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hotwir3 — When Worlds Colide
Published: 2007-01-12 15:12:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 1137; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 20
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The lamp i was using actually caused the heating of the M&Ms and Skittles so much, that one simply cracked. I guess the chocolate expanded. i have many shots from this session, but im happy with this one, and another, the most. let me know what you think.Related content
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I'm really not suprised that the M&M did not jump up and beat the crap out of the Skittles.
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hahaha!!!! see I thought they didn't like each other!!!
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damn. *sugar high*. brb. i have to run to the store to get some 
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im tempted to do a series on macro sweets/chocolate... watch this space
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I absolutely love this picture! 
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thank you very much! very kind words! i love macro'ing' sweets/candy. i need to upload some more
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i think im going to get hold of some typical polish sweets and try playing with them. but ive left my macro lens at home in the uk :S ill try the reverse 50mm trick i think!
thanks, to you too.
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Very awesome concept it reminds me of a picture I once saw called The Cola Wars, very cool concept and its okay that it got cracked somethings we just cant control right?
Great fantastic shot
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thank you. yes, i do think the untimely crack gave something different to the shot.
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im a bit of a macro dude myslef and this is really nice man!
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lol. im takin a step back from macro work atm coz ive done it 2 much lol
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i think your macro work is cool! keep it up
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ha, there is such a huge range of 'art' and Art here, thats what appeals to me. So I thought id add my own perverse image
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How awesome is this! hehe.. your gallery is just fantastic.. keep up the great work.
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thank you very much! kind words indeed
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I find the crack in the M&M adds to the "When Worlds Colide" I mean at first I was wondering if the crack in the M&M was intentional. It's almost as if the M&M was forced into servitude even, since it seems like a calm contrast, but that's just me, and i am a bit crazy 
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in a sense it is a social observation. either forced to crack, or intentional, to show servitude, we all at times crack under pressure. the enviroment in which we choose to live contains contrasts, which can cause energy, to be delivered in a destructive manner... unless we choose to change
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What i think is that they were bullying it for being different and broke its shell. :[
Good picture :]
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interesting thought, it was kinda what i was going for. thank you
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The M&M panicked. I mean, its a blue, chocolatey treat nestled amongst a gaggle of red, fruity morsels(I swear I'm not hungry, by the way *cough*). It cracked under the scruitinizing gaze of the narrow-minded Skittles.
...or, the chocolate just expanded, like you suggested. Who knows? Candies might have brains, or maybe I'm just hungry.
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hehe i like your interesting discussion of my shot. thank you
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Those look good enough to eat!
*finds bag of M&Ms and Skittles*
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I LOVE IT! Mm... Now I am craving Skittles...
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Delicious macro! Simple and amazing.
What lense did ye use fer this shot?
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thank you very much! i used an old Tamron 90mm Non-Di, at the 1.1 focus point
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Delicious .. considering saving the 100 quid I'd have to pay extra for a Canon 100mm instead of the 90mm .. the 90mm is supposedly more adapted to digital cameras than the 100mm .. but there's supposedly no noticable difference ...
Hm .. Oh the hard choices in life.
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well the extra 10mm would give you a very slightly larger working distance, the distance between the front lens element and the subject. for still life macros, you wouldnt really find that extra distance useful (only for lighting sakes). However, for insects and the like, 90mm or 100mm is way to small a focal length. we need to get so close to the subject (for 1.1), we'd scare the buggers away. Id go for a Tamron 90mm and spend ur cash on lighting....
hope you make the right choice.
ps: i got my tamron for £200, £70 cheaper than the newer Di version. this helped me afford a SB-600 (nikon flashgun), which helped my marco no end! (see smoke pics for evidence!)
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Really cool! I like how the m&m is not just different because its a different colour, it's also cracked and has an "m" on it rather than a "s". It looks like the m&m just doesn't belong there and has cracked under pressure. The focus is also effective.
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the 's' are smarties, and indeed the 'm' was feeling the strain from being under pressure from its nemesis!
im happy you liked the shot, and thank you for your comments
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great shot, awesome idea, and the lamp causing the m&m to crack really adds to the pic.
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thank you
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how were you able to get such a great closeup with so much detail?
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I used a Tamron 90mm macro lens, at its 1:1 focus point. also, a manfrotto tripod and some half-arsed lighting system.
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