Close Ups
 

I don't have a macro, but I make due with a 50mm. Here's some random content from my camera that I elected to spew at you.

Needle/Haystack
http://static.flickr.com/25/58830132_1d71f41551.jpg

Rounds
http://static.flickr.com/40/116971682_5d54e1ec70.jpg

Focus
http://static.flickr.com/33/35473578_c3db632bed.jpg

...and I'll pull more another time. Suggestions welcome.

Good stuff!

I like the second and third one a lot. The first, I'm only biased against because I hate, hate, hate those magnetic poetry kits. The focus on it is nice.

nice, i like those style of photos, ill go find one of mine if you dont mind

ahhh there we go. ive probably posted this one before though

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/585...hot00933vf.jpg

Aw, everyone loves those things! How can you possibly hate fridge poetry?

Actually, the most dabbling I do with it is to come up with the most raunchy phrases possible. Besides, I'm not really inclined to write anything outstanding while en route to beer.

The latest set of closeups I did was of my daughters finger over the last 2 weeks. She got it smashed in the gym doors at her daycare. Ouchie-momma. I of course took some pictures of the black nail, the nail right before it fell off, and last night, some more now that it's completely gone. Dunno if they qualify for any art shows, but the prgression is kinda neat. My little Nikon CoolPix is pretty versitile for a not-so-fancy jobbie.

Ouch!

Mind if I ask you to avoid posting those? Just for my sake? :)

Kagen -- what are we looking at? Rocks at the coast?

freshly sneezed salsa...

yes, the rocks on the north side of sqeaky beach, Wilsons promontory, Victoria

a friend of mine has a set of these already with raunchy phrases. so, whenever i visit, after imbibing a glass or two of st. emilion, i leave a "secret messsage" :p


Kitsune ~ i like your use of black/white in the first photo . . . or, is that sepia?

That's actually plain ol' color.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/120097045/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/120097045_fc1ad18760.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Shells" /></a>

Bloop.
http://static.flickr.com/21/32124788_43d48087b0.jpg

great photos Kitsune! I just scanned through a few folders of images and realized I don't take too many in macro mode ... did run across this one of Bosley looking out at the snow covered back yard when we were in CT.

love those eyes.

and the water drop.

great photos

Awesome pictures all!

That looks like one pissed-off cat!

One of our radiator valves. This is about an inch long.

Fisher Price Little People.

Current one on left is not a choking hazard, because of the outstreched arms. I prefered the look of the old one, on the right, but kids can die when they play with them, so it's good they are gone.

window screen

Last one.

Guess what it is.

OOOHH!!!

New thread..."GUESS WHAT IT IS" Can't wait to get home and mess around tonight. I promise, no ultra close ups of my kids finger :)

Not that I have a clue what the last white cardboardy thingie is. First thought was cross section of a clean air filter.

Lampshade?

(awesome window screen shot, by the way! I love it!)

Kitsune wins. It's a lampshade.

A "guess what it is" thread would be most awesome! I don't have a real macro lens, though. Glatt, what are you shooting with?

I'm using my trusty old digital camera.

Nikon Coolpix 950. It's 7 years old at this point, but still pretty damn good.

Have you ever tried the reverse the lens trick on your SLR? It's awkward, but you can get some interesting things that way. I played around with it on my old manual focus SLR. Don't know if it will work with a fully automated one.

Yes, I've got a Coolpix 880 (IIRC) -- I'm still amazed how close you can get up to stuff. Sometimes I need to prefocus it on a high-contrast target -- hold the button halfway down -- and then move it to the subject to get it to focus at < 4in.

Another satisfied CP950 user. 2MP, unacceptable shutter lag, the battery cover only stays on with duct tape and the switch on the shutter doesn't work exactly right. But I still use it.

Hey, the water drop shot is awesome! You've done ol' Doc Edgerton proud.

Most excellent guess. Nice Job!!

Youse guys have a lot less dust than we do at our house...

Thanks for starting the new thread, can't wait to add my pics. As if I even get any work done at this point anyway.

I actually tried the milk-drop setup and was able to capture the splash.

.As for getting the pefrect "crown", though... well, damn, I have no idea how Edgerton did it. My shots were ugly!

You know, I forgot to comment on that water drop shot. It is really very good. I was/am quite impressed.

My dog tess, intercepted mid-sniff

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8..._0042small.jpg

Awwww!

Someone looks like an OLD doggie though.

http://www.cellar.org/attachment.php...1&d=1143693388

That isn't a cat , thats a midget KZIN !!!!
http://www.larryniven.org/kzin/index.htm

Back away verry slowly !!!!
then RUN !!!!!!

about as close as I could get ,

Pointy

http://static.flickr.com/17/22891982_420693f83d.jpg

This is a sucky pic from my old digicam , I never DID figuer out the correct macro distance for sharp pics , but nun the less here is some surplus ammo that didn't like being shot !!!

No picture. :(

Bumblebee on Hyacinth
 

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ffs
ill try again
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8...hot01389sq.jpg

wassat?

I only know interstate 380...

its a grave site for a kid whose parents were assholes

Or just sick of baby books by the time they reached 380.

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Great shot! :thumb2:

That's awesome, superbaton! Can you take credit for the shot?

unfortunately no.
but yes to the following

:blush:

you know the mind of a cat very well

http://static.flickr.com/11/96081606_328d6e59d0.jpg

Sprouting from sand.

Ready for baking.

http://static.flickr.com/20/72544450_a21a490991.jpg

:morncoff: :vomit:

that actually looks really cute

Don't snakes, the slimy bastards, swallow their prey, head first? :eyebrow:

Aww look at it's little ears all folded up nice and neat.

Still... all goes to make a turd.

http://static.flickr.com/49/126000041_e00a2c3c73.jpg

Beach ant, beach ant, do you like to swim?