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Tech Monthly readers' photography project: scale

meerkat looking up at giraffe
"I wish I was that big....". Taken in Valencia's fab zoo. Photograph: moses67/GuardianWitness
a silhouette of a toy dinosaur in front of piccadilly circus
"Piccadilly dinosaur". A tiny toy dinosaur shot as a silhouette looking up at the lights of Piccadilly Circus. Photograph: ID5127206/GuardianWitness
raf pilots parachuting to the ground
"Air show!" Took this shot from RAF Air show in London. Used Nikon D800. Photograph: nexteye/GuardianWitness
a pigeon sitting in front of the london eye
"Pigeon in the Eye". A pigeon overlooking the London Eye. Photograph: AnitaMichalkiewicz/GuardianWitness
son helping father rake the garden
"Helping Daddy". My son (favourite colour pink) aged around 18 months 'helping' daddy in the garden; both wellies and gardening implements on very different scales. The scales have since been rebalanced, as erstwhile small son now towers over father. Photograph: Jenny Downing/GuardianWitness
zoom in of a wheel of a penny farthing
"Penny Farthing race at the London Nocturne 2014". The penny farthing race was much faster than expected and an exciting race to watch as it looked like hard work . A great sight to see them all cycling together. Photograph: jshilvock/GuardianWitness
view of st pauls cathedral behind he millennium bridge
"Mini St Paul's". From the Tate Modern. Scanned 35mm print. Photograph: Tim Ranson/GuardianWitness
redwood trees in california by a wooden cabin
"Giant Redwood Trees in California". Taken back in 1991 I was with friends camping in Yosemite national park. Given the trees were so big it seemed only natural to compare their size against something else. I had my friend walk close to the cabin so had two comparisons to the tree size. Photograph: timandespen/GuardianWitness
kitten jumping off a scale
"Weighing kittens as hard as herding cats". Kittens in foster care being plumped up. They have to weigh at least a pound before they can be adopted. Second kitty awaits her turn to jump and purr about. Photograph: fourthplinth/GuardianWitness
man leaning on a cactus in the desert
"Anza Borego Metal Cactus". Photograph: Jaana Lunny/GuardianWitness
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