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This is the first photo in an exploration collab Meg and I are doing! We're shooting a photo for each continent, so of course what with the sudden snowfall, Antarctica came first!
See Megs photo here!
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Classified in "Arctic Explorations that Payed Off".
Meet Château des Anges. A post-mediaeval castle that was once surrounded by an immense park. It belonged to a very noble family of counts. It just had everything: a grapevine, vast orchards, fountains, stables, arable lands for crops and livestock, woods, a lake. Ownership changed quite often and the castle wasn't maintained as it should be. The last owner left the place in 1970. It is untouched ever since.
Plan A
My first attempt, spring 2009. The bridge connecting mainland to the castle's peninsula is fenced off. I slip through and check the front door. A flashback to 1970 twirls up in my mind: maybe they just left the place to get some smokes? And vanished, while leaving the front door open. Not. Of course it's sealed, what was I thinking.
Plan B
Inflatable boats, y'all. Pumping some air in some plastic. Load our gear and set sail. Peddling like there's no tomorrow. There's a thin line between exploring and transatlantic sailing.
I informed a fellow explorer of my boat plan, and we wanted to set off and explore this castle together. But he beat me to it. But he wanted to beat me. On an early morning he pulled out a rubber boat, started pumping, and took off. Unfortunately the boat plan didn't succeed. The island to embark on is completely overgrown by impenetrable bushes with sharp thorns, spines and prickles. After working one hour trying to make an entry through that jungle - bloody hands, ripped up shirts and a leaking boat inclusive - the plan was cancelled.
Plan C
Waiting. For a harsh winter. And ice. I waited 8 months to explore this baby. On one of the coldest winter mornings NeQo and me set off. It was -10°C. There wasn't a single soul for miles. Just us, this decayed castle, and Mister Winter.
The lake was frozen solid and we didn't have any difficulties wading through the thorned bush. We arrived at the castle. The backdoor of the terrace was open. Of course it was open. What was the owner thinking? Some schmuck would cross the water - or even better - cross the ice in the event of winter?
And there we were. Setting foot in an untouched place that's been decaying since the seventies. Forsaken. Since long. But captured in our minds. For ever more.
Explored with NeQo.
We spotted this little fawn about 10 yards inside the woodline, with momma just a few steps ahead, keeping a watchful eye on things. The little one seemed to feel safe knowing she was looking out, hopping around, wide-eyed and curious about the world. He noticed us but wasn’t scared, just curious, with his tail flicking as he followed closely behind momma. These type experiences are what we love, to watch them quietly move through the woods.
Boeing 737-205/Adv (cn 23465/1226) Now replaced by 737-700s to shuutle personnel to the North Slope oil fields. Formerly LN-SUU with Braathens and PP-SPB with VASP.
Rolleiflex Automat
Zeiss Opton Tessar T 75mm f/3.5
Rollei yellow filter
Ilford Pan F 50
Xtol 1:1 7:45 @ 20c
DLSR Digitized
CC Photoshop
The glory days of travel.
© LKG Photography
New blog post on using vintage images to create digital collages
Retired from Shell... all my life I've worked (living in Houston) for oil or oil field services companies with a few brief exceptions. I've come to understand and appreciate the value of oil and how it truly enriches our lives in ways you never realize since everyone thinks of it as gasoline that powers an evil gasoline engine. Exploration is a necessity, as is drilling, until the day that we find something that will replace so much of the things we depend on other than gasoline.
Not a band wagon - just saying.
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Exploration Days, heart
June 19-21 at MSU, nearly 2,500 youth and chaperones from every MI county come stay on campus for 4-H Exploration Days-- a pre-college program to meet new people and experience the life of a Spartan.
Photo credit: Mariah Montenegro
And now the full lenght video of my latest abandoned mine exploration. No need to go to ride Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland when one can ride a real mine timber cart. I didn't have to pay admission and I didn't have to stand in line. No FastPass necessary. Of course, I climbed down (and later back up) over 700 feet (213 m) of ladders in order to get here. It's amazing that this cart still rolls with ease - the bearings on the wheels must be in great shape!
The first few minutes of this video contain the cart ride and the rest is sped up behind the scenes footage.
This mine is in California and provided lead, copper, and zinc. It was in operation from the early to mid 1900's. In order to protect this location from looting and vandalism, I will not be providing the name or location of this mine.