View allAll Photos Tagged mining
Blue Sky Mine
~~~~~
Night descends on a very remote abandoned cinder mining camp in the Mojave Desert. The mine is located near one of the numerous cinder cones in the region, the result of ancient black basalt lava flows. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device. I hadn't had a flat tire in many years. However, some of the very rough roads brought that long streak to an end around midnight. That aside, it was a beautiful quiet night for photography.
~~~~~
IG, FB, Flickr, website: kenleephotography; Twitter: kenleephotos
~~~~~
(Plate 5346) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 15 minutes total "stacked". 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. September 2021.
~~~~~
#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #YourShotPhotographer #abandoned #urbanexploration #urbex #mojave #miningcamp
St Bathans, South Island, NZ
This man-made lake was formed from extensive mining into gold-bearing quartz gravels during the Otago goldrush.
Berlin Nevada was a gold mining town that was established in 1896. The town died in 1911 and is now a state park.
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.
The ceiling in the entrance of the Hearst Memorial Mining Building on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
The building houses, among other departments, the Materials Science and Engineering Department.
The Beaux-arts revival style building was designed by renowned architect John Galen Howard and is a California Historical Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cool, partly cloudy, weather created the perfect conditions for slowing down this Mining Bee so I could get close to it.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. ISO and shutter set to expose the sky in the background.
One view of Federal Mill #3, once the largest lead mine and processing plant in the world. At its height, 4500 people worked here. Now a Missouri state historic site, it includes a museum and additional exhibits, with more planned for the near future. A fascinating place, huge in scale, with many interesting photo opportunities.
In questa serie posto solo queste due foto dei cantieri, più le prossime due che saranno un pò "sorprese", come lo sono state per me.
Poi questa serie è finita, non vorrei farla troppo lunga, ma comunque per rendere l'idea per chi non ci è ancora andato.
Per me è stato uno "scoprire" e ancora "scoprire", conoscere per arrivare perfino a prendere un libro sulla storia delle Miniere dell'Isola d'Elba !
*Da notare le rocce rosse : sono rocce ferrose.
****
In this series I only place these two photos of the mining site, plus the next two that will be some "surprises" as they were for me.
Then this series is over, I would not want to make it too long, but anyway to make the idea for those who have not gone there yet.
For me it was "discovering" and yet "discovering", knowing to even get a book about the history of the Elbe Island Mines!
*Note red rocks : they are iron rocks.
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, an English Electric powered, A class diesel No.6 is seen crossing the De Grey River bridge with empty hoppers bound for the mine at Goldsworthy on Monday 15 June 1987.
In contrast with the other iron ore mining railways in the Pilbara, the Goldsworthy Mining railway was relatively short, originally 112kms from Port Hedland to Goldsworthy, later extended another 50kms to Shay Gap.
Mainstay of the motive power fleet were six 1850hp diesel electric units built in Australia by English Electric, similar in design to the Western Australian Government Railway K class.
The railway and Goldsworthy mining operations were later absorbed into BHPs' larger Pilbara operations.
A Bob Grant image shared with permission - 2436E
To view more of my images, of Grassington, please click
"here" !
Please do not attach images, or Group invites; thank you!
Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is situated in Wharfedale around 9 miles (14 km) from Bolton Abbey and is surrounded by limestone scenery. Nearby villages include Linton, Threshfield, Hebden, Conistone and Kilnsey. The Domesday Book lists Grassington as part of the estate of Gamal Barn including 7 carucates of ploughland (840 acres/350ha) including Grassington, Linton and Threshfield. The Norman conquest of England made it part of the lands of Gilbert Tison. But by 1118 Tison had suffered a demotion and his lands returned to the king then given to Lord Percy. Grassington was historically a township in the parish of Linton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866, and was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974. Although often described by local people as a village, Grassington was granted a Royal Charter for a market and fair in 1282 giving it market town status. The market was held regularly until about 1860. A change in land use from the early 17th century, when lead mining began to assume more importance, brought some prosperity, but Grassington's heyday arrived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The opening of the Yorkshire Dales Railway to Threshfield in 1901 brought new visitors, many of whom settled, some finding work in Skipton or in the developing limestone quarries. The Old Hall at Grassington is reputedly the oldest house in Yorkshire, dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. Today Grassington is the main residential and tourist centre in Upper Wharfedale Centred around its small cobbled square is a selection of shops, pubs and the village museum, offering food, clothing and gifts, alongside small cafes, restaurants and hotels. Grassington Folk Museum houses a collection which tells the story of Wharfedale. It is an independent museum, run and managed by volunteers. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association is a voluntary mountain rescue organisation, located in Grassington, which rescues people in trouble from the surrounding fells and caves. Grassington Festival is a two-week long annual event encompassing music, performance and visual arts, held in a variety of venues around the village. In 2008 it included acts by Jo Brand, Dara Ó Briain, Clare Teal and Toyah Willcox. Every September since 2011, Grassington plays host to a 1940's themed weekend. Events include war re-enactments, dances as well as a variety of military and civilian vehicles on display from the period. In the winter Grassington also hosts the very popular Dickensian Festival when the entire village is taken over by Dickensian costumes and Christmas activities and opportunities to purchase Christmas presents. A Yorkshire Dales National Park information centre is on Hebden Road. Three miles north of Grassington at Kilnsey is the glacially carved overhang of Kilnsey Crag. Grass Wood, a large area of ancient woodland including the Iron-Age fort, Fort Gregory (also known as Gregory's Fort), is situated just over one mile north-west of Grassington.
Three Legged Cross, Dorset
Andrena sp.
HYMENOPTERA > APOCRITA (Bees, Wasps and Ants) >
Apoidea (Bees) > Andrenidae > Andrena (Mining Bees)
Today, we travel back to the Magic Kingdom for an inside shot of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride. What's really great about photographing this ride is the fact that as you enter the mine, the train slows down allowing you to get some pretty cool shots. Do you do a lot of "on-ride" photography when allowed? Have a magical day?
The winding wheel at the mining museum in the Afan Valley, South Wales UK.
The valley was once a hive of industry, with railway lines both side of the valley, taking coal down to Port Talbot and beyond.
All the mines are now closed and the valley has been reclaimed by nature, with forest walks and cycle routes.
At the top end of the valley is a tunnel linking Afan Valley (Bleangwynfi) to the Rhondda Valley (Bleancwm). The tunnel is just short of two miles long and plans are under way to reopen it as a walking/cycle route between the valleys.
For more details visit:
Following the toxic stream through the dark forest, my team and I made our way into a deep cavern. Getting closer to the interior of the planet the toxic fumes increased in my reticle sensors. Glancing around I could see my human and Twi-lek comrades having a rougher time through the vapor. My IG-24 assistance droid was configurating what appeared to be a projectile launcher of sorts. Stumped by the fact I continued my haste down the corridor of rock and gas.
Suddenly the vapor started moving faster, seemingly getting sucked