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
Rounds
Focus
...and I'll pull more another time. Suggestions welcome.
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
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.
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.
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?
Kagen -- what are we looking at? Rocks at the coast?
yes, the rocks on the north side of sqeaky beach, Wilsons promontory, Victoria
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.
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?
Kitsune ~ i like your use of black/white in the first photo . . . or, is that sepia?
That's actually plain ol' color.
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Bloop.
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
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.
Last one.
Guess what it is.
[COLOR="Lime"]OOOHH!!![/COLOR]
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.
I'm using my trusty old digital camera.
Nikon Coolpix 950. It's 7 years old at this point, but still pretty damn good.
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.
Hey, the water drop shot is awesome! You've done ol' Doc Edgerton proud.
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
Awwww!
Someone looks like an OLD doggie though.
about as close as I could get ,
Pointy
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 !!!
ffs
ill try again
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.
That's awesome, superbaton! Can you take credit for the shot?
unfortunately no.
but yes to the following
you know the mind of a cat very well
Sprouting from sand.
Ready for baking.
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.
Beach ant, beach ant, do you like to swim?
I've tried taking ant pictures with my digital camera. Even though it's got a great macro lens, it's impossible. The shutter lag is so long, the quick little suckers are long gone before the shutter trips. I've got lots of empty frames to show for my effort.
Part of my difficulty is probably that I take pictures along ant trails. The ants are on a mission then, and they go very fast. You need a fast shutter speed, and a responsive shutter.
I was sort of disappointed that no one commented on my bumblebee pic. I guess it just wasn't small enough to qualify for the Close Up thread. Sigh.
I was sort of disappointed that no one commented on my bumblebee pic. I guess it just wasn't small enough to qualify for the Close Up thread. Sigh.
Actually, I completely missed your bee because of Kagen's dupe -- sorry about that! He looks like a mean bastard, one that would chase you around the yard and divebomb. Did you take any hell from him for getting so close?
I think it's beautiful Elspode..I love how well the detail on its wings came out.
Actually, I completely missed your bee because of Kagen's dupe -- sorry about that! He looks like a mean bastard, one that would chase you around the yard and divebomb. Did you take any hell from him for getting so close?
great...now the original works. sorry EL
I realize this isn't a Kitsune-caliber photo, but it looked so much like a cross between Tess the dog and Superbaton's cat that I had to post it.
I was speechless. :blush:
I realize this isn't a Kitsune-caliber photo, but it looked so much like a cross between Tess the dog and Superbaton's cat that I had to post it.
Whoa. Those are some striking eyes! Very nice!
...and what do you mean "Kitsune-caliber"? Am I doing something to come across as a photo-snob?
Whoa. Those are some striking eyes! Very nice!
...and what do you mean "Kitsune-caliber"? Am I doing something to come across as a photo-snob?
yes... :unsure:
(on a side note...this forum has an emoticon for everything i could possibley need)
Whoa. Those are some striking eyes! Very nice!
...and what do you mean "Kitsune-caliber"? Am I doing something to come across as a photo-snob?
No! No, no.... just that your photos are really really good.:thumb:
woah those eyes are great!
and that bumble bee is so ......close.Did you take that?
haha not too close but cute. Grannys back yard :)
are those Two Knomes trying to climb down from that burned out tree ?? ;)
ZippyT has a different relationship with letters than many, but he gets things done. He is a Marine.
gnomes Kagen4o4. Actually they live in the ground. Who knows why they were up in that tree. haha
@zypit. Yes I think they appear to be going down. That ones either singing or cursing. The tree does look burnt but it is actually only wet and dead. My kids granny tried to spruce it up by making it look full of life as her whole yard does.
She's not yet even 60. A very young granny.
@superbaton That cat ear is amazing!
gnomes Kagen4o4. Actually they live in the ground. Who knows why they were up in that tree. haha
My mind cannot shake the Travelocity gnome's voice, nor can it block out the yodeling theme to Price-is-Right's
Cliff Hangers when I look at that image.
Superbaton's feline radar dish is awesome!
yes...
Aw, really? I hope not and I'm really sorry if I came across that way in any post. I really hate that photography attracts equipment and perfectionist snobs when it really is a medium that should simply be enjoyed for the content it allows people to create. It is the only creative outlet I have and it is really important to me to not become like the people I think ruin the hobby.
Actually, I completely missed your bee because of Kagen's dupe -- sorry about that! He looks like a mean bastard, one that would chase you around the yard and divebomb. Did you take any hell from him for getting so close?
He was pretty intent on sucking nectar. I wasn't all that close, actually. 10x zoom on my camera, you know. It is a bitch to get it to autofocus, though. I took numerous pics that day at the lake with the intent of putting them in this thread. That's the only one that came out worth a damn.
Jinx - the acorn wins for depth of field and composition! A wonderful find!
No snobbery taken or assumed here :)
Great forest flower photo. And the curves of that tree. Humm interesting.
When a friend came to visit me from SK in Feb we went to these falls. I took a picture of a hole in the rock. I think it emarassed him a little so I deleted it.
Maybe I still have the original on c/d. I thought it was cool looking an not profane.
I'll have to look when I get a day off someday/
And the curves of that tree. Humm interesting.
I, too, have confused feelings about that tree. The question of who I should blame is still open, though...
Jinx - the acorn wins for depth of field and composition! A wonderful find!
Thanks! I got so involed in taking that little nut's picture I put my sunglasses down and left them behind. :sniff: I like the pic a lot though. This one too
I really like that last one Jinx. Something about the composition and the angle.
Any chance you could post a large version somewhere?
