The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.

The same can be said of me and a camera. This was taken with one of my new extension tubes and my 18-55mm lens. I can honestly say I haven't a clue how I managed this. Every other of the 500 shots I took was rubbish.

Very Intersting Shot. Love it.... karmankwarner · 2010-10-29: 15:37

good shot... like boshra · 2010-10-29: 15:58

haha well they take a bit of practice and focusing is a real bitch unless you have one of those little rail/slider thingies. i love using technical jargon! ????? · 2010-10-29: 15:59

that works well ! nice macro McMommy ! well it will give you motion blur on a slightest shake , unless you have a macro flash , this would help you increase the shutter speed , but , still better to use a tripod... best regards , rob blackhawk1552 · 2010-10-29: 16:34

Does the infinite monkey theorem work in reverse; if you gathered an infinite collection of literature, would at least one of them have been typed by a monkey? Neat shot - the scales reminded me of some sort of fungus. Jarvo · 2010-10-29: 16:58

lmao @ Jarvo. I LOVE this photo. It is a pine cone right? I guess my time must be coming. I take so many pictures. ????? · 2010-10-29: 22:04

a new extension uh? i'll be waiting to see the results :) onlyricky · 2010-10-30: 13:53

Oh well, start with a success rate of 1/500 and it can only improve! ;-) I like the picture - nice sense of repetition. girafferacing · 2010-11-01: 05:22

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