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Time-lapse video of airglow, Milky Way, meteors satellites and airplanes over historic sites, under the dark, starry skies of rural Nevada, arguably the darkest state in the Lower 48 states.
This time-lapse sequence will soon no longer be possible to capture like this, as these sites decay over time. Vandalism and even necessary restoration and protection measures interfere with seeing and capturing sites in an authentic state.
I'm uploading landscape astrophotography videos today, on the anniversary of Carl Sagan's passing. His astronomy series Cosmos was an inspiration to me.
Night sky time-lapse videos like this are becoming more difficult to capture as light pollution grows in the West, and worldwide.
A series of wooden ladders inside the Hubbard Mine. I spent almost an hour setting up the colored lights.
The Hubbard mine was started in 1874 and was jointly operated with the Redman and Ready Relief mines. Together they were one of the largest mining operations in the Julian district. The Hubbard mine profited $200,000 during its years of operation.
The workings include a crosscutting adit which is 300 feet long, plus a 275 ft. shaft connecting to the surface. Due to this shaft the mine was always well vented. There is one drift that connects to the Ready Relief Mine. The vein is approximately 1 ft. wide, is about 200 feet below the surface
There are impressive rolls of gangue quartz found here and other mines around Banner, including one ore called blue ribbon quartz. The rocks are highly siliceous mica schist.
This mine is home to a colony of rare Townsend’s big-eared bats. This species is very sensitive to human disturbance and therefore the mine should not be entered during the breeding season from May to September. -- Hidden San Diego
Neihart was named for James L. Neihart, one of a group of prospectors who first discovered minerals in this part of the mountains. The discovery of silver-lead ore came in 1881 and proved to be one of the richest in the Little Belts. The igneous rock in which the ore is found is called pinto diorite because of its red and green spotted appearance. Sapphire mining proved profitable here, and it is estimated that more than $3 million worth of sapphires ranging in color from pale to royal blue were taken from these mines.
A town meeting was held in 1882 and the chairman, sitting on a rock, suggested the name of Farragut for the town. No one seconded the motion, but the next suggestion of Neihart was made and accepted. Main Street was laid out to be eighty feet wide and all cross streets sixty feet.
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Bucyrus Erie, Model 2570 used for mining coal. The boom is 420 feet long. The maximum load is 800,000 pounds. The total working weight of this machine is about 16 million pounds. Sullivan County, Indiana.
Copper ore made possible a more than 3oo years mining venture beginning about 1645. Today it is on Unesco's heritage list.
We all know the Moon is made of green cheese despite what NASA might say. Aliens love green cheese and regularly mine the moon for the stuff. We know this is true otherwise what are all those holes and dark spots on the face of the moon if not the results of cheese mining. 😁 For the Macro Mondays group, topic: April Fools. Happy Macro Monday -- a good day to enjoy some moon cheese.
Just playing around with a photo taken at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, NV. Definitely worth the visit if your in Las Vegas. This is of an old Mining shed outside.
Restored Mining Trains for tourists, with a nice route to visit the Red River, and the beautiful Mining landscapes ...
Essroc Quarry , Speed, IN
the Essroc Quarry in Speed, Indiana is one of the largest cement manufacturing facilities in North America
Stained Glass depiction of Utah's mining legacy. This vintage stained glass is part of the history depicted in the the windows of the old Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Salt Lake City. For the Window Wednesdays group. HWW!
I noticed this Mining Bee cleaning out debris from her nest and camped at the entrance to see if I could get a few photos. Once she decided to come out we played "BeeKaBoo" cause I accidentally scared her back down into the tunnel a few times. Image taken in Bacoli, Italy in May of 2020.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to almost 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT , E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Clarity, and Denoise AI in that order.
These are the first ten models of a series of mining equipment in scale 1:28.5, built over the last six years.
All models feature remote control functions, using SBricks and Power Functions or Powered UP components.
The creations are built after real existing equipment from various brands and different eras.
I still have some ideas to expand the collection...
#1: P&H 2355
#2: Euclid R-170
#3: Marathon LeTourneau L-1200 LeTro-Loader
#6: Marion 5760 The Mountaineer
#8: O&K RH 120 C
Nikon F801s
AF Nikkor 24-120mm f3.5-5.6
Kodak ColorPlus 200
Cinestil Cs41
Ion Slides2PC 35mm scanner
Affinity Photo 2
Along a road outside Bisbee AZ where copper was mined for many years, ending in 1975. The scaring (left side of the road) dominates the landscape 50 years later.
Voigtlander 40/1.4 Nokton Classic Leica M mount lens
Žerjav is a small town in Slovenska Koroška which long time lived with its led any zinc mine. Its surrounding is completely devastated. Nowadays luckily the miner is closed and a museum can be visited there.
A vintage Cambrian No 1 flame safety lamp, made by E. Thomas & Williams Ltd, a mining lamp with a riveted plate showing 'Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd 1982 Safety Award'.
These were given to Shell personnel who saw an accident-free year on their vessel.
Cool, partly cloudy weather makes the perfect conditions to photograph small solitary bees. I found this female Mining Bee foraging for pollen in a Dandelion. Gotta shoot them while I can because in a few short months they'll be gone for the year.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (almost 4x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Cheap trick: There was a light colored marble wall behind the flower and I positioned the critter close to it so the light from the flash would bounce off of the wall and back into the camera. I like to avoid black backgrounds whenever possible to maintain the suspension of disbelief. Everyone is use to seeing bees during the day, so an image that has a black background looks like a night time shot. You might not consciously think "bees aren't out at night" but a part of your brain will think that the image is "off" and you won't be able to just relax and enjoy it.
Three Legged Cross, Dorset
Andrena sp.
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The hills above Butte display 14 headframes, all that is left of the old copper mining operations. Butte was founded in as a mining camp in 1864 and quickly grew into an enormous copper boom town of close to 100,000. Current population is around 34,000. Mining generated billions of dollars in profits for the mine owners but has left the city with the nations largest Superfund cleanup site. Pit mining continues but unfortunately the public tours were closed as a result of the pandemic. There are lots of signs describing the mines served by the various headframes and commemorating the deaths of those who died in mining disasters. The city is preserving it's mining history.