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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
This is an impressive load for this Western Star highway tractor and trailer. The Western Star is set up with a Tridem axle system meaning is has three driving axles.
Nikon F801s
AF Nikkor 24-120mm f3.5-5.6
Kodak ColorPlus 200
Cinestil Cs41
Ion Slides2PC 35mm scanner
Affinity Photo 2
Cool temperatures and partly cloudy skies create a stop and go environment for small critters like this female Mining Bee that was foraging for pollen on a Dandelion. Also windy, so the breeze masked the vibration that I caused when I grabbed onto the Dandelion's stem. This is my first real outing with the camera since last July. Nice to know that the muscle memory that I've built up in my hands is permanent.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
Recklinghausen II (Schächte 1/2/4), Recklinghausen 23.10.1989,
Schacht 4 (Konrad Ende).
Germany, ruhrarea
Sadly, the number of motives stays the same when you're doing urban architecture photography. Light and viewing angles, though, do not. Here's a view of the famous Zollverein mine headframe, part of the World Cultural Heritage site in Essen.
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.
GHH mining machine underground shovel, when they were introduced in the Monteponi mine, helped to make the work lighter and faster. He wouldn't mind seeing it displayed in a protected area and not exposed to the elements. A machine created to work indoors that ends its "career" outdoors. The most interesting part are the reinforcements made by hand welding along the entire profile of the blade of the shovel. Although not a certainly functional artistic work; this is proof of the mastery and skills that the staff had acquired in working in a mine like this.
Pala da sottosuolo GHH mining machine, quando vennero introdotte nella miniera di Monteponi aiutarono a rendere il lavoro più leggero e veloce. Non sabbe male vederla esposta in una zona protetta e non esposta alle intemperie. Una macchina che nasce per lavorare al chiuso che finisce al sua "carriera" all'aria aperta. La parte più interessante sono i rinforzi realizzati con saldatura a mano lungo tutto il profilo della lama della pala. Seppure non un lavoro artistico sicuramente funzionale; questo a riprova della maestria e delle competenze che il personale aveva acquisito nel lavorare in una miniera come questa.
Locker room in an abandoned coalmine.
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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.
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.
HYMENOPTERA > APOCRITA (Bees, Wasps and Ants) >
Apoidea (Bees) > Andrenidae > Andrena (Mining Bees)
Headgears on a small coal mine near Dazhuangkuang in Henan Province, China. This area seemed to be mainly shaft mines whereas most small mines I have seen in China used adits.
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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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.
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
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
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.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (under 2x) + 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 Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.
Mykonos Town. The weather has been so dreary on the days I had available to go out with the camera, that I have resorted to mining some older images! These are from a holiday in Mykonos in 2002. A typical tourist photo.
Mykonos Town, Mykonos, Greece / Mediterranean
May 2002, image reworked 2026
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.
My last of 4 record shots of bees from yesterday's looooong walk, via a diversion because of a landslip, from Failford to Stair along the River Ayr. This one was busy mining its burrow in a footpath. Any help with ID much appreciated.
The bee in this shot, and those in the previous two uploads were all in the same spot.