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I tried the reversed macro lens way back in 2012 for the first time. Back then, I first photographed things that mostly weren't moving at all or just very little.

Turned out that the world is really interesting when you look at it from a close perspective, even the non-living things. Drops on a DVD disc, bubbles in a water bottle, concrete, electronic components, mechanical instruments... all of that can look very different from normal when you get closer. And a double ratio reversed lens is more than enough for this.

To be honest, I haven't stopped taking macro pictures entirely, especially when it came to colder months of the year when you couldn't find insects and plants alive in nature. Instead, I used artificial objects, which you can photograph anytime at home.

I collected some of the pictures from the last 7-8 years, and hope some of you will be surprised when looking at the details of how some everyday stuff can look from up close.

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I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

Water drops on a DVD disc, exposed to sunlight.

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CrazedFalcon17
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5 years ago

Magical.

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    #2

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    The mini-universe of a shampoo bottle.

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    Elizabeth Pressly
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    5 years ago

    That is just, SO COOL!!!!!

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Plastic jewels on a Christmas decoration.

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    #4

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Drops in a water bottle, reversed lens, with the aperture wide open, and sunshine.

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    Elizabeth Pressly
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    5 years ago

    Wow, it's an optical illusion almost!

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    #5

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Miniature city of a broken LCD screen.

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    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago

    SO COOL!

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    #6

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Bubbles in a hand sanitizer.

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    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago

    They look so cool!

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    #7

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    An RGB LED...but it's actually B-R-G.

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    Theo C
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    5 years ago

    exposed

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    #8

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    These are also drops in a water bottle.

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    #9

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Tip of a sewing needle.

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    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago

    I use these soooooooo dang much. It's nice to see macros of them!

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Broken phone screen.

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    Houssem Hammami
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    5 years ago

    a broken phone screen ? (there was no title when I commented )

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    #11

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Not a real macro: water bottle on direct sunlight, photographed from up-close.

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    bi panda
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    5 years ago

    wow

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    #12

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    This happens if a drop of water gets into your phone's USB connector and simply dries out. It destroyed (oxidated) some of the connector's pins which were soldered to the phone's mainboard - this is the backside of the connector.

    Macro can be very useful for documenting electronic repairs, I often use it when I'm repairing stuff.

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    Shelby P
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    5 years ago

    oxidized?

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    #13

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Network - bubbles in a soap bottle.

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    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago

    BUBBLES

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    #14

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Jewel bearings...

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    Playlist Central
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    5 years ago

    it looks so steampunk im in love

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    HDD heads on both sides of a disc.

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    György Kiss
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    5 years ago

    If someone confused, yes, some HDD disc made of glass base.

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    #16

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Also drops in a bottle, but with flash... I really don't know how the flower pattern got there - can be the reflection of the manufacturer's logo.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago

    Portal to an Alternate Universe

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Clockwork (pocket watch).

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    Miles
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    5 years ago

    I have this exact pocket watch and they are so coool

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

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    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago

    I thiiiiiink it's drops on a disc.

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Fujitsu MBM27C32 EPROM chip. EPROMs are programmable, erasable ROM memories, widely used in the '70s and '80s. They can be erased with UV light, so they have a small glass over the chip itself...

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    ℜ𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔱 ℭ𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢
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    5 years ago

    This is amazing!

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Tip of a needle used in electrical testing equipment. It's only a little broader than a sewing needle's head.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago

    Metallic Worm

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

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    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Also drops in a plastic bottle

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    5 years ago

    Also a waterdrop on a CD disc

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    #23

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Beads up-close.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago

    Blue Holes

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

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    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Also a clockwork

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Metal tea filter.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago

    Countdown to Midnight

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    #26

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Also not a real macro: just a close-up of a lamp with a telephoto lens.

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    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago

    I think it's macro. Macro is enlarged and close up. So it's still macro technically!

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    Broken LCD.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago

    They’re Here!

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

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    Theo C
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    5 years ago

    looks steampunk

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    2609 - Russian wristwatch.

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    Red Ruffensor
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    5 years ago

    I had a Russian watch once. It worked for a couple of days.

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

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    5 years ago

    Drops on a CD

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    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    SMD diodes on a printed circuit board.

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    Commander Rex
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    5 years ago

    Carole Deem seems weird, who doesn’t like bubbles?

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    5 years ago

    Bubbles

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    #33

    I Shot Macros Of Artifical Objects, And This 39 Pics Will Show A Mini-Universe Of Your Everyday Things

    This image was taken with a tandem lens (Canon 18-55 and 70-300 together), which produces very high magnification, but it's very hard to use. Even the traces and components on the chip can be seen. The 4 long things are the wires which are connecting the chip to the output pins of the package.

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    Debra Starr Moon
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    5 years ago

    Amazing that making these things is now old school.

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    5 years ago

    Also a HDD head.