you in about 10.5 hours. (Sleep time + breakfast time + commute time...)

PS I think this a real giveaway now, so I'll be looking for an extremely precise answer.

[SpiltPickle]

front grill of a mercedes?

[Citizensmith]

Part of the radiator grill on an M-class Mercedes

Yeah what he said moment before me :)

[Skrim17]

definately a benzo

[Citizensmith]

Hmm, 5 hours to go before our current poster comes back and the one saved up macro I had is sitting on my thumb drive which I was dumb enough to leave on my desk at work.

Anyone got a filler macro we can work on while we wait? My computer chair has metal legs so I really don't feel like gnawing on them.

[SpiltPickle]

I just saw 'Flushed Away'. There's a part in there when one of the rats 'acts like a rat' and jumps under a chair and starts gnawing wildly on a chair leg.......


:)

Gimme couple minutes and I'll make a macro shot, I'm home now :)

[SpiltPickle]

No hints, as it might be very easy.

[digimonkey]

Looks like some kind of vent.

[thekid24]

battery charger,or a battery contact of somesort?

[SpiltPickle]

battery charger,or a battery contact of somesort?


There ya go.

Energizer 15 Minute AA/AAA Battery Charger.

[thekid24]

wooohooo...ok let me find something and ill post asap

[thekid24]

ok found something,here it is.I will be calling it a night soon,but Ill check it in about 8 hours or so.

[aLFaDaRK]

Button on a phone?

Switch on a BBQ lighter?

Err..that's all I can come up with for now.

[thekid24]

nope

[thekid24]

i guess ill make it easy,a bigger crop

[Citizensmith]

A game cartridge? Old school one.

[thekid24]

A game cartridge? Old school one.

nope

[Citizensmith]

Hmm, its definitely something that plugs into something else, and the little button on the side is one of the two release clips. I'm sure I've seen it somewhere.

How about a rechargeable battery?

[VGP]

Looks like one of those magnifier lens with a light.