Thanks Dar! I would, but that's as big as I took it.... email quality, just practicing and fitting a lot on the stick.
Thanks Dar! I would, but that's as big as I took it.... email quality, just practicing and fitting a lot on the stick.
Well that's doubly impressive that you were just practicing.
Luckily for me, it stretched without pixellating too badly. It's now my wallpaper.
:thumb:
I like them both. Lots of texture.
It's now my wallpaper.
:thumb:
That's such a huge compliment, thanks :blush:
My wallpaper is a flower jaguar posted ages ago.
Arizona sandstone
some pics from Oz
my second niece Kira.
I, too, have confused feelings about that tree. The question of who I should blame is still open, though...
God -- it's HIS tree, after all.
Would you prefer the french tickler version? :blush:
spiked, for your pleasure.
There are quite a few in here... I need to take the time to reduce the size of the files on my PC. They are too large and I noticed that we cannot post web-hosted pics. So, here be da' link.
http://tinyurl.com/gzox2TBDitWW (The Best Dog in the Whole World). Yes, I did take this one.
Petrified wood.
The wood's pretty but what's it afraid of? :rolleyes:
Pie -- I nosed my screen in response to TBDitWW. Puppy eyes!
skysidhe, that is awesome! Ice crystals at the bottom right? Is the whole thing a sheet of ice? I love the depth.
Shiftage.
Cool pic, Sky -- where/what is that? How did those asymmetric, yet oddly perfect bubbles form?
Shiftage.
Now
that's depth of field right there.
we have a bunch of camel crickets in the basement. At least they don't make noise, but they are nasty. Jumping into laundry baskets, etc. Every once in a while, one will make it upstairs. Recently I decided to do something about it, so I bought a bunch of those sticky traps and just put them around on the floor. Here's the scene a couple days later.
and an overview of one of the sticky pads. I had no idea there were so many:
Kitsune
You have mastered depth of field like few others. I like your photo's, please continue to post them.
Wecome to the Cellar, Pyro. You have good taste in pictures. :D
I am but an amateur, but here is the gentle face of the feline of my heart..
My cameria is crappy, years old and only 3.2mp - im currently saving up for a DSLR a conon hopefully.. then watch out!
This was taken at South West Rocks, north NSW. A plank of wood washed up on the beach full of barnacles, i snapped this before they all let go and washed back to the sea....
Recently I decided to do something about it, so I bought a bunch of those sticky traps and just put them around on the floor. Here's the scene a couple days later.
That is truly nasty and the close up shot makes it almost creepy! All those little bug eyes, staring, looking...
Was there much wriggling?
eww glat eww Those insects!! ...they have huge eyes too.
@ pie... I found that picture someplace on the net. I don't have a 'good'camera so you'll all have to forgive me while I cheat.
That is truly nasty and the close up shot makes it almost creepy! All those little bug eyes, staring, looking...
Was there much wriggling?
I hesitated posting it, because it's so gross. That stuff that looks like hair is the antennae stuck to the glue pad.
Yes, a couple of them were still alive and would wiggle a little bit if you blew on them. Almost feel sorry for them.
One thing that's kinda neat is you can see how some of them got trapped. At the far end of the pad, there are a bunch lined up at the edge. Those guys just walked onto the pad and got stuck at the edge. They were all in contorted positions, because they tried to get free and got more stuck. Then there are others stuck in the middle. They were just hopping randomly around, and got stuck when they landed on the pad. They are stuck in a more natural position, because they plopped down and landed squarely on all feet at once.
Am I sick for analyzing this so much? I'm really pleased with the number I've caught. It's a drag to climb into the shower in the morning and have to kill one that's sitting in there. Especially if I don't have my contacts in yet. They hop fast.
A janitor's mop. It wasn't pleasant to get close to.
I like your photo's, please continue to post them.
You want more? You get more
here.
glatt, you should get a few chameleons (anomalies). they eat those little buggers. just get males only so you dont have a lizard infestation.
We used to have a cat that would hunt them. We'd sometimes see a cricket leg in a hairball. That cat died a year or so ago, and the population has increased since then.
It's a little horrifying that the traps caught so many. You would see one or two when you would go down into the cellar, so I figured there were a handful down there. I'd step on them when I could. Fast buggers would hop away. The traps are clearly working though.
I just noticed last night that a trap caught 5 little baby tank bugs. You know, the ones that look like armadillos and roll up in a ball when disturbed. Caught a spider too. This could turn into a real biology experiment. I could turn it into a web page. Look what's living in glatt's-cellar.org.
just get males only so you dont have a lizard infestation.
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly...
Now, crickets may be creepy and lizards may be cute, but which would you rather have poop in your laundry?
I just noticed last night that a trap caught 5 little baby tank bugs. You know, the ones that look like armadillos and roll up in a ball when disturbed. Caught a spider too. This could turn into a real biology experiment. I could turn it into a web page. Look what's living in glatt's-cellar.org.
We have big black w/yellow spots salamanders living in our well head. When the basement floods (there's actually a spring down there) they hang out near the washer.
Great pic of your cat Sunsparks - love the eyes!
We have big black w/yellow spots salamanders living in our well head. When the basement floods (there's actually a spring down there) they hang out near the washer.
Sounds like a good close-up to me.
It's a little horrifying that the traps caught so many.
I'm not calling this a bad decision or anything, but what is your reason for not spraying?
Man, you're lucky those things don't make noise. You'd never get sleep.
Another recent addition to the close-ups: an engine lift.
what is your reason for not spraying?
