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Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 30 December 2011 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Just having a little macro fun here with the Takumar Pentax 50mm f1.4 stuck on the end of a set of extension tubes, hence no exif information.

Anybody able to tell me why a £2 coin looks so much like a Euro?

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Comments (46)

Isidro from Barcelona, Spain

muy buen macro, feliz 2012 !!

30 Dec 2011 5:53am

PATRICK from miramas, France

5****

30 Dec 2011 6:00am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

According to Wiki, up to 5% of £1 coins are counterfeit . . perhaps we should have kept the One Pound Note.

30 Dec 2011 6:20am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Very good macro.

30 Dec 2011 7:02am

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

An interesting macro

30 Dec 2011 7:14am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Nice shot. I've never seen a this coin before.

30 Dec 2011 8:00am

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Very nice macro at a very high magnification.

30 Dec 2011 8:24am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

nice capture
well done

30 Dec 2011 8:42am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Bi-metallic coins are harder to forge, so tend to be used on higher denomination coins. Either that, or it's a Popish plot to merge the Euro with the Pound.

30 Dec 2011 8:52am

Sam from Chennai, India

Excellent macro. And very interesting. :)

30 Dec 2011 9:09am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

A great macro... I love the tones and the details ! Have a nice day :)

30 Dec 2011 10:19am

sithenah from Greater Manchester/Cheshire, United Kingdom

great shot - some of use wonder how long the euro will last - I thought it was the £1 coin not the £2 which was similar to the euro - they fit supermarket trolleys but I'm amazed how some folk seem to have tokens to use for these in place of genuine £1 coins.

30 Dec 2011 10:20am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Excellent detail

30 Dec 2011 10:23am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

An excellent macro ... extensions to join. (I found this understanding, in your words) ... and I understand macro lenses! Best regards, Adela

30 Dec 2011 10:58am

Robert from Hartselle, United States

Really great composition, super nice!

30 Dec 2011 11:34am

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

nice macro fun!

30 Dec 2011 11:41am

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

This is a fantastic macro shot; I think I need to put a set of extension tubes on my wish list!

30 Dec 2011 11:41am

Ralf Kesper from Fröndenberg, Germany

well made macro !

30 Dec 2011 11:48am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Niiiiiice! Happy New Year!

30 Dec 2011 12:10pm

narcissus from Iran, Iran

nice detail

30 Dec 2011 12:23pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

I love the detail! Great macro!

30 Dec 2011 12:48pm

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

very nice metal macro Curly - it´s easier that way for europe to trick you into the euro ;)

30 Dec 2011 12:59pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

I too have always questioned the similarity in the two pound coin, maybe because we're british that we still like to keep one foot on the mainland.

30 Dec 2011 1:14pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

good close up, good detail

30 Dec 2011 2:05pm

Irene from San Francisco, United States

Beautiful macro shot.

30 Dec 2011 2:28pm

Shar from Pilot Butte near Regina, SK, Canada

Coins always make an interesting macro....well done!

30 Dec 2011 2:32pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

exelente . feliz 2012 !!! un beso Alejandra

30 Dec 2011 2:42pm

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

I'll take four pounds of gold, thanks. Great macro!

30 Dec 2011 2:55pm

johbont from rotterdam, Netherlands

ah the pound
a guess that your english money has more character than the ugly euro
the detail of the coin is nice

30 Dec 2011 4:42pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

perhaps the designer was pro European. I think the bi metal design works well. Perhaps they could make a £3 coin with three metals:)

30 Dec 2011 5:29pm

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Very cool coinage. Cheers,

30 Dec 2011 5:55pm

franz from Baden, Austria

great dof and light, interesting details ... too bad i can't download them, too!
(many countries use bi-metal coins nowadays, but in the case of the 2-pound coin i suppose it's a not so sly attempt to get you brits used to the euro ... ;-))

30 Dec 2011 6:48pm

Kristiina from Tampere, Finland

I have no idea... neat photo, though!

30 Dec 2011 6:49pm

Tomek from Poznań, Poland

Interesting composition. Nice close-up and .... (I agree with Franz :-))) ).

30 Dec 2011 7:07pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

great composition. very nice creative.

30 Dec 2011 8:28pm

ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Great shot.

30 Dec 2011 8:39pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

fine macro

30 Dec 2011 9:01pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

;)
Happy New Year!

30 Dec 2011 9:19pm

STEED from D, France

Well done !!!!! A HAPPY NEW YEAR tO YOU and FAMILY,CURLY !!!!

30 Dec 2011 9:46pm

Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Very nice close-up detail, Curly.

31 Dec 2011 1:12am

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Beautiful organization and light! How I'm drawn to explore the details!:-)
Wishing you a most wonderful weekend and year end!

31 Dec 2011 1:41am

Skyriani from Nelson, New Zealand

Makes me want to pay more attention to mundane things. Happy new year, Curly!

31 Dec 2011 3:57am

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice!!!

31 Dec 2011 7:37pm

Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States

Love the selective focus. A fun lens!

1 Jan 2012 4:27pm

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Great macro ..nicely executed...nice

4 Jan 2012 1:55pm

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Agreat macro

5 Jan 2012 8:19am

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