I have some of those!

I do not have the capacity to get good close-ups.

This one is from a cell phone...my kitty's halloween eyes.

very cool and timely.

I got yer closeup right here, ya 8 legged eyeball eating assassin!

Scenes from Legoland:

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Went to Backbone State Park last weekend for some family time. Got some good pics taken while we were there despite the cloudy overcast day. This one is by far my favorite.

misc lichens, top then bottom: (ID classic?)

I accidently broke a piece of this one off. I was glad I did, or I would have never thought to look at the backside!

crop and zoomed:

These were more interesting from the top, plus I couldn't get my camera to correct for the backlight, so the "upskirts" didn't turn out as sharp as I would have liked.

There is a cave there that we did a little spelunking in. The surface of the entrance had some really neat textures.

moar:

We saw a few cave dwellars. Always wear a hat folks ;)

excellent close ups.

These aren't really close-ups, but nyaaah. There is a patch of trees around the cave that had vines growing all over them.

Ever wonder what happens to the tree if the vine dies first??

Those are some nice shots, LR.

my favorite is the cropped and zoomed broken mushroom

Great shots, LabRat! I like the first one you posted best. It makes me think of a fairy world or Bug's Life or something.

The traveler ascends to find the vines
entwined like mating snakes,
rapt in hard-wood trees embrace,
and when the cold clear sun does shine,
cast shadows on fair Mary's face,
and lights the intimate landscape of the risen world.

Creepy, wonderful and possibly yummy all at the same time. Bravo!

Round of applause Lab, lovely photos.
For some reason the vines reminded me of Pan's Labyrinth - probably just the creepy "otherness" of them.

Wow, those are fantastic ratter, I especially like the different shrooms.... great job.

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This is a Green Lynx Spider I photographed outside my mother's home last year.

very pretty colors!

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A rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

Gorgeous Impress.
I had to go back and count the legs on the spider - not that I thought you were wrong, but I didn't know they came in that flavour!

And the rhino is wonderful. I would have guessed an elephant. I'm just not winning on the Guess the Animals today. Who knew rhinos had such lovely lashes. I can only surmise it is crying because no-one ever sees its beauty [/anthropomorphise]

The picture was a little washed out, but the "Close Encounters" effect was nice. You could bring the colors back with software.

Ok, I know this is a repost for me, but it fits the thread. I took these at the Okefenokee Swamp Vistors Center. These guys are use to having people around but far from tame. I got within about 2.5 feet for a few shots. They were sleeping on the hot sidewalk, well execpt for the guy who opened one eye when I got to close. If you ever get down this way and are an out door type they have a great canoe camping trail you can take that takes you from swamp platform to swamp platform and you pitch your tent on the raise platform overnight as you move through the swamp. A great experience.

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Those are some amazing shots. The third and fourth are particularly good.

Lovely gators Merc - I'm so envious.

Impress - I am so glad you stepped out of the WTF thread. You are really talented.

not exactly close-up, but following in Merc's footsteps

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more close-uppish ...

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poisonous, I was told.

there are faces on my food (probably feces, too...):greenface
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Is that LJ? Is he from a pod of people eating frogs?!?!??

Impressive bird shot. Very nice.

Limestone from Corfe castle

Right between the saltstone and the tequilastone.

It doesn't match the sheer quality of the previous close-ups, but I caught it by accident as Diz walked towards the camera and it made me smile.

I love his whiskerers.

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Ladybug on my pomegranate tree.

:2cents: (OK, 3 cents worth...)

Red Wasp
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Dandelion
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Giant Hibiscus
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Wow, Grav, the clarity is astounding. What kind of camera are you using?

A public domain pic for you

If it had been a little closer it might have made a good "what is this" picture. As it is, I recognized it right off.

Cool picture.

Salt and pepper perhaps?

Methinks your right.

my right what?

Not you, you're wrong. :p

It's a Fuji FinePix A340. 4 megapixels. Just a little point & shoot cheapie. It has a decent macro function though.

Pansy.

A tree in Federal Way, WA. Losers cut it down this year to make room for parking. Not sure what type it is, but it was beautiful.

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Same tree, different scene altogether! May be NSFW Animal Kingdom sex!

Haaaaaaaaaaaahahaha...that fly on top is TOTALLY asking you to hifive him, cause he's doin' that totally hot fly chick.