I didn't realize there were so many. They were mostly confined to the unfinished cellar, where we don't spend much time, so they don't bug me that much. Every few weeks, a rogue would make it upstairs, which did bother me. But other than that, out of sight, out of mind. I'm not afraid of poison, but would rather not spray it around unless I really need to. And finally, poison isn't really a DIY job, and calling in a pro is relatively expensive. I'm cheap.
The infestation looks really horrible, because a glue trap concentrates all the bugs in one tiny area. When you go down into the cellar, you might see a bug or two, but are equally likely to see none. It really doesn't appear that bad.
The traps seem to be working.
.
I like the frogs, jinx. So tiny. How did you find them? They look like they would blend right in with the ground.
I recently stumbled across this old one. My son's eyelashes seemed so long to me. Maybe it was just the light and angle.
yikes. you could swat flies with those things
I like the frogs, jinx. So tiny. How did you find them? They look like they would blend right in with the ground.
It took me 3 days to get the pics (forgot the camera, then brought the camera but forgot the memory stick) and they got a little harder to find each day, but we just sat and waited for them to move... and suddenly they were everywhere.
Those eyelashes
are long! That's a cool shot.
I totally want a terrarium filled with those little baby toads!! A-freaking-dorable. And, they wouldn't make me sneeze...any idea on an ID? Local nature center could help if you bring those great pics. Neat!!
bla, bla, bla, bla, one pipe?
It was a gift from the maker... he is very talented.
Great photos, all. Makes me want to get a camera and try my hand.
bla, bla, bla, bla, one pipe?
"This is not a pipe." A reference to a famous painting by Magritte.
My favorite pipe painting, it is also famous.
Windshield glass. Lots of it.
Beep-boop-beep.
Tuners.
Gritty. (how this measures a vacuum, I'll never know)
Mandatory keys image to go with the tuners.
Very nice! I like the tuners one the best. Must be the shiny objects attract me.
Hedgehog quills.
Coffee
Cookie!
Stir fry noodle ends.
Stir fry noodle ends.
You could have put that one in the "what is it?" thread. I figured it was some kind of pasta since the others were also food, but I had no idea. I like it and the coffee one.
New pipe
New pipe
Really nice contrasting textures. Are these pipes ever put to use or are they just for display?
part of a motor from a cannibalized VCR:
Really nice contrasting textures. Are these pipes ever put to use or are they just for display?
I smoke a couple of times a week. Pipes, cigars, tobacco and their history are a hobby for me more than smoking is.
I have a pretty decent English tobacco collection, around forty pipes and not too many cigars in an igloodor.
part of a motor from a cannibalized VCR:
I had a tape stuck in an old VCR and I had to take the VCR apart to get it out. I was enjoying myself, so I kept going, dis-assembling the VCR as far as I could, back down into original component pieces, which I have kept in a cardboard box in my closet and have no idea why. I plan, vaguely, to build a robot or something someday.
I had a tape stuck in an old VCR and I had to take the VCR apart to get it out. I was enjoying myself, so I kept going, dis-assembling the VCR as far as I could, back down into original component pieces, which I have kept in a cardboard box in my closet and have no idea why. I plan, vaguely, to build a robot or something someday.
VCRs are great for that. I picked this one up off the curb in front of my neighbor's house last night. It was a TV/VCR combo that was dead. I quickly checked the fuses, but they were fine. Didn't feel like trying to figure out what was wrong with it, because it's a piece of junk. Maybe the power switch. Anyway, I got two good motors, and this one motor that had to come apart to remove. I also got a nice red LED. A cheap speaker. Some RCA connectors. Etc. Don't know what I'm going to do with them. Maybe make a robot. I've got a cabinet in the basement with a bunch of motors from stuff I've taken apart over the years. I might see if I can somehow isolate the power supply from this thing. That would be cool.
Pictures of a Bearded Robberfly, I wish I took. :smack:
Kitsune I love the quills, and that fly is very fly Bruce.
A good friend of mine is a master pipe maker... this is a rare all straight-grain pipe. Great to see and hold something I will never be able to afford, a true thing of beauty.
2...
3...
4
Any idea what causes straight grain briar to develop? Uh....it is briar, isn't it? :confused:
A very rare pocket in the sand. Briar is the root ball of the tree in a sandy region, it is hard to find a piece that has straight grain all the way around in a piece large enough to make a pipe with no sand pits or variations and a craftsman skilled enough to see it in the block, as well as able to bring it out in the pipe (then to sand it/stain it... bla, bla, bla, properly)... too many things to discuss here.
Love the dog's nose, Ibram.
I love the blue one in the middle. :thumbsup:
I love the spikey mushroom.
...but, what, no penis-looking ones?
Warm.
And the tubes, they glow in the dark...
Toaster? :question:
Nope! I'm gonna let people guess on this one for a day. :p
Tubes, in an amp or something?
Like I said...
And the tubes, they glow in the dark...
Close enough -- it is a 150W halogen bulb for a torchiere, dimmed.
Two elements? Must be a halogen bulb? :confused:
Beeeeeeeyootiful! (bu-dum-TCH!)
Sweet bee! Did you anger it?
Lens.
"Changes."
Hedgehog face...
...and hedgehog butt.
...and I finally caught one of the mushrooms sprouting outside. :eek:
I present to you:
Phallus impudicus (the stinkhorn)
Sweet bee! Did you anger it?
Nope... it was busy!!! :p
Phasmid (walking stick) in my pecan tree.
Aw, you're just bragging about your Phasmids and pecan tree. :D
I won't name it first in this thread, but I will answer pms that cry uncle.
What is it?
A light of some sort. Looks like a traffic light, but i doubt it.
It's one of those small battery powered fans with the LEDs on the blades. Right?
Edit: like this one.
My first impression was traffic light also.
