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The first photo I take with my new Nikon Coolpix 12.1 Megapixels camera. I am testing out the Macro mode, taking this pic from less tan 10 cm distance. The Buddha is barely 3 cm high. The beetle is an old friend who somehow has accompanied me throughout my life. I got it as an inconsequential gift when I was a child, and has traveled with me ever since until it finally landed here on a shelf in ThreePonds. The Buddha was, secretly and purposely, left in a jar in my car a few years ago by a visiting friend, where I was much surprised to find it a few days later. She probably felt that an atheist like me needed a powerful friend in a high place when the time comes.