22 Colourful Examples Of Macro Photography

Macro photography is close-up photography. The classical definition is that the image projected on the “film plane” is close to the same size as the subject. Lenses designed for macro are usually at their sharpest at macro focus distances and are not quite as sharp at other focus distances.

In recent years, the term macro has been used in marketing material to mean being able to focus on a subject close enough so that when a regular 6×4 inch (15×10 cm) print is made, the image is life-size or larger. With 35mm film this requires a magnification ratio of only approximately 1:4, which demands a lower lens quality than 1:1. With digital cameras the actual image size is rarely stated, so that the magnification ratio is largely irrelevant; cameras instead advertise their closest focusing distance.

Enjoy this 22 colorful macro shots.

 

Life Explained Simply

There is only one life, so seize the day and opportunity

Fuel Cell Powered Scooter For The City

The CitySailer concept looks familiar to BMW’s Solo Scooter, and that is probably the effect designer Christopher Kuh was looking for. The BMW logo sits at the center, between the wheels of the concept. This two-wheeler powered by fuel cells is environmentally friendly, plus its small footprint for the road will keep traffic problems to a minimum.

Proven Benefits Of Being Left-Handed

Are you left handed / "lefties"? What are the advantages of being a lefty? Let's explore and for you lefties, the news are good...

5 Annoying Types Of People

You know in life outside, you encounter a bunch of annoying people who annoy the sh*t out of you and they just somehow, without any effort at all, ruin that day of yours. Don’t you wish they were dead? Dramatic much indeed, but when your day feels totally f*cked up and the sh*t RAINS EVEN FURTHER thanks to these guys, your emotions just skyrocket and you just wish, that little much that something could be done about it.

Here’s a list of the different types of annoying people you encounter:

1. That person who buys a FEW groceries with credit card

Waiting is just pain

You know why the line at your local super market or convenience store is always so long? It’s not just because there are many people buying things, it’s because some of them are using credit cards to make the purchase! This inevitably holds up the line and makes everyone behind wait. It boggles the sane mind: WHY? Why can’t one carry some cash to buy a few groceries?

Misnomer

A misnomer is a term which suggests an interpretation that is known to be untrue. Here are a few examples:

An inchworm is neither an inch long, nor a worm.

Greenland is icy and Iceland is greener

Culinary Flags

I just came upon this series of flags, savoring the culinary delights of each country, created to promote The Sydney International Food Festival last year. What a brilliant concept by WHYBIN/TBWA, Sydney, Australia to use the iconic foods of each country to recreate its flag.

Australia

Brazil

Guinness Record For Records

Ashrita Furman, an American, grew up in Queens, was born in 1954, the very time when the first Book of Guinness World Records was published. It was published only in 1000 copies.

By Christmas that year, “Guinness” became the most selling book in UK. The publishers all over the world became interested in this book, so at this moment it is being translated into more than 30 different languages. The very book became a recorder, after Bible it is the most selling book in the world.

Quotes From 11-Year Old Kids

The following are all quotes from 11-year olds' science exams:

* "Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is gin and water."

* "Artificial insemination is when the farmer does it to the cow instead of the bull."

Cranberries Harvest

Cranberries harvesting process is very impressive. The beds are flooded with water which helps to remove the fruit from the vines and let berries float on the surface. Harvesters can either convey or pump them.

Recycled Wood Sports Car

Here is amazing sport car design by Jorge Marti Vidal which proposed for Toyota. This spectacular sport car is named The Mob.

A Policeman Testifies In Court

It is said that the following is a true story...

If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's credibility....

Q: "Officer, did you see my client fleeing the scene?"

A: "No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away."

Cool Designer Gadgets

Are these gadgets familiar to you? Those gadgets are created for convenience and of course look cool when people using it. Let check out what the great designers invest their cool gadgets!

1 ) Pong Clock

Here’s how it works: the score shown on the left and right sides correspond to the time of day - a continuous random game of Pong is played by the clock every 24 hours.

B-2 : The Stealth Bomber

Northrop Grummans B-2 Spirit, more affectionately known as the Stealth Bomber, is one sexy, sneaky and sophisticated piece of technology. More an alien spaceship than US Aircraft, the Stealth Bombers iconic design is instantly recognizable unless of course its on a stealth mission. Below are ten things you might not have known about the worlds most expensive boomerang.

Cover Your Car Up In A Fashionable Way

Six global designers have come up with the idea to make fashionable car covers. The designers involved are Maison Martin Margiela, Bless, Richard James, Adam Kimmel, Visvim and Ksubi, and the covers are introduced in the Intersection Magazine. The car covers are mainly made out of materials as cotton and leather, but also waterproof gore-tex.

The Obedient Wife

There was a man, who had worked all his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money. Just before he died, he said to his wife... 'When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.'


And so he got his wife to promise him, with all of her heart, that when he died, she would put all of the money into the casket with him.

The Mechanic And The Heart Surgeon

A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted the famous heart surgeon in his shop, who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come to take a look at his car.

The mechanic shouted across the garage," Hello Doctor!! Please come over here for a minute."

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

For everyone who works daily on a computer. The mistakes, daily mouse and keyboard usage will result in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! Use the mouse and keyboard correctly.

Surgery of a patient suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Ephemicropolis

An artist has created an entire replica city from tiny stacks of STAPLES.

Peter Root used 100,000 of the tiny metal pieces of stationary to painstakingly build the mini metropolis. The six-metre by three-metre work - called Ephemicropolis - took the part-time lecturer 40 HOURS to put together. And he said having a steady hand was needed to complete the mock city which is on display on the floor of the Northern Trust atrium in Guernsey.

Mr Root, from Guernsey, said: "As the stacks are free-standing and are tessellated very close together, the obvious challenge was not to knock them over. I think there is a beauty in making something that requires so much precision, care, time and effort, yet is destined to last for only a short period of time.

Americanization

Americanization? What's that? Well, its simply speaking up like Americans do... and they are different from the British. Let's take a look:

The telephone is never "engaged", it's always "busy".

You don't "disconnect" a phone, you simply "hang-up".

You never "mess-up" things, you only "screw them up".

You never have a "residence" telephone number, you have a "home" number.