MPC #153 - Close-Up July 31-August 22

[skialpy]

MPC #153 - Close-Up July 31-August 22

Stoked to win my first MPC, thanks to all that voted!

The next photo topic is Close-Up. Hoping to see photos that are tight in, whether its macro or zoom bring it in tight to focus the attention in a scene.

RULES:

1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 (or 6) photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.
8. And have fun.

Recent example:


Past MPC's:

#152 Portrait #151-Complimentary Colors #150-Sunshine #149-Rivers
#148-Love#147 Abstract#146 Symmetry #145 Black and White #144 Splash of color #143 Transition #142 Long exposure #141 WIDE OPEN #140 FREEDOM

#139 STILL LIFE #138 ELEMENTS OF SPRING
#137 DOORS-WINDOWS #136 Wes Anderson #135 Cell Phone #134 Eyes #133 Roadscapes #132 Flight #131 Alpenglow #130 Urban/Street #129 CHANGE #128 Autumn Fog#127 Depth of Field #126 The Trail

#125 Renewal #124 Sky #123 Blue-Jeans #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief #121 Shopping Cart #120 Journey #119 Out of Your Comfort Zone #118 Water #117 Opposites#116 Resolutions #115 Celebration #114 Santa #113 Leading Lines part Deux #112 Story #111 Sunstars #110 Noise #109 Structure #108 Vast #107 Reflections #106 Monochrome #104 Your Beach #103 Relationship #102 Decay #101 Juxtaposition

[skialpy]

#100 Tilt-Shift #99 Zoom #98 Signs #97 Artificial Light #96 Portrait as pertains to orientation #95 MACRO #94 Framed #93 October #92 White Line #91 Harvest #90 Where you live #89 Geological #88 Big Machinery #87 Hot/Heat #86 Stress Relief #85 Dirty #84 Transportation #83 Of Yourself By Yourself In Context #82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition #81 Old School #80 Energy #79 Need #78 Weather #77 Action Sports #76 Stress

#75 Anticipation #74 Foliage #73 Unreal #72 Speed #70 Old Technology #69 Plan B #68 Atmosphere POLL #67 Plants #66 Patterns #65 Weathered #64 WINNING #63 The End #62 Food #61 Seeing Double #60 Normal #59 Tranquility #58 Silhouette #57 Waiting #56 Night #55 Fire #54 Wheels #53 Small Sensors #52 Blur #51 Found Faces

#50 Portraits #49 Panoramic #48 Light & Shadow #47 Timing #46 Coffee & Beer #45 Community #44 Potential #43 Solitude #42 Holidays #41 Ominous #40 Imbalance #39 Transition #38 Unsightly #37 Self Portrait #36 Music #35 Summer #34 Passion #33 Home #32 Electricity #31 Bridges #30 Old & New #29 BW #28 Winter #27 HDR #26 Shadows

#25 Circles #24 Bars #23 People #22 Architecture #21 Wild Beasts #20 Water #19 Bulb #18 Celebration #17 Sunrise & Sunset #16 Out of Place #15 Altered #14 Angles #13 Pain & Suffering #12 Unusual Perspective #11 Depth #10 Contrast #9 Festive #8 Reflection #7 Leading Lines #6 Minimal #5 Abandoned #4 Perspective #3 Airborne #2 Straylight #1 Motion

[wra]

Damselflies
One



Two

[BaNosser]

taken with 300mm & 1.4 tc.. so 420mm on m4/3 or 840mm eqiv FF fov

#1

#2

[adrenalated]

[BaNosser]

#3

[From_the_NEK]

#1:
While on vacation in Maine...
Lobster_Closeup by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

#2: Snails on the wood pile
Snails by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

#3:
Snail by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[ridinshockgun]

#1

[Ripzalot]

#1 hairy moth dirty window



#2 lazy kitty



#3 summer marigolds

[grskier]

I'm trying to learn this lens.. borrowed it from a buddy...
sleepy son

early morning fly

about to wake up

[crashtestdummy]

Ariel Fencing taken July 31,2016.


Aerial Fencing by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

Swallowtail and Zinnia 1 taken August 21, 2016


Swallowtail and Zinnia 1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

Swallowtail and Zinnia 2 taken August 21, 2016


Swallowtail and Zinnia 2 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

[ridinshockgun]

I obviously can't compete with the macro action here with a crop from a 35mm lens

#2


#3

[andrew]

Captive wolf:



The Grand from Delta Lake (just the tip):

[From_the_NEK]

The Grand from Delta Lake (just the nipple):

FIFY

I wonder if your nipple shot make this MPC NSFW again this time around?