Close up, but of what? by Canon Image Challenge


05-APR-2014	Charlie Beck

I did something, and then I saw this.
I knew I had to get a photo quickly,
before it collapsed.

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Canon Image Challenge		08-Apr-2014 12:59
Over on The PhotoCamel there is a challenge called Guess the Close Up. "GTCU" I'm not very good at guessing but at the same time some of those guys are good at the images they post and some are very good at guessing. This would have been a good one except for the fact they prefer that you don't alter the image with photoshop effects. Here is the current challenge if anyone wants to play along. As always if you win you post a new challenge. http://photocamel.com/forum/guess-close-up/199554-gtcu-1620-a.html

Guest		08-Apr-2014 03:26
Nor I, I was a million miles away in my guessing..thanks, this was weirdly fun...Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		08-Apr-2014 00:45
Woah, I'd never guessed that one. Paul

Charlie Beck		07-Apr-2014 13:22
Very close, Paul. This is the kitchen sink. Every several months, we put a new box of baking soda in the fridge to help keep it smelling fresh. Then we dump the old box into the kitchen sink, to freshen that up a bit. When I dumped the box, it initially left a mound of baking soda over the drain. But then the center of the mound collapsed, leaving this X-shaped hole in the center. I ran to grab a camera, before the rest of the baking soda fell into the drain. Here is the same photo, without processing: http://www.pbase.com/cbeck/image/155140441

Canon Image Challenge		07-Apr-2014 01:29
I had a floor drain plug fail recently at my rental home and the threads rusted out so screwing in a new one was not an option. I had to get a generic rubber plug and then sprayed it with that Leak Stop rubber spray stuff. The other option was to hammer the floor and replace it. So in other words something like that. Paul.

Charlie Beck		06-Apr-2014 21:33
Three quick hints: 1. The outer circle is about 4.5 inches in diameter. 2. Post processing included use of the "plastic wrap" and "poster edges" filters. 3. Traveller is "getting warm" with his guess. Also, the "I did something" is the reason this thing was called into existence. So if anyone can guess what the object is, then I will reveal the thing that I had done.

Canon Image Challenge		06-Apr-2014 20:32
A clean out plug for a pipe of some sort...the center x portion is for a wrench to fit into. Traveller

Guest		06-Apr-2014 15:03
Or a depression in some viscous semi-liquid?

Canon Image Challenge		06-Apr-2014 13:01
Very hard to guess this - inner circles are very uniform and close together, so it is probably solid, not liquid. Probably the bottom of something. Jim

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