Tag: close up

January 4, 2016 at 11:39 am

6 Amazing Close-Ups of Individual Snowflakes from this Winter

6 Amazing Close-Ups of Individual Snowflakes from this Winter

In an ongoing series of close-ups of individual snowflakes, Alexey Kljatov captures these delicate structures in amazing clarity and detail

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December 30, 2015 at 11:25 am

A Tiny Adventure in a Sea of Cotton

A Tiny Adventure in a Sea of Cotton

If you work in a creative field, it’s important to keep those creative juices flowing by using your imagination in new and fun ways

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December 7, 2015 at 11:56 am

Picture of the Day: Frosted Spider Web

Picture of the Day: Frosted Spider Web

Sifter reader Deanna Hoyt sent us this lovely close-up of a frosted spider web that she spotted in Washington’s Normandy Park on Nov. 30, 2015

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November 12, 2015 at 10:27 am

Extreme Close-Up Video Shows How Ballpoint Pens Work

Extreme Close-Up Video Shows How Ballpoint Pens Work

See what happens when the tip of this ballpoint pen hits the paper.

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October 29, 2015 at 2:39 pm

25 of the Best Close-Ups of Insect Eyes You Will See

25 of the Best Close-Ups of Insect Eyes You Will See

An incredible gallery of macro photographs that show insect eyes in extraordinary detail and clarity.

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October 29, 2015 at 11:57 am

Picture of the Day: Stunning Opal Found in Yowah, Australia

Picture of the Day: Stunning Opal Found in Yowah, Australia

In this amazing close-up we see a beautiful opal from Yoawh, Queensland, Australia. The length of this polished opal is a mere 20 mm but its features are gorgeous. The opal is a part of the Willems Miner Collection.

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October 21, 2015 at 10:07 am

This Extreme Close-Up Video of Incense Burning is Amazing

This Extreme Close-Up Video of Incense Burning is Amazing

Watch a stick of incense burn up close, see the heat move in real time and the microscopic bubbles that would otherwise be hard to see.

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October 7, 2015 at 11:45 am

Picture of the Day: Blue-Streaked Lories

Picture of the Day: Blue-Streaked Lories

In this photo we see the striking plumage of the blue-streaked lory (Eos reticulata). The medium-sized parrot can be found in Indonesia.

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September 13, 2015 at 11:59 am

Picture of the Day: Home Sweet Home

Picture of the Day: Home Sweet Home

Carpenter bees are large, solitary bees often mistaken for bumble bees. They do not eat wood and are valuable pollinators.

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September 7, 2015 at 3:33 pm

Picture of the Day: Ferrofluid Up Close

Picture of the Day: Ferrofluid Up Close

A ferrofluid (portmanteau of ferromagnetic and fluid) is a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. It was invented in 1963 by NASA’s Steve Papell

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