I think it's a small light like a push button, never seen a traffic light with that circle pattern. :confused:
Yeah, I agree with xob. It looks like a circular rubber button on a TV remote, one that has a green backlight. Can't fool us!!!
Glatt-
My daughter got one of those in a gift exchange for Christmas in July at her daycare. It lasted the drive home. Poor kid was heartbroken. /hijack
I don't have a camera to post my own otherwise I would. I have to steal I guess.
Elspode. That's some stick. I was expecting a 'real walking stick' silly me.
That is some wild mushroom Kitsune.
I don't know what that green spinning light is Big V. I am crying uncle.
Ok. Uncle it is.
Borelight.
That is a green led at the bottom of a muzzleloader barrel, four feet deep and half an inch across.
At camp this year, we got a chance to learn all about firing a muzzleloader, and part of that process was cleaning them. At the end of the cleaning procedure, before reassembly, the barrel was inspected with this tool. Since a muzzleloader's barrel is more like a cup than a tube (ok, a really long tall thin narrow cup with a tiny leak at the bottom...nevermind), the borelight had to be dropped in from the muzzle and when it slid to the bottom, we were able to inspect it with the light it cast on the inside of the barrel. This is a picture of what I saw.
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What makes me afraid to click on that link?
Someone else do it, and tell me what's there.
What makes me afraid to click on that link?
Someone else do it, and tell me what's there.
I dont know what happen to it, it didnt turn out like I thought, wrong pic.
I love the shots here...closeup work is amazing. I do a wee bit of stuff myself tho my camera is not nearly what I'd wish...I have a penchant for bugs, flowers, and horrible color combinations.
This is a snifty lil green horned caterpillar guy on my boyfriend's arm...would not face the camera!
Identified as Acanthocephala terminalis, leaf-footed bug, tho he looks more leaf-legged to me... :rolleyes:
Carpenter ants. Dead. Much preferable that way.
Nice work catlyke, welcome to the Cellar. :D
Ok. Uncle it is.
Borelight.
oh, ohooooo verry interesting!! I didn't know there were such things.
My next guess would have been a dark room light or a stage light of some sort.
Nice work catlyke, welcome to the Cellar. :D
hee! thanks!
My camera is a Sharp TM150 camera phone with a whopping one and a half pixels, but when things sit still on the closeup setting, it can do some nifty stuff.
Guess when I get a real camera my head will explode with joy :D
If you get the camera, honey, we got the threads. :thumb2:
Well, those are the best phonecam shots I've seen to date.
Well, those are the best phonecam shots I've seen to date.
thank ya muchly...I had another phonecam for a bit, a Samsung something or another, but the pix were not so good. I guess the extra half an MP helps a lot.
fibrous, innit? :D
Looks like someone tossed an entire box of flat wooden toothpicks into the swimming pool.
Just a lil bee flyin around in some neat looking flowers
I found a couple pictures in my spam filter this morning. :worried:
Not to worry, they were sent by
GOD....or at least one of his aliases. :cool:
Looks like someone tossed an entire box of flat wooden toothpicks into the swimming pool.
hee! it's a formica tabletop, I believe at a Burger King.
Bullits bee still grabs me every time I come back to it.
Probably because even without the bee, it's such a great picture. ;)
Thank ya much.. my new cam does take some pretty clear macro pictures so I'll try to give you guys some more in due time
I would like to thank everyone who has been posting images to the close-up thread. I've used many of these as my wallpaper after suitable resizing.
Oh, that poor birdy. :sniff:
Did some one say Bees ???
Since we're horsing around.....
Damn Slang !!!
Scrub those NASTY Fangs of yours !!!!! ;)
As bad as my teeth look....
my breath is even worse! ;)
This friendly little bug was crawling around in my hair as I was talking on the phone.
What are those bugs? I've seen them too.
There is another one of these on page 14 of this thread.
Also residing in Texas.
"Identified as Acanthocephala terminalis, leaf-footed bug, tho he looks more leaf-legged to me" - Catlike
cool!
Looks like a stink-bug to me...
Not something new here but you cant have too many dogs in one thread.
Cool BigV, Very wild pictures. :thumbsup:
This friendly little bug was crawling around in my hair as I was talking on the phone.
o_O in your hair?? how big was he? the one I shot was a good inch and a half long LOL I am glad he was not trying to walk around in my hair. He was a good model, though...sat very still :D
how big was he?
Exactly .942844 inch.
After he startled me by somehow landing in my hair, we had a short conversation.
Yes, he's a Republican so I let him live.
He used my phone briefly and we were both on our separate ways.
My poor, bent intake valve. (350 4-bolt main of a 1978 Corvette)
I jumped on the accelerator and the timing chain must have had some slack. My #2 piston slapped the intake valve, denting the piston top, bending the stem, pushrod AND the cam. :eek:
We rebuilt it with better internals. Now I've got more power. :D
From my yard:
Peony
Hydrangea
Camelia
Man, that top flower is uuugggly!
Exactly .942844 inch.
After he startled me by somehow landing in my hair, we had a short conversation.
Yes, he's a Republican so I let him live.
He used my phone briefly and we were both on our separate ways.
First the catfish, now the bugs.. Who are you really? Dr Doolittle?
Dr Doolittle?
My life is difficult to describe to those people that I know in life, trying to explain it here would take more time and talent that I have.
Here's the short version.
I'm not normal.
[SIZE="1"]You should see all those photos that I don't post if you think those are strange[/SIZE]:blush:
www.flickr.com, please... :o
Not something new here but you cant have too many dogs in one thread.
Do you mean that no matter how many dogs you have in one thread it's OK, or that you definitely should limit how many dogs you have in one thread because too many dogs are not good?
