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Two precision measuring devices: a steel rule marked in 1/64th inch increments (top scale, bottom is 1/32") and some calipers that have been hanging around since my university days (and I don't remember what class these were even for). For 118 pictures in 2018, #12, "precision".
This weeks Macro Monday theme - Hand tool
(precision cross head screwdriver)
Watchmaker, watchmaker, make me a watch
Make time go slower but never let it stop
And speed up the ticking when the going gets rough,
'Cause to me all this trying it'll never be enough.
Northbound UP MASCH freight is a few miles north of Villa Grove with four units on the head end. Thanks to Union Pacific's glorious "precision" railroading plan, the first and last units of this train are on the chopping block. In the near future, instead of four units on a train, it'll most likely be one!
Probably oil-filled gear case until taken apart for this exhibit.
National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario. A wide ranging collection, including an outdoor section. Needs a good half day.
The heron flew low to pluck this fish from the water. Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve, South Devon.
Sunset vibes and racing spirit – captured this custom Mercedes A-Class in full Petronas livery, standing bold with its reflection on wet tarmac. Inspired by Formula 1 aesthetics and detailed with DEKRA, Recaro, and AMG decals, this beauty isn’t just about speed – it’s about presence.
📍 Somewhere between golden hour and full throttle.
The cult of the Blessed Virgin of the Good Way is lost in the night of the times, for precision in the Middle Ages, when the lands and pastures of the territory of Iglesias (southwestern Sardinia, Iglesiente) were infested with locusts. The people, to remedy, appealed to the faith and invoked the Blessed Virgin of the Good Way, as has happened in the past for other epidemics. A procession of the faithful reached the Good Way by carrying the Madonna's simulacrum. At the summit, they invoked the blessing of God and demanded that they be emptied of that disaster. According to tradition, insects abandoned the land for the joy of the population.
The Blessed Virgin of the Good Way was again implored by a man who, having received grace, went to the mountain every week to light a candle. Because of the strong wind, one day the flame triggered a fire and the chapel was destroyed by fire. And so in 1777, Maria Antioca Pisano and her husband, Antioco Bernardini, the latter responsible for the disaster, built a small church, the church of the Good Way. In 1803 the church was joined by another building, a haven for pilgrims during the feast. The worship building was thus melted into a single two-timp façade. In 1817, it was further expanded.
However, in the early twentieth century the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Good Way of Iglesias deteriorated very seriously, and the descendants of the Pisan and Bernardini, unable to bear the necessary expenses, gave it free of charge in 1957 to the Curia. Returning to the faithful the renewed church in 1974.
It is still a place of worship frequented by pilgrims and tourists, surrounded by greenery and surrounded by its mystical charm. The shrine can be visited every day of the year thanks to the stable presence of the poor sisters of Santa Chiara.
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Il culto della Beata Vergine del Buon Cammino si perde nella notte dei tempi, per la precisione nel Medioevo, quando le terre e i pascoli del territorio di Iglesias (Sardegna Sud-Ovest, Iglesiente) furono infestati da locuste. La popolazione, per porre rimedio, si appellò alla fede e invocò la Beata Vergine del Buon Cammino, come già successo in passato per altre epidemie. Una processione di fedeli raggiunse il Buon Cammino trasportando con se il simulacro della Madonna. Giunti alla vetta, invocarono la benedizione di Dio e chiesero di essere affrancati da quella sciagura. Secondo la tradizione gli insetti abbandonarono i terreni per la gioia della popolazione.
La Beata Vergine del Buon Cammino fu nuovamente implorata da un uomo, che, ottenuta la grazia, si recava sul monte ogni settimana ad accendere un cero. A causa del forte vento, un giorno la fiamma scatenò un incendio e la cappella fu distrutta dal fuoco. E così nel 1777, Maria Antioca Pisano e suo marito Antioco Bernardini, quest'ultimo responsabile del disastro, fecero costruire una piccola chiesa, la chiesa del Buon Cammino. Nel 1803 alla chiesa venne affiancata un'altra costruzione, un rifugio per i pellegrini durante la festa. L'edificio di culto veniva così fusa in una unica facciata a due timpani. Nel 1817, venne ulteriormente ampliata.
Tuttavia, nei primi anni del Novecento il Santuario della Beata Vergine del Buon Cammino di Iglesias si deteriorò in maniera molto grave e i discendenti dei Pisano e dei Bernardini, impossibilitati a sostenere le spese necessarie, lo cedettero a titolo gratuito nel 1957 alla Curia. Che restituì ai fedeli la rinnovata chiesa nel 1974.
È tuttora luogo di culto frequentato da pellegrini e turisti, immerso nel verde e avvolto dal suo fascino mistico. Il santuario è visitabile tutti i giorni dell'anno grazie alla stabile presenza delle sorelle povere di Santa Chiara.
A female hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) that suddenly came hunting by a bird observation tower in Finnmark last summer.
At first 10 wood sandpipers (grønnstilk in Norwegian) came flying and screaming, and one of them almost landed in the tower.
Then the hen harrier came up right in front of us as well, and I got a great series of photos, like this one.
(Myrhauk hunn, in Norwegian)
My album of images from Finnmark here.
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I love it when I find a turtle balancing on its plastron. This one isn't very big which is typical of males, ditto for the longer claws.
Check out my blog post for more turtle info & tid bits - wickeddarkphotography.com/2020/11/01/turtles-all-the-way-...
