Macro Electronics Photography

Posted: May 5, 2009 
Filed under: Macro
Tagged: abstract, building, electronics, symmetry
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I’m building an arcade cabinet based on the MAME emulator. While making it I have been taking photos to document the progress, and while in the middle of trying to fix yet another PC problem I started noticing interesting shapes on the PC electronics.

Here is a closeup macro shot of the underside of a PC’s motherboard. The dots are where the PCI slots poke through the circuit board. I like the way the camera’s lens distorts the regimented lines of dots into something quite abstract. And sometimes the unfamiliar takes on a familiar twist, as is shown by this collection of surface mount resistors that bear some resemblance to a small housing estate or village.

Macro shots don’t have to be just about insects, carpets and flowers

This is an edited repost based on a post I made on my main blog.