Bored at work macro edition

[Juanito200]

I was bored today at work in between cases. I wanted to do a little macro work, so I found a display stent and an expired coronary guide catheter. I used a piece of printer paper as a background and the overhead surgical light for illumination. Minolta 28-85 macro, ISO 100, f22, 1/30 sec, Let me know what you think. I don't do much macro, but I have to admit that it was fun.

[KevinBarrett]

Excellent! It is an artful composition, meaningful to your work and your hobby, what more could you want?

[aster]

Also educational...

We don't see such equipment on daily basis....You should send in more shot-at-work-macros to the forum.

Yildiz

[Greg Beetham]

I agree, interesting, but you can skip the photos of these items being put to practical use...if you don't mind.
Greg

[Birma]

I think you may have just started a new art form John - medical macro . The little zig-zaggy thing is great.

[Juanito200]

@Greg- Don't worry about any blood-n-guts photos from me. When we do these pocedures we go in through a 2 mm hole in the skin through a plastic tube. not very messy at all (usually).
@Birma That is a stent that we would use to open up an artery during a heart attack. Normally it would be crimped small onto a balloon that would then be inflated in the artery, leaving the stent behind. I would love to have more to photograph, but at about $750USD to $2500USD cost from the manufacturer, I don't have any more to play with! Thanks everybody for the comments. I have a few more ideas... Stay tuned.

[KevinBarrett]

Wow, I didn't realize this was such an expensive shot!

[Juanito200]

In your cost analysis don't forget to add the 1 hour of lost productivity because I was goofing off!!