Our youngest son’s 18th birthday is Saturday and we went on a car search.
We found a Grand Am he liked, bought it, drove it home, and the guys worked on played with it all weekend.
They did all the work and I followed them around with my camera, grabbing parts away.
Is it any wonder she wasn’t idling so smooth?
Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don’t forget to visit each other. 
margie said,
dead plugs from the look of them. lol.
sunnymama said,
Don’t know what those car parts are but they look good in macro!
Vicki said,
Great photos. I’m going to pull my car to pieces and see what shots I can get.
EG Wow said,
Ha! I bet it was way more fun to follow with a camera than it would have been otherwise.
JohnMcDevitt said,
It’s a wonder those plugs sparked at all. Look up corrosion in the dictionary and they would be the picture. Nice shots Lisa.
Missed you guys last week. Easter was seriously busy (and fun). We had the whole family over.
Kiki said,
Very very cool..those are super great macros!
Kiki~
Teresa said,
cool pictures. Always a project when you buy a used car. I have an 18 year old also. He has had the used car blues lately. Gives him a reason to have a job. There is always something that needs attention in an older car, but that’s half the fun, isn’t it?
Carletta said,
You took something very ordinary and made it special!
Clever and unique macros!
Evelyn said,
These old parts give so much character!
Jan said,
Oh, man. Spark plugs, for the real guy cars!
Freda said,
Awesome macro!! Very clever and creative!
Mine is up!
Jama said,
You make the old spark plug look so beautiful photo! lol
Vicki said,
Spark plugs?! And you make even those look great. Cool, very cool.
Jeanne of bermudabluez said,
I like Vicki’s idea!! Think I’ll tear my car apart to see what shots I can come up with….
On second thought….my husband would NOT like that idea!
Great Plug Shots!
Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA said,
Whoa, those look NASTY! bet it hums right along now.
Kala said,
I have no idea what those things are but they look as if they’ve seen better days!
Ny fotoutmaning uppkommen said,
Nice pictures… I could not put in the right link to Linky. Can you pleace help me?
Milla was http://millasblogg.mcederholm.com/ but it s wrong, I want it to be
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Gattina said,
The only things my ignorant eyes see are rusty screws and beautiful macros !
Christina, Sweden said,
I bet it works better now with these off, they don’t look as they would work at all
Waht a great idea to make Macros of them, wold nerver have thought of that
Tina said,
Great macros on these carparts and they look really beautiful!
toby said,
Great shots! How lucky that your son was kind enough to provide a great photo opp
Birgitta said,
Different and cool macros
Great shots!
SquirrelQueen said,
That’s some serious corrosion, it’s amazing the car ran at all. My hubby is a professional mechanic so this is a common sight around our house. Great macro shots, maybe I should take a closer look at the garage. Do we get to see the car?
Jientje said,
Who knew car parts look photogenic! You did! Well done!
diane said,
Looks like macro boy stuff.
Jay said,
Oh, how funny! Not a million miles away from my picture this week! LOL!
Nice macros! I’ve always been just a little bit fascinated by spark plugs. They’re so … odd!. And yet, without them, no combustion and no movement!
Dani said,
Yeah, that does not look good.
WanderingThought said,
Wow..those are awesome macro shots! Who knew car parts could look that good!
Betty said,
This looks like something my hubby would enjoy.
Happy Birthday to your boy!
chasity said,
those are fantastic photos…
what is it about rust that is so appealing? i’m addicted.
have a wonderful day~~
Dances Of Dreams said,
Even those rusty things look great in macro, Lisa. From now on, I won’t overlook at them
Mojo,NC,USA said,
It’s a wonder she was idling at all. Good grief, that’s the most carbon buildup I’ve seen this side of a barbecue grill in a looooong time. Between that and the oil deposits on the threads, I’m a little concerned about the condition of your cylinder walls and/or piston rings. Looks like you’re getting some oil past the rings and that’s probably what’s causing that crust on the plugs. Get somebody to check the compression on all your cylinders (or do it yourself) and that should answer the question for sure.
Spark plugs tell a story. But the story these tell could just be that they were left in there waaaay too long. And the car will probably run fine. (might be a little low on power if you’re losing compression though.)
Artlover said,
Ugh, time to change the spark plugs, I see. They seem to have been lie on a sea bed. You should see this post on how a spark plug should look like; http://artlover-mittlivibilder.blogspot.com/2009/11/torsdagsfoto-macro.html
Great macrophotos anyway:-)
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Amanda said,
Wow! Those spark plugs needed changing! I am surprised that car even started! They do make for some great shots though!
gel said,
Lucky son. We cannot afford a car for our daughter; however, she was able to share my car until she went to college. Best wishes to your son. Cool mechanical macros!
Lori said,
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen such corroded spark plugs! lol I hope they had fun playing with the car and have it running smoothly!
Tracey of These Nine Acres said,
Yikes~ Well, congrats to him. He is lucky to have someone who knows how to do all the maintenance!
Camilla said,
Can understand that the car didn´t run so well with these Sparkplugs !
Great photos how ever
I have entered your Macro Monday for the first time , I hope that you can understand my english and that I spelled right on my blogg
Have a nice monday !
shelle said,
not as pretty as your wildlife
but they’re great photos! so they bought a car to play with huh?
killlashandra said,
LMAO – now this is a post my husband would enjoy. And first used cars always require more time, money, and love then we ever appreciate.
Pamela said,
corroded !
naquillity said,
some new spark plugs and it’ll be good as new. great idea for a macro. congrats to your son for his new car. i’m sure he’s lovin’ it.
Snowcatcher said,
I think I’m going to hire Mojo (#32) to come take a look at my chugging plugs!!! Great color range and texture in a subject the average photographer would not have found camera worthy.
Kila said,
Cool photos. Happy Birthday to him, and good luck with the car!