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" Little Things To Make You Smile "

For close up shots of the smaller things of this world doing unusual things - just for fun..

Featured Work

Arctic Playground by Mui-Ling Teh

As mentioned in my Penguin in a Snow Storm, I saw mobii’s Origami Penguin Tee shirt, and wanted to give it a go myself. This is the scenario I had in mind for it, and the first penguin I folded (the one in Penguin in a Snow Storm folded from a 7×7mm piece of paper) was too small, so I folded two bigger penguins with 14×14mm pieces of paper. The one on the left is flying up a bit after the right one stomped onto the other end. The seasaw is a cotton swab, and the “ice”, upon which the penguins and seesaw are reflected, is a plastic container. For a better idea of scale: / This work has been featured in / Color Me a Rainbow / Little Things To Make You Smile This work won 1st place in this challenge but the record got lost due to this accident. But I’m very thankful to the host Pene who has re-accepted my work into the group and made a special note in the challenge about my winning work. / / / / / It looks great on a card! More sample origami
Changing a Tire by Cathy Lewis

Trying to change a tire sure is hard when you’re only 3 inches tall! / Taken with a Kodak EasyShare camera
Good Times with Wall-E and Dan-bo by sparklezdtr

Taken with a Canon 450D and a 100mm macro lens Also available in a Calendar /
Doggone that eyetest! by lightsmith

A tiny gromit dog undergoes an eye test – but he’s flumoxed. And why not, it takes a magnifying glass to see either of them…..
Monkey Bars by Mui-Ling Teh

Origami Calendar Folded a monkey from a 15×15mm piece of paper. It hangs off the fork pretty well; and even if it falls, at least it won’t go hungry :o). Taken with an Olympus FE-340 on September 28, 2009 Originally my idea was to just have it with the fork alone as monkey bars: Then suddenly had the urge to take it with a banana. I was debating between this shot I have up now and this one: Feel free to advise or if you prefer one of the above. If there is a majority vote, I may switch. For a better idea of scale: He’s got his arm up to look taller; but I can see his head is below the 5mm mark :P Also used the same type on monkey in Monkey Mischief This work has been feature in: / Little Things to Make you Smile / The Woman Photographer

Recent Work

A Family Matter by Nadya Johnson

Friendship is no big thing – - it’s a million little things. 3 Bears / A Still Life with Flowers
Teddy's Game Day by MagicalDecor

Teddy, found the game room! Chinese Checker boards are metal and marked The Ohio Art Co. They were both found while on a thrifting adventure. Marbles- are a mix of my childhood ones & newer. Teddy is a 1977 Build -A-Bear rescued from a thrift store. Featured in Passionate About Vintage Cannon Macro Editing- Corel. A slight fade was added.
Space Man by babibell

A little lego spaceman on Christmas day!
Fire Dept by babibell

A little Lego Fireman and his Fire Department car!
First kiss by Bec Brindley

Remember the fireworks that went off when you had your first kiss?
Spring has Sprung by Bec Brindley

Smooching under the blossum tree
Thanks for the ride ! by Esther van de Belt

My daughter was having a snail race last weekend on the specially made snailrace board I made for her one day . The little one were having an easy ride but did not make it to the finish. The big snail still won !! ;o)) / This is really fun for the kids and you can number the snails with a texture. /
3cm Family Swim by Mui-Ling Teh

This will be the last origami piece I post before heading off to Rome; and I will unlikely be doing anymore while I’m in school. I’m not fooling around; I made these ducks before in the first version of “3cm Family Swim” as shown above; and remember I said I may redo that shot at some point? I’ll still keep the other one up though. In this coloured version I coloured the water and sky and placed a transparent ruler over the water. This one has one less duckling than the previous one (I laid off the little guy who wouldn’t raise his bum :P) Every duck was folded from trace paper; mommy duck was folded from a 15×15mm piece, the middle one was 6×6mm, and the little one at the back 5×5mm. This work has been featured in: / Art in Math / Colour Me a Rainbow / Young Enthusiasts / / / More sample origami:
Mr. Mannequin's: Seasons Greetings! by MagicalDecor

Had to snap a pic fast he was just hanging out on the clothes line and decorating. ;) The rest in series: Mr Mannequin’s Christmas & Starry Christmas Canon Macro Editing- Corel
Starry Christmas by MagicalDecor

He found a star for his Christmas tree. The rest in series: Mr Mannequin’s Seasons Greetings & Mr. Mannequin’s Christmas Canon Macro
Moby. by Karin Mai

Moby the Pearl scale or Golf Ball Fish. I was changing Moby’s water and only had the glass at hand. When I got him in the glass I looked over and thought how cute and how funny. Pearl scales are very funny fish to watch swimming in a tank, they wiggle and strain to get to the bottom of the tank and sometimes even float backwards up to the top of the tank. I am not sure why this is the case but they do. Pearl scales look like they have swallowed a golf ball, their whole body is a perfect ball, with a tiny head, big eyes and beautiful long tails and fins to swim with. They really do remind me of a cartoon and I think they are really cute and funny fish. The money from the sale of this artwork will go to the phoenix appeal.

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About This Group

This is a group for those after a little more creativity in their close up shots. We hope to push your boundaries, to think outside, inside over and under the (match) box !!

This is for very close up or “macro type” shots of SMALL things, set up or posed in some way that is humourous
We want to see small things ‘doing’ something ‘out of the ordinary’.
See what else has been accepted into the group and be inspired to try something different.

Close-up shots of small things just being “small” isnt what we’re after… sorry.
Children, babies, dogs, cats, landscapes, cars, boats, lighthouses, etc etc etc ARE NOT SMALL THINGS !!
People who repeatedly add “not small things” will be removed the group without notice !!.

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