well done

You call it old?

these are hand made engineering bricks, they are quite old, maybe around 80 or 90 years, maybe even a little more.

very nice

how is this a close up?

They're handmade brick that look like they were relayed. It's not unheard of either. Sometimes old bricks are salvaged from old buildings just to get relaid into a wall. People like the old look. You probably could have got closer.

nice image -- like how the central focus makes the mortar lines seem to go in two directions

nice!

Nice, what is it?

its one of them silicone heat pad things?

Close enuff.!..... jadedink..... silicone oven glove with fingers.

This doesn't really seem too close up to me. A better shot would have been a shot close up of two or three of the chain links and try to capture the texture (rust and age) on them. That would be a good close up.

Thanks jawshoewhah, I have changed the image to a better close up..

Better but can you get closer? Even focus on just one link?

well done

Jawshoewhah, one link would not 'show a repeating pattern' as demanded by the theme..

What I meat as get closer to one link and have one in more focus than the rest. It would give it more depth and still show the repeating pattern.

Great shot of texture! Well done!

Thanks, bart!

good one... nice job