(This is a take on an old SNL skit about nuclear reactors...anyone remember that?)
(This is a take on an old SNL skit about nuclear reactors...anyone remember that?)
Sure, I remember. Is wasn't very funny, but was an interesting idea that I bothered to remember for a long time. You can't let a skit like that one go on for too long.
Sure, I remember. Is wasn't very funny, but was an interesting idea that I bothered to remember for a long time. You can't let a skit like that one go on for too long.
Do you mean that longer the skit goes on, the better...or that you should end the skit because too long is no good. (hehehehe)
No, I agree...that was my problem with so many later SNLs...the skits went on and on and on!
Do you mean that no matter how many dogs you have in one thread it's OK.....
Close ups. As many dog nose closeups as can be had. :D
I've wanted to climb up on this momument since discovering it out here in the sticks.
Who might take a clear photo if I was to sit on the statue's shoulders just for the photo op?
Yes, you're right....the police. :)
Hang your privates on a private? He'd probably be for the union.:cool:
Something they have in Taiwan that I've seldom seen in the U.S. are these tennis racquets with electrified "strings", used to kill bugs. I got a mosquito last night (mozzy, as I recently heard my new brit friend call 'em).
Of course, another mosquito just bit my leg, apparently in retaliation for showin his brother what's up.
Awhile back an image reminded me of these, but until now I had no picures of them. We got a crapload of wood for our fireplace and camping, and most of it was covered with larve tracks like these. So, I thought I'd share them with you. I don't know why they're cool, but I love them. :Curtain up:
One with the bark on. You can see the perfect round holes where the worms crawled out.
A couple focus drifty ones:
And my favorite, I call "lost". Guess why :)
Funny, you're posting wood in this thread, and meanwhile...
They tunnel around under the bark because that's where the live wood with all it's sugary goodness is. ;)
They're cool paterns, nice pics.
We lost a beautiful huge elm tree in the 70s to Dutch Elm disease. Gave us firewood for a decade. Anyway, every stick of firewood had that same pattern on it. It's classic dutch elm disease evidence.
I read this thread yesterday & thought I'd have a go myself. I've learned that I need to get my instruction book out so I know how to manually focus my camera!
I am so amazed by what other people can do, I'm going to make an effort this weekend.
My pre-manual submission:
Last of pepper, frost last night. My 1st try at close-ups. Could never get into super macro. Flappin little buttons.
Must the close ups be our own?
I have lost the manual for my camera. If my cats could use the phone they would have called an exorcist last night because I was SO angry with myself I was speaking in tongues.
Anyway - I'm having to feel my way and therefore experimenting with quite mundane subjects. Please find below two filthy, filthy items from my flat - my watch and my remote. They are much cleaner now.
We
need to know where the photo in post 262 was taken so that we can add it to the
squirrel colour location study thread.
My guess is a safari park in the UK ...
Some bird got absolutely taken out in the quad a week or so ago.. this is all that was left on the ground
And one of my old high school photo class camera (was my mom's when she was in college back in the day)
sorry they're kind of huge.. I need to redownload PS *cough* I mean repurchase
Irfanview is free and it can resize the picture for you or you can set the jpeg settings to be somewhat lossy and reduce the size that way.
Hedgehog, again.
And one of my old high school photo class camera (was my mom's when she was in college back in the day)
sorry they're kind of huge.. I need to redownload PS *cough* I mean repurchase
Hey, the Canon FT-QL - I have one of those. They came out in what, 1967? It was one of the first things my parents bought when they first moved to the U.S. I'm glad my dad hung onto it; actually, I'm more impressed it survived years of cycling old shit in and out of storage.
I believe one of the first cameras to use a TTL metering system (through-the-lens)? Or at least a version close to the modern one now commonly used?
Love using it ... usually keep it loaded with b/w ... but then I have to wait for the film to come back .. :(
Butterfly-thing.
some bees and the such haveing at a sunflower ,
My close-up....:D
Uh, can I get a bib too! please?
RK, I'll grab the grinder and Leon, meetcha back in 5!
How many licks would it take to get to the center of that sucker? :yum:
OK, I'm officially lost. Totally.
OK, I'm officially lost. Totally.
OK, I'm officially lost. Totally.
Think :joint: :rotflol: :madhop: :fumette: :flycatch: :rollhappy :lol2: :rasta:
its weed
Hey, the Canon FT-QL - I have one of those. They came out in what, 1967? It was one of the first things my parents bought when they first moved to the U.S. I'm glad my dad hung onto it; actually, I'm more impressed it survived years of cycling old shit in and out of storage.
I believe one of the first cameras to use a TTL metering system (through-the-lens)? Or at least a version close to the modern one now commonly used?
Love using it ... usually keep it loaded with b/w ... but then I have to wait for the film to come back .. :(
Yeah it still works great, with the exception of the TTL meter (but probably just noob high school user error) I haven't used it in years though.. might be fun to break it out and play around now that I've had more photography experience.
That's what I thought at first, but why is bruce licking it???? That's what threw me for a loop. Yes, I am naive, why do you ask?
That's what I thought at first, but why is bruce licking it???? That's what threw me for a loop. Yes, I am naive, why do you ask?
Thank you for asking the question - I'm not averse to the real thing but didn't recognise it and was baffled by the licking reference too. It looked like something you'd find at the back of the fridge!
It looked like something you'd find at the back of the fridge!
:::goes rifling through fridge:::
That's what I thought at first, but why is bruce licking it?
All those little drops of ambrosia nectar. :yum:
This bud's for *me*...or so I wish.