APAJH Aude Open Pétanque Tournament (mixed doubles)
Christian Fazzino Boulodrome in Port Leucate, Aude department (Languedoc)
Occitanie, France 19.09.2026
Millimeterarbeit
Offenes Pétanque-Turnier der APAJH Aude (gemischte Doubletten)
Christian-Fazzino-Boulodrome in Port Leucate, Département Aude (Languedoc)
Okzitanien, Frankreich, 19.09.2026
Mamiya 645 1000s : 150mm Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 : Ilford HP5 Plus : Pyrocat HD
First frames from a new-to-me 150mm lens for the Mamiya 645's. In my experience these Mamiya-Sekor lenses are unfailingly excellent, and this one is no exception...
Great Egret snatches a fish @ Black Point Wildlife Drive.
I got the followup shot with the fish but he turned his head on the way up into the shade and out of focus. :-(
A hand pan or hang drum. The process starts with a flat disc of steel, manually hammered into a smooth shell, much like a large cooking wok. Then precise dimples are added, and – with even greater precision – the steel is minutely stretched and compressed and manipulated with the precise skill of a studied craftsman and the trained ear of an experienced musician. Eventually, after heat treatments and fine tuning, the top half is glued to a bottom half to create an instrument with such ethereal sonic beauty the angels show up to dance and laugh.
See below for some additional photos of Logan rough tuning the top half of this hand pan in process.
Even though my father never was a professional woodworker, he had learned being a wheelwright at a young age and continued thriving in working with wood as a hobby for decades.
I must have gotten the knack for this craft while spending time with him in his tiny woodshop, because the passion for woodworking has fiercely gotten to me those last few years.
I've chosen a few of the tools he owned (and that I cherish, maintain and use) for this week's "Macro Mondays" challenge.
The divider caliper, or simply divider (compas in French) can be used to precisely report any distance from one piece to an other, without needing to measure that distance. Actually, measuring is more prone to errors and approximations. The tool can be used to divide a line into segments of equal lengths, hence the name. A set of two dividers can be used to lay out dovetails that will be perfectly identical to each other, without having to measure and calculate the width of pins and tails.
One important principle of woodworking is that precision is more important than accuracy. This means that the exact number of millimeters or degrees a piece of wood is cut at doesn't matter that much. What matters is the perfect match between the various pieces that have to come together. The divider surely helps in this endeavor.
Flatlay still life with vintage engineering callipers (precision measuring tools) bought in an antiques shop in Lichfield, Staffordshire this week - plus a pea for the fun (and focal point) of it
...toll wie die hier anfliegen - elegant und absolut überlegen - dann geht's in einer engen Volte auf den kleinen Teich zur Landung... - der Mensch wird demütig....
die Z9 hat hier voll gebissen - toll war es
In this image, fire is not wild or chaotic. It is focused, refined — tamed. The blue flame rises with quiet intensity, a product of complete combustion, of chemistry done right. It speaks of fire not as destruction, but as a tool. A companion to human progress.
Fire, one of the oldest elements we’ve harnessed, lives at the intersection of nature and technology. From ancient campfires to the tip of a blowtorch, it remains essential. This single blue flame — nearly silent, nearly invisible in daylight — can melt metal, shape glass, or seal connections that hold our modern world together.
Yet, behind its calm form lies potential for chaos. The contrast between flame and darkness in this frame reminds us: fire’s gift is always conditional. Control it, and it builds. Lose control, and it consumes.
Here, the element of fire is captured in a moment of discipline.
Not a wildfire, not a candle — but a tool in hand. A spark of precision.
And still, it holds all the power of its untamed ancestors.
Fun facts about Fire:
🔥 Blue flame = hotter flame
A blue flame like this one is typically hotter than a yellow/orange one. It indicates complete combustion, meaning fuel is being burned efficiently.
🔥 Fire needs three things: The "fire triangle" consists of heat, fuel, and oxygen. Remove one, and the flame dies.
🔥 It’s plasma, not just gas:
Though it looks like a glowing gas, fire is actually a form of plasma — the fourth state of matter!
🔥 No gravity? No flame shape.
In zero gravity, fire burns in a blue spherical blob because there’s no convection to draw the flame upward.
🔥 Ancient symbol of life and destruction:
Across cultures, fire is a paradox — both a giver of life (warmth, cooking, light) and a force of destruction.
The new Longbow Precision rifle, a single-shot bolt action chambered in Remington .223, is a professional-grade competition rifle. This is Tilltac's first foray into the sport side of firearms. The front and rear sights are fully-adjustable competitions sights, with the front having a large shade- both sights can be easily removed to accommodate a scope. This gun is painted in metallic orange and matte black two-tone with gold accents.
I used pictures of many guns to make this one, but it's based mainly on an Eliseo S1 frame and a CSS stock. This might be the first rifle of it's kind ever made in PMG, I'm not sure. I do know that this project took me over 8 hours to finish, using mainly shapes and exploded bits of random odds and ends.
ALSO- I figured out a simple trick to make it seem like screw holes on rounded surfaces, i used it several times in this build cuz I thought it was badass :P you can see it on the front sight and the cheekrest, to name two.
Example of similar guns: accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/you-tubeguns-vid...
Pastie: pastie.org/1178104
I encourage you to check out how i made the gun, I'm very proud of it, but beware- there are a LOT of layers and a LOT of white shapes. :) it should also put to rest any persistent rumors of me having to photoshop my guns to get them to look good.