The Insomniac Coder

Well, not really. I was activating a replacement check card and about to go through my usual card destruction routine (file off the magnetic strip , file off the signature strip, cut the card into little bits, melt the whole damn thing) when I got curious as to what I could find with the microscope: The main number at 10x Center of Master Card hologram at 150x.  Signature strip at 150x. Notice the overlap of the signature lines, whenever signing a card I always feel like the strip is too hard and it won't take the ink , but obviously the material handles the ink perfectly, this card was signed at least two years ago and the ink looks pristine. 

Testing the Sony DSC-HX9v . These are shot handheld under a bunch of CFLs, flash disabled and a mirror bouncing some of the light to avoid shadows from the camera and my hands. I tried some shots of the watch but forgot the semi-microscopic lint that makes it look like it had not been cleaned in a year (and the damn watch is two weeks old!). The white balance on the cap was pretty much on target, everything else got thrown off a little bit.