Whatsthis

Ron Evers · Dec 19, 2009

On a non photography forum I participate in, I post a macro each day under the subject "Whatsthis" & # in series. Here are some examples:

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Ramones · Dec 19, 2009

1 looks like sawdust

Jhamb · Dec 19, 2009

1: IDK
2: Bread
3: IDK
4: Maybe some kind of wood
5: Flocked Christmas tree

Ron Evers · Dec 19, 2009

To be fair, these are pretty tight shots with the width of the frame equal to about 5/8" (15mm), less than the diameter of a dime.

They were shot with a Minolta 55mm/f1.7 plus extension tubes on a Panasonic G1 micro 4/3 camera.

kate21 · Dec 19, 2009

1. sawdust
2.bread
3. fish-cod or tilapia
4. it kinda looks like a Pillsbury dough biscuit..oh wait is it the bread from #2 but the inside?
5.metal shavings that move around with a magnet

Dont forget to tell us what they really are in the end

Ron Evers · Dec 20, 2009

Answers are as follows:

1. Dust, several years of accumulation on top of our fuse panel.
2. Shell of a peanut.
3. Inside of a banana peel.
4. Rock.
5. Steel dust on a magnet.

mahum · Jan 13, 2010

Ron Evers said:
Answers are as follows:

1. Dust, several years of accumulation on top of our fuse panel.
2. Shell of a peanut.
3. Inside of a banana peel.
4. Rock.
5. Steel dust on a magnet.

I have a rebel xsi, and my macro os tamron 90mm 2.8 what do I need to get that close???

keith foster · Jan 13, 2010

Great shots, Ron. I wouldn't have guessed any of them in several tries.

Ron Evers · Jan 13, 2010

mahum said:
I have a rebel xsi, and my macro os tamron 90mm 2.8 what do I need to get that close???

I do not know your camera or lens. I do not have a macro lens so I am using a 55mm prime & extension tubes. On my G1 the 55mm is equal to a 110mm lens on a 35mm film camera (crop factor x2).