As we go about our daily lives we are bombarded with things to look at. In fact, we have so much to look at that sometimes we really don’t see what it is we should be seeing. Take a look at some of these close up photographs and see how many you can guess without scrolling down for the answers!
1. A strange texture but what could it be?
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Answer: Brass Key
This super close up photograph details all the the chips and scratches of a key that has had years of use.
2. Are they alive?
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Answer: Head of Broccoli
It may look like little bugs but it’s actually the top of a vegetable we eat all the time.
3. A lovely orange colour but no hints as to what it is!
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Answer: Carrot
How many of us look at carrots before we eat them and realise how pretty they are close up?
4. This one could pass for a work of art, but what is it really?
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Answer: Celery
Such a beautiful range of greens even if it is a food that doesn’t get a lot of love from people.
5. There’s a few clues in this one but it’s still not easy.
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Answer: Crayon
Take a close look at any crayons you have at home and you’ll see exactly what this photo shows.
6. It’s doubtful many people have seen this so close up!
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Answer: Grain of White Sugar
Not many people will get to see a grain of sugar like this but just think of it next time you add a spoonful to your tea.
7. Interesting colour but what would it be used for?
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Answer: Lipstick
If you look closely enough you will see the tip of a  lipstick ready to be applied.
8. This one has clearly been used, but for what?
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Answer: Matchbox
If you didn’t get it this is the strike part of the matchbox that makes the fire!
9. Yellow and black but it’s definitely not a bee!
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Answer: Tape Measure
It might take a bit of looking at but this is definitely a close up photo of a tape measure.
10. Not sure what it is but it doesn’t look very appetising!
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Answer: Mince Meat
It may be enough to put you off your food when you learn that this photo is not of creepy worms but actually of food that we eat.
11. A light at the end of the tunnel?
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Answer: Pencil Sharpener
This photo shows the inside of a pencil sharpener but you can be forgiven for thinking it is a tunnel.
12. You will have to be really sharp to work this one out!
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Answer: Razor
If you guessed that this was some kind of blind then it’s a good guess but wrong.
13. This is obviously a rope, right? Nope!
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Answer: Shoe Lace
This one seemed like it was obvious but it is actually a close up of a shoe lace on a trainer.
14. Beautiful! But what has caused it?
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Answer: Soap Foam
Such a beautiful image and it is created by something that we use all of the time!
15. You’d be forgiven for thinking it is a torture device!
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Answer: Tape Dispenser
It could be a torture device if it was a bit bigger but instead it is the cutting part of a tape dispenser.
16. Any ideas yet?
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Answer: End of a Battery
Who knew that the end of a battery was so interesting?
17. You must look at this so many times during your life!
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Answer: Top of a Can
How many cans of drink do you go through a week? have you ever noticed what they look like on the top?
18. And finally … can you work out what these black things are?
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Answer: Zip
This may be the most obvious one on the list. Did you manage to get it?
