timsdd aka Tim's Digital Darkroom

Got lots of different looks in this post. 20 photos! I don’t like laying down that many at once but I have lots to get through that I want to post so let the fun begin!

This is a foil tab from some medicine. The lines being the perforations I guess.

a cross section of a split racquetball, my favorite sport to play!

The part of a metal hanger before the hook where it is twisted.

Staples (not the store!)

This is a rusty bungee cord hook, one of the small ones; probably the smallest size they make.

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This and the others like it are a bracelet. We must have dozens of bracelets in the house! Having girls will do that!

The most blessed of holiday treats, Reese’s peanut butter cup, pictured the wrapper….no idea what happened to the actual PBC :D

This one surprised me a bit. Very wild looking up close, an ordinary diaper! Clean of course :-)

Not sure how this one got in here, SALT! Rare to find it alone though, usually I post the salt in clusters! (Pun intended)

2 lens macro, canon 50mm/1.4, close-up photography, extreme macro, macro photography, reverse ring, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens, Sigma EM-140 DG TTL Macro Ringlight Flash,specialized macro,timacrofied, staples, rusty bungee, bracelet, diaper, reese’s foil

I know I am starting to sound like a broken record, and for that I apologize but this is another all time FAV!

The edge of a broken piece of glass. Original lighting, no post, and generally I much prefer that (b/c less work for me).

This was kind of a fun one to explore like the toothpicks. In fact I think the toothpicks led to this series of shots.

Any time you see more than one of any particular subject, you know I have a liking to it ;-)

These are tiny sheet rack nails (like to hang pictures from) and the white on the tips of the nails is sheetrock ‘dust’. And as you can tell, using various DOF’s and POF’s the results are pretty sweet.

Duct Tape! Or Duck tape :-P

I want to say dried play-doh but there is also an outside possibility that it is clay. PD is a lot easier to mix/blend though so I have to think it is that!

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This was a tough one to convey in the macro guessing game. It’s sorta a toy but not! It’s actually 3 refrigerator magnets stacked on top of each other.

This one is shown a lot “scarier” than in actuality due to the contrast I added; much like I did with the ice cube.

This is a simple dryer sheet, fabric softener sheet but the original wasn’t interesting enough (IMO).

I like this one, had some interesting DOF and color. Another simple household item, dishwasher detergent.

Cassette tape! Anyone old enough to remember those??

This is the tape itself, and the one following is the wheel of the cassette itself.

I’ve found that the world of macro opens up a plethora of surprises, this was one of them. You grab an item and really have no idea how interesting the pictures will be. This one turned out to be VERY interesting IMO. A sos pad! I love the way the DOF played with the shapes and texture.

2 lens macro, bokeh,canon 50mm/1.4,cinnamon, close-up photography, extension tubes, extreme macro,ice, Kenko Extension Tubes, leaf, lichen, macro photography, orange,pencil shavings, penny,reverse ring, ribbon,select focus, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens, Sigma EM-140 DG TTL Macro Ringlight Flash,specialized macro, magnet, dryer sheet, cassette tape, sos pad, detergent