You've got quite a cooperative subject there rk.. does your camera have a macro mode on it? That'd make the pictures come out clearer and with that big ol wet nose in focus.
Yup, but it was dim and he won't sit very still for it.
These were just for fun.
What a cutie pie doggy dog! :)
He is a juvenile delinquent.
He is a juvenile delinquent.
Why, is he a punk ass punk? ;)
Hell yes... thief, liar with no damn remorse... punk as punk indeed.
With a face like that, you don't need no damn remorse.
He knows it too... puts the "eyes" on ya'. They get HUGE.
He is evil.
Yep...the eyes almost always have it.
Evil in a cute kind of way?
Kitsune, I always look forward to your pictures. You are so talented. Thanks!
Wow, Kits...great photos (as always!)
Nice, Kitsune.
Is that a compact fluorescent bulb? How is it illuminated? The bulb itself isn't lit is it?
Is that a compact fluorescent bulb? How is it illuminated? The bulb itself isn't lit is it?
Yeah, I replaced most of the lights in my place with CFLs sometime ago for power/heat reasons. (Using halogen lamps in Florida wasn't the greatest idea.) I've been really happy with them, especially the full spectrum ones, despite them having an initially dim appearance on cold days.
The bulb itself is lit, although it is a fairly low output one equal to a 40w incandescent. I think it was a 1/2000s or 1/4000s snap to get it dimmed down. The 75w equivalent bulb shots didn't turn out.
Some.. thing on the side of the road heading into Little Cottonwood Canyon, Near Salt Lake City (someone ID this?)
Looks like a dead thistle with a bunch of snow precariously balanced on top.
Damn Kits , just DAMN !!!!
Bullit, the snow looks so perfect and powdery. Makes me want a snow cone!
Its The Best Snow On Earth Kitsune, <6% moisture content in the snow :D .
I can't compete with the artists on here, but I figure practice makes perfect. Well, a better camera and talent maybe...
The 4" tree from the card Bruce sent me. Badly cut out and glued together and sitting proud on my PC.
Is that chewing gum holding it up? The tree, I mean? ;)
Ewwwww, do I come across as that much of a slattern?
No, it's Blu-Tack
Ewwwww, do I come across as that much of a slattern?
No, it's Blu-Tack
Sorry, never heard of that. :blush:
Sorry, never heard of that. :blush:
Oops. Thought it was ubiquitous.
Blu-Tack is a reusable gum. A bit like chewing gum in texture, but less sticky and it doesn't go hard.
... less sticky and it doesn't go hard.
Where's the good in that then?
... less sticky and it doesn't go hard.
my beautiful cat:
The 4" tree from the card Bruce sent me. Badly cut out and glued together and sitting proud on my PC.
Bravo! Well done! I wondered how it would look, but to damn lazy to do it. :blush:
Not EXACTLY a REAL closup, but where else would you post this? Crabs being sold as bait. They are about the size of a quarter.
Verry cool !!
Do you have a larger version of it ???
Well, he just asked for a larger version.... you don't have to get crabby about it. :lol: :redface:
Crusty old man. :)
i never go to the crusty crab....i prefer the chum bucket. mr. plankton serves a mean crabby patty. a stolen recipe, but good.
Not EXACTLY a REAL closup, but where else would you post this? Crabs being sold as bait. They are about the size of a quarter.
better than a Jackson Pollack! ;)
Sorry, never heard of that. :blush:
You have, only you call it "poster putty."
It's that stuff that never held your posters up on the wall for more than 10 minutes when you were in college. Then you went to the college bookstore and bought the large roll of double sided sticky tape and didn't care about possible damage to the walls, because you couldn't have David Lee Roth falling to the floor ...
I've only ever seen gradeschool teachers use it, and they all called it "ticky tack."
Gradeschool teachers spend too much time with young children, causing their brains to freeze at that level of development.
It's actually sad to watch them try to interact with adults.
Ticky-tack, indeed.
Here is my big Boy 's nose...;)
Here is my big Boy 's nose...;)
:eek:
Baltimore Aquarium on Saturday.
Most incredible, glatt!
...did you lick it? :yum:
Rock sugar.
The stuff that make you sneezy.
Those are naughty bits. :eek:
The stuff that make you sneezy.
thats brilliant! i hate those fuckers!
The stuff that make you sneezy.
thats scarey, i sneezed then read your post.
This will make you sneeze, then. :D
me first post will be some bee close ups.....
Australian Stingless bee on a California Poppy
Australian Stingless bee with purple pollen ????
Check the tongue on this bee
Yup, those be close ups. :D
Now if you want to shoot close ups of bugs, you got to get close up. But when you get close up your flash sails right over the target, plus they're in your shadow. Got to get creative.
Are you showing off again, Phil? You enjoy making every other photographer in the world feel inadequate, don't you, ya rat? :haha:
Are you showing off again, Phil? You enjoy making every other photographer in the world feel inadequate, don't you, ya rat? :haha:
what you mean AGAIN?!:D
nah, i'm just too lazy to go through all my pics, upload them to Photobucket and then upload them here.
and i consider myself a rank amateur! :p
Ranked. The word is Ranked, as in "your rating in your chosen field".
Nice stuff, man.
and i consider myself a [COLOR="Red"]rank[/COLOR] amateur! :p
You smell OK from here. :confused:
and i consider myself a rank amateur! :p
Not at photography you aren't, but you may want to remove your extra apostrophe in "All Photo's"... ;)
Phil... amazing as always.
I can't remember if I posted this already.
Oww, did you BBQ it? :yum:
what you mean AGAIN?!:D
nah, i'm just too lazy to go through all my pics, upload them to Photobucket and then upload them here.
and i consider myself a rank amateur! :p
You lie too? Oh where will it end?
