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So, you may not have a fancy macro lens and your camera just does not focus close enough. No worries! Take the shot close of the subject anyway, and reduce the colors (shades) to minimum!

But can you guess what this is?

UPDATE, Some clues collected together:

"It works when it plays, and plays when it works." And playing it makes the work much funnier.

It can be used as an accessory, like spectacles. It will short circuit if getting wet, unless you have a model used by swimmers. The item in the picture is sort of upside down.

Original blurry image looks like this:
Original turned

Now that should be easy enough to guess ;-)

Gisela Plewe, christel.k, Belleuse, Annemarie and 24 other people have particularly liked this photo


71 comments - The latest ones
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
alors là !! total mystère pour moi !! Un outil ?
Oups même avec l'indice ^_^
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to neira-Dan club
Well, kind of tool it is, but to do what? ;-)
6 years ago.
neira-Dan club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
une sorte de passoire ? écumoire ?
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to neira-Dan club
No, and no. Not a colander, and not a skimmer.
6 years ago.
 Taormina
Taormina club
Keine Ahnung.... aber es macht Spaß.
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Taormina club
Well yes, it makes a boring day at work much funnier ;-)
6 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal club
I admit I cheated, but I still don't have a clue what this thing is, lol! Excellent processing gives the image an abstract appearance!
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Valfal club
Yes, this sort of processing is fun to do. It makes things to look mysterious =)
6 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
It looks like a fuel pistol...
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Xata club
But it is not =)
6 years ago.
 ColRam
ColRam
???????????
Un bonhomme de neige ?
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to ColRam
≠≠≠≠≠≠≠! =D
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
I haven't the foggiest.... ;-) But it looks absolutely striking- I see a three-eyed face;-)
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Gudrun club
Great to hear someone else sees a pareidolia face as well!

So, I'm not alone seeing things... =D

But what it really is? That remains as a mystery, until someone maybe guesses it ;-)
6 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Yes, I see it too! :)
6 years ago.
 Annaig56
Annaig56 club
joli mystère
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Annaig56 club
Merci beaucoup =)
6 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
Looks like some kind of mask. Not sure, Sami.
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Karen's Place club
It does look like a mask, but it is not =)
6 years ago.
Jan has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
I see a mask
6 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
ich habe keine Ahnung!
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Chrissy club
I work when I play and play when I work what am I? ;-)
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
I don't have a clue of what it can be, Sami !! The picture is very intriguing !!!!!
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Well. if you use this right, it comes to the right ;-)
6 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
eine Brezen mit Salz drauf :-)))
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to aNNa schramm club
Ha ha ha! =D

Nope! =P But this do "spice up" my day at work, and I have another but different pair at home ;-)
6 years ago.
aNNa schramm club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
I'll make a face like that now ;-((
6 years ago.
aNNa schramm club has added
but looking in the mirror, your right eye behind the glasses,
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to aNNa schramm club
That is also what I see.
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to aNNa schramm club
No, it is not an eye behind glasses. But this could be called as an "accessory" ;-)
6 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
Haven't got a clue really. The 'upright' part looks as if could be the leg of a pair of glasses, but I don't know what the little 3 eyed face is about. ;-)
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Amelia club
Your guess actually comes pretty close! =)
6 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
I have not a clue. But great shot for the challenge. Well done Sami Regards Tess
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Thank you, Tess =)
6 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire
...Saturday mystery...I don't know;)...
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Erika Akire
Read the previous comments for clues, and try ;-)
6 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Folks, here's a version in colors:
Version in colors
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Annaig56 club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
ah ok je vois mieux maintenant,
6 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
i know the challenge was b&w, but i like this version better!
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to raingirl club
Me too. I love color photography ;-)
6 years ago.
 Heidiho
Heidiho club
.... a chinese water-cooker !!!
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Heidiho club
Nope! =P

Splash some water on this and you will probably break it. At least you will cause a short circuit.
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has added
Although, there are versions made for underwater use ;-)
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
So - could this be part of some swimming goggles? No - that wouldn't cause a short circuit.
Still confused.
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Amelia club
As you said, then it wouldn't short circuit. But what you possibly can and could like to use in the swimming pool?
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
An underwater mobile phone with built in flash.

Come on, Sami, tell all. :-))))
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Amelia club
Not an camera. And as said, this one is not an underwater model, but there are such things.

Some clues added on caption ;-)
6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
No idea ! But I like it ! And I like the coloured version, too !
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Ulrich John club
Posterization is one of my favorite effects =)
6 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
le balancier d'une pendule ?
Un banjo ?
Une bassinoire ?
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to neira-Dan club
None of those =P

See the previous comments for clues ;-)
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
A lamp?
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Xata club
No, it is not a lamp either.
6 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
No idea! It isn’t bvery striking and the colour version does not help me! Grrr
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Jan
Read other comments for clues, and it may open for you ;-)
6 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
Could be a vacuum cleaner. They're also available as a version for underwater use.

In any case, the picture is fascinating and a funny guessing game! ;)
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
It is not a vacuum cleaner. And it may help to guess what is this when you know this is also a contribution posted for challenge 'black and white macro'. So, the whole item is not very large ;-)
6 years ago.
* ઇઉ * club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Even from vacuum cleaners excellent and mysterious macros can be created, Sami, but the mystery is now solved. :) In any case, it's a great idea again - and again very creatively implemented.
6 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
faces I see, maybe a frying pan, kind of glasses..., but nice and abstract
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Wierd Folkersma club
Glasses is close ;-)

Thanks, Wertti.
6 years ago.
 Heide
Heide club
I see something like a handle from a coffee mug.
Is it one?
Definitely a faboulos idea and great made.
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Heide club
Not a coffee cup. Coffee would short circuit this as well =P

Clues collected onto caption ;-)
6 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Some clues collected together:

"It works when it plays, and plays when it works." And playing it makes the work much funnier.

It can be used as an accessory, like spectacles. It will short circuit if getting wet, unless you have a model used by swimmers. The item in the picture is sort of upside down.

Original blurry image looks like this:
Original turned

Now that should be easy enough to guess ;-)
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
I got it I think.. and from your first photo..

Headphone/earbud ..???
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Pam J club
YES! Congratulations, Pam! =)
A headphone
6 years ago.
 Ruebenkraut
Ruebenkraut club
Hard to guess, really. But I´m late for the guesswork, anyway. Thanks for the riddle, Sami!
6 years ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
i had guessed it before reading Pam's correct answer, but not from the first photo!! love learning about the idea of taking the color out to fix an out of focus photo.
6 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to raingirl club
Then congratulations are in order... Congratulations, Raingirl! =)

As you probably already found out, I have started to use 'Curves' tool for this:
www.ipernity.com/doc/serola/46356110

Just move the top right end of the curve (diagonal line when you start) and start moving it to left, and then move the bottom left end of the curve to the right. Somewhere in the middle you get almost vertical line and by adjusting its position you get either darker or lighter posterized image.
6 years ago.
 Belleuse
Belleuse
Very creative !
6 years ago.
 christel.k
christel.k club
sehr originell, Sami!
6 years ago.
 HaarFager
HaarFager club
That's certainly using your head to come up with an amazing shot!
6 years ago.

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