Sunday 24 March 2013

Macro Monday - Close to Castlemaine

As planned we headed off to Castlemaine this Sunday.  When we arrived the town festival was in full swing, even if it was the last day.

We did the typical wandering about thing - colliding with craft stalls, live music and tempting smells.

For the first part of the day my eye was firmly in close up mode.

I found these two bicycle  ornaments in the car park - the snail being attached to a three seater bike that H described as looking "dangerously home-made!" - he was correct.



I continued my (minor) fascination with locks and door bolts.  I found this one as we were waiting to go into a show.


I wonder if the mark on the lock is where it has been hit with a chisel!  P said it was smiling!

All in all a good day - more pictures tomorrow.

You can find more macro shots here at Macro Monday.

Enjoy the close ups.

24 comments:

  1. I like the bike ornaments. Great shots!

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  2. the snail is too cute! 'dangerously homemade' made me laugh!

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  3. The snail wins hands down for me.

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  4. Looks like a fun day! Love the little bike decoration. So sweet.

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  5. Hi Stewart Great close ups!I like the bike ornaments!Have a lovely day!
    Dimi..

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  6. You have a good eye for detail and photograph interesting things I would probably walk past. I think the bike bling is neat.

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  7. I need those bike ornaments for Buddy's yellow bike. They are tooooo cute And the lock...I am always taking pictures of locks. Why??? I do not have a clue. They just fascinate me. That shot is great. genie

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  8. Those are two of the cutest little adornments!
    I really the lock shot! The more I looked at it the more I imagined the smile. It reminds me of the smiles on the Amazon boxes.

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  9. Great captures! The snail is just adorable!

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  10. Brilliant snail! And 'homemade' these days can't surely be any more dangerous than much of the junk that passes for 'new'!!

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  11. Love the snail! And the rest of your pictures. First time on your site, will definitely be back!

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  12. Love that yellow snail. What good finds you made for macro photos.

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  13. What a cute snail, great shots.

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  14. Love the yellow bike ornament!!! It almost looks like it's part of a gear system!

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  15. That's where they make the beer right?

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  16. "Dangerously homemade" and "smiling".. I love kids. :)
    Often times, observing my own kids, I feel that kids are the ultimate macro lenses! They see things through an imaginative view that I hope I can always hang onto just a little.

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  17. Nice! I particularly like the homemade decoration welded to the bike. I hope it's on a lower tube and not on the top one. It could cause some real damage!

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