Probably with a million photographers and a million voodoo dolls (with pins) that look just like you.:lol:
Seriously though, you've got the gift. Anyone can learn cameras, darkroom and software, but without the gift, they'll produce top quality snapshots.
thank you everyone for your encouragement. :-)
Hey guys, how's everyone doing? I'm new round these parts and I've just been checking out the shots on here to give me something to aspire to! I bought myself a new camera recently and have been trying to get to grips with it.
Anyway, here's a few of my luckiest shots so far:
Believe it or not, this was a coincidence. I didn't realise what I was taking a picture of until I saw the shot and read what it said...duh!
Hi dooley. Welcome. I like that second shot of the text.
Yeah, welcome to the Cellar, dooley. :D
What's the camera? You're getting good shots with it.
Thanks, guys. The camera's a Canon Powershot A710 IS - nothing flashy , just something for me to get used to playing with settings and what not.
What happened to the girl that was in them? :confused:
I'm guessing that they are actually Ibram's fashionably mod boots. No chick, unless he stole them from his girlfriend.
Don't ask me; I didn't put them there, nor did I take them (they were too small for me). I just took the picture.
love the skull pics. where was that?
This evening's project. Trying to fix a messed up bike. Can you find the shattered ball bearing? (Or at least the largest piece?)
I am working on a methods paper for Cold Spring Harbor Online journal. This is an image I decided not to use. It is a 5 day old rat pup. This is a typical animal used in my research, except I use just the hippocampus...:o When the paper is finally online (likely at least a couple months) I'll link to it, cuz I wrote it and took all the images for it:D
How big is the hippocampus of a 5 day old rat pup, LabRat?
Around our house, those things are called pinkies. The whole pup, not the hippocampi.
Approximately 8mm x 3mm (5/8" X 1/4")
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Since they are albinos, they don't have any skin color. Colored animals begin to get pigment to their skin on day 3. Fur just starts to come in on day 5, by day 7 it's nice an fuzzy :)
A close up. Of a raindrop. With a purty backdrop. I love camping, even in the rain.
I figure this is as closeup to a rainbow as I could get and still make it worth sharing. Taken yesterday on the way to do a sound gig.
There be gold behind that walgreens! :P
Great photo!
A little friend found in my rock garden on my lamb's ear plant. My daughter's hand for scale. It was missing 2 legs, though no fault of ours :)
A couple closer up. I wish I could manual focus my camera. Someday I'll upgrade, but my little Nikon doesn't do too bad if you have enough patience...
Thanks! The last one is currently my desktop. Even though it's a spider, I really like the way it turned out. I put some close-ups I took of some of my other flowers in the flower thread, if anyone's interested.
Your daughter is brave to put her finger that close.
The beach on a windy day
nice work on the spider LR!
We have big black w/yellow spots salamanders living in our well head. When the basement floods (there's actually a spring down there) they hang out near the washer.
Sounds like a good close-up to me.
Well I haven't seen the black w/yellow spot variety in a long time.... probably since I posted about about them, but almost stepped on this tiny dude tonight.
I'll bet he loves having a big ol' rock stuck to his eye--ouch!
He's skinny. Looks like a worm with legs.
For the record, Kitsune, your photographs inspire me, while chrisinhouston's merely thrill and intimidate me.
Please keep them coming.
Must the close ups be our own?
My daughter got licked by a giraffe like that at the Santa Barbara zoo. Said it was "the coolest thing tht had ever happened to her"
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That's awesome, Flint. Almost makes me miss my cats and their raspy tongues. ;)
I took this one.
This poor fella had his rear tail section blown off. But he still flew.
I hate when my rear tail section gets blown off..
what?
I need to get out and shoot.
I bet that Frogett Peed on You Jinx !!!!
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!
My bunk mate last weekend.
I am a little spider eating yer dead body. Yum Yum.
That is cool, mercy. Is the dragonfly resting on a wound dressing of yours?
My proofreader last weekend.
That is cool, mercy. Is the dragonfly resting on a wound dressing of yours?
Actually it is a surgical sponge, I get a lot of them from work to use in the garage. I found him attached to the sponge in the vertical position with the spider eating his bits out, so I picked it up and put in on the hood of my car to take its pic.
Opened the window just now and this little sucker's giving me the stink-eye. Four of em actually. He's about the size of a pea.
crap crap crap.
I need a spider picture detector. Those suckers are FAST and they JUMP!
Maybe we need a NSFS picture thread.
eye eye eye eye see what U did thar.
and then they suck your bloooood!
I hate it when people take IOTD quality pics, and they are actually Cellarites.
Excellent, excellent, excellent.
Mine. I'm no bigv by far, but I know how to hold a cam steady.
Mine. I'm no bigv by far, but I know how to hold a cam steady.
?
That is an *awesome* picture.
I can't get good spider pictures, despite my affinity and advocacy for them. You have a fine spider sense.
I do not have the capacity to get good close-ups.
This one is from a cell phone...my kitty's halloween eyes.
Opened the window just now and this little sucker's giving me the stink-eye. Four of em actually. He's about the size of a pea.
I got yer closeup right here, ya 8 legged eyeball eating assassin!
Scenes from Legoland:
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Went to
Backbone State Park last weekend for some family time. Got some good pics taken while we were there despite the cloudy overcast day. This one is by far my favorite.
misc lichens, top then bottom: (ID classic?)
I accidently broke a piece of this one off. I was glad I did, or I would have never thought to look at the backside!
These were more interesting from the top, plus I couldn't get my camera to correct for the backlight, so the "upskirts" didn't turn out as sharp as I would have liked.
