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Mitutoyo
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Challenge: Old and New (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Wheaton, Maryland, USA
Date: Jan 23, 2005
Aperture: f22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/4 second
Galleries: Still Life, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2005

 A pair of calipers I own and use. The old one is called a vernier caliper which describes the method of measuring very fine increments by using a fixed scale and a sliding scale that has the same number of divisions but is slightly longer than the fixed scale. When the a pair of lines meet, that indicates the measurement.

The digital caliper has been in use in industry for only a few decades, and has been cost-effective for a home-shop machinist such as myself for only a few years. The number that is shown is the metric equivalent to one inch.

The calipers are sitting on a 1-2-3 block, and the backdrop are prints of plans for devices I've built.

Shot with a Tokina 28-80 ATX Pro zoom at 47mm. Camera was on a tripod, and I used a Sigma EF500 flash hand-held with an off-camera cord. The warm spot in the center was made with a flashlight.

Post editing: crop, rotate, levels for saturation, and USM.

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Place: 56 out of 245
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2005 11:11:00 AM
Great shot, good lighting
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 01/28/2005 12:39:35 AM
I like the idea two VernierĂ¢€™s one digital one not.

I wish there was not quote so much shadow here, some lighting on the paper would really lift this image.

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/27/2005 01:43:42 PM
Havinf the blueprints in the background provides a nice context for the tools. Nice to see an entry with some thought behind it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2005 10:10:57 AM
I didn't know they had electronic calipers. Good idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2005 09:20:58 AM
Well composed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2005 12:41:54 AM
This picture could have used some more light over the rest of the picture rather thaan just the center.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2005 10:31:13 PM
its a good subject and a well composed photo, but in my opinion the blue cast from the flash throws this one off a bit.
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 01/25/2005 07:48:49 PM
and yet, no more accurate...
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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