The super-macro guessing game

jadin · Mar 19, 2005

It's hard to find new things to take macro's of!!

thebeginning · Mar 19, 2005

that one is either really easy or really hard. i cant tell. is it some kind of nut cracker?

jadin · Mar 19, 2005

nopers

surfingfireman · Mar 19, 2005

part of a zipper?

jadin · Mar 19, 2005

surfingfireman said:
part of a zipper?

dalebe · Mar 20, 2005

is it some sort of clasp,for a necklace?

jadin · Mar 20, 2005

all very good guesses so far. you're all on the right track. (hints start out vague and will get progressively more specific ;-)) here's the first hint.

- it is metal

jadin · Mar 20, 2005

- it is "cut short"

lizheaemma · Mar 21, 2005

nail clippers?

jadin · Mar 21, 2005

Winner!!

I was having fun with the hints too!! The next one was going to be : you can "hang" stuff from a "nail".... (aka hang-nail)

:goodvibe:

lizheaemma · Mar 21, 2005

now i guess I better get a shot and quick!

Sergiozal · Mar 22, 2005

Jadin, how did you do such large magnification? Did you just cropped the large image or do you have special equipment for macros like that?

jadin · Mar 22, 2005

The "mystery" image is a 100% crop from the original. I do use a reverse-lens setup for macroing, however. (my lenses are anything but macro - I think the closest focus distance is like 18 inches) With the reversed-lens I'm about 1/2 to 1/4 inch away from my subject.

I did a quick search for a how-to on the reversed lens but it looks like you replied to that thread. So I won't explain it here ;-)

lizheaemma · Mar 22, 2005

ok, the picture really isn't very good, it was for first shot at the reversed lense gig and I really need to work at it. Can you say out of focus, it obviously in my vocabulary!