There is a cave there that we did a little spelunking in. The surface of the entrance had some really neat textures.
We saw a few cave dwellars. Always wear a hat folks ;)
These aren't really close-ups, but nyaaah. There is a patch of trees around the cave that had vines growing all over them.
Ever wonder what happens to the tree if the vine dies first??
Those are some nice shots, LR.
my favorite is the cropped and zoomed broken mushroom
Great shots, LabRat! I like the first one you posted best. It makes me think of a fairy world or Bug's Life or something.
The traveler ascends to find the vines
entwined like mating snakes,
rapt in hard-wood trees embrace,
and when the cold clear sun does shine,
cast shadows on fair Mary's face,
and lights the intimate landscape of the risen world.
crop and zoomed:
Creepy, wonderful and possibly yummy all at the same time. Bravo!
Round of applause Lab, lovely photos.
For some reason the vines reminded me of Pan's Labyrinth - probably just the creepy "otherness" of them.
Wow, those are fantastic ratter, I especially like the different shrooms.... great job.
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This is a Green Lynx Spider I photographed outside my mother's home last year.
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A rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Gorgeous Impress.
I had to go back and count the legs on the spider - not that I thought you were wrong, but I didn't know they came in that flavour!
And the rhino is wonderful. I would have guessed an elephant. I'm just not winning on the Guess the Animals today. Who knew rhinos had such lovely lashes. I can only surmise it is crying because no-one ever sees its beauty [/anthropomorphise]
These were more interesting from the top, plus I couldn't get my camera to correct for the backlight, so the "upskirts" didn't turn out as sharp as I would have liked.
The picture was a little washed out, but the "Close Encounters" effect was nice. You could bring the colors back with software.
Sorry, I couldn't get them to display the pic. If any of the mods could help me out.....
Lovely gators Merc - I'm so envious.
Impress - I am so glad you stepped out of the WTF thread. You are really talented.
not exactly close-up, but following in Merc's footsteps
more close-uppish ...
poisonous, I was told.
there are
faces on my food (probably feces, too...):greenface
Is that LJ? Is he from a pod of people eating frogs?!?!??
Impressive bird shot. Very nice.
Limestone from Corfe castle
Right between the saltstone and the tequilastone.
It doesn't match the sheer quality of the previous close-ups, but I caught it by accident as Diz walked towards the camera and it made me smile.
I love his whiskerers.
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Ladybug on my pomegranate tree.
:2cents: (OK,
3 cents worth...)
Red Wasp
Dandelion
Giant Hibiscus
Wow, Grav, the clarity is astounding. What kind of camera are you using?
A public domain pic for you
If it had been a little closer it might have made a good "what is this" picture. As it is, I recognized it right off.
Cool picture.
A public domain pic for you
Salt and pepper perhaps?
Not you, you're wrong. :p
Wow, Grav, the clarity is astounding. What kind of camera are you using?
It's a Fuji FinePix A340. 4 megapixels. Just a little point & shoot cheapie. It has a decent macro function though.
Pansy.
A tree in Federal Way, WA. Losers cut it down this year to make room for parking. Not sure what type it is, but it was beautiful.
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Same tree, different scene altogether! May be NSFW Animal Kingdom sex!
Haaaaaaaaaaaahahaha...that fly on top is TOTALLY asking you to hifive him, cause he's doin' that totally hot fly chick.
Faucet sounded a little higher pitched than usual, even though the flow seemed normal. So I unscrewed the aerator. All the brown grains are rust flakes that come from the inside of our old galvanized pipes. I'm pretty sure the light colored sandy stuff is just in the water supply that Arlington County delivers to us. I should install a whole house sediment filter or something. I end up replacing the valves in my fixtures every 5 years or so. They are being sand blasted.
Great shot....I'm affraid to look at mine now.
Just minerals, they're good for you, good for your gizzard.:3eye:
I've got no problem with the sand in the water, but the faucet and showers valves do. And I'm sick of replacing them every few years because the sand is blasting them on the insides.
I wonder if the sand is coming all the way from the water treatment place where they filter the river water through sand before adding chlorine, or if it's scale buildup on some pipes somewhere that's flaking off and into the supply. I guess it doesn't really matter.
I don't know anything about brands of filters and who makes good ones, but I've been looking around online for whole house inline sediment filters. I'd much rather spend 5 minutes and $50 replacing a filter in my basement once a year than redo fixtures every five years at a day and $200 each.
The rust could be in-house, but the sand is coming from outside, somewhere along the line. Since the water is under pressure, it's hard to believe a hole/crack in a water line would allow sand in, so I'm betting the source.
Whole house filters are cheap, readily available at home centers, and easy to replace the element once a year. My well kicks up an ultrafine silt, when disturbed, so fine I can't feel it between my fingers. I've changed the filter just because I thought it was time, and was shocked to find it loaded, crusted, with that silt, but no noticeable drop in water pressure or flow.
Just lick it and drink the tequila already.
Playing with the new macro lens attachment. A tripod is mandatory for success. Not just to hold the camera steady for the long exposure, but also the critical focusing.
Wow a tiny sprite bottle - ;)
A couple that weren't quite treasures...
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I like the Sacagawea coin.
What is that last picture? The "crystal", with the "carbon"? Is it salt and pepper?
No Bob, it's just a piece of quartz and something else I can't remember. My daughter is trying to claim its kryptonite but I think she's wrong.
well, it makes me weak when i touch it
No Bob, it's just a piece of quartz and something else I can't remember. My daughter is trying to claim its kryptonite but I think she's wrong.
Looks like tourmaline.
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