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Fourth Nevada expedition in the last two months... lots of maps, lots of miles. Did a fair amount of four-wheeling in early July, fixed some flat tires, got stuck near here overnight in some deep spring mud before getting towed out by a hunter at dawn... fun times!
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.
Nikon F801s
AF Nikkor 24-120mm f3.5-5.6
Kodak ColorPlus 200
Cinestil Cs41
Ion Slides2PC 35mm scanner
Affinity Photo 2
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
This is some of the gold from my mine. It's a small sample, but it shows the variety in character and source of the gold. There is about a pound (12 ounces Troy) here.
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
The Worthing Copper Mine, located on the banks of the Field River at Hallett Cove, South Australia, operated between 1847 and 1857. Established on the Hallett brothers' farm, it is a significant site of Australia's first mining era, featuring the oldest remaining Cornish enginehouse (c. 1851-1852). The mine failed to yield high-grade ore and was largely a fraud on investors.
Dasypoda sp.
Melittidae
Æ’/5.6, 0.8 s, ISO 200 - stacked from 40 exposures; natural light
OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 MARK II + Olympus M.Zuiko 60 mm F/2,8 Macro + Hoya Fusion ONE CIR-PL + Berlebach Mini Stativ + Manfrotto 410 Junior + Novoflex Castel XQ II
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.
Locker room in an abandoned coalmine.
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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.
One last Andrena sp. for now, this one on eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis). This is presumably a different species from the previous two images, but identifying Anderna to species is a daunting task and I haven't made a real effort to try and figure these out.
Ashy Mining Bees are early-flying solitary bees on the wing from March through to June. The females are one of the UK's most distinctive solitary bees, with a black coat and two broad ash-coloured bands on their thorax. Males are smaller, with more extensive ashy hairs on their thorax and longer antennae.
Ashy Mining Bees are ground-nesting bees, typically nesting in short turf or bare ground. As suggested by the name, females dig into the ground to create their nest burrows. They excavate a considerable amount of material and have been reported to excavate tunnels up to a depth of 20cm. The excavated material builds up around the nest entrance and forms distinctive volcano-like mounds, which is a characteristic feature of mining bees.
Ashy Mining Bees appear in spring, with males emerging a couple of weeks before the females. Once mated, females build their nest burrows while males die soon after mating. Although they are solitary bees, females can be found nesting close together and can form very large nesting aggregations.
A nest burrow consists of cells, each with an egg provisioned with pollen and nectar. Once a cell is completed, it is lined and waterproofed with a waxy substance. Females continue to lay eggs until the end of their lifespan, which is typically no longer than a couple of months after emergence.
At the end of foraging trips and during disturbance such as rain, females close the entrance to their nests. However, when nests are left open and unoccupied they are vulnerable to intruders e.g. the ‘cuckoo bee’ (Nomada lathburiana). Cuckoo females enter unoccupied nests of Ashy Mining Bees and lay their own eggs within. The cuckoo’s larvae feeds upon the contents, including the egg or larvae of the Ashy Mining Bee.
The Ashy Mining Bee frequents a variety of habitats and can be found in urban settings such as parks, cemeteries and gardens. A great range of flowering plants are visited for nectar and pollen. Pollen is carried back to the nest on the female’s hind legs and often extensively covers the legs. Provisioned with pollen, the female’s offspring develop and overwinter within their cells. Emerging as adults in the following spring, the cycle starts again.
Perth is a mining town. Mining is a major source of revenue for Western Australia and hence the state is relatively wealthy and has the highest median household income of any Australian capital city. The picture shows the precinct at the ground floor for one of the major mining companies. This is repeated throughout the city with some lovely grounds
Salt mining by hand on the Salar de Uyuni. The Salar is the world's largest salt flat and sits at 3653m on the Bolivian Altiplano. Bolivian Andes, Bolivia.
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In medieval times, salt was a necessity for preserving foods. Its importance was so great, it was often used as currency and traded for gold[1]. It was a chief export of western Africa[2] where salt deposits could be easily found and mined. Once mined, it was carried across the Sahara by camel caravan.
[2] The Salt Trade of Ancient West Africa by Mark Cartwright
I created this build for the "African Setting" category of the Summer Joust.
in all the times we have been to bisbee and said we were going to take the mine tour (http://www.queenminetour.com/ ), this is the first time we actually made an effort to do so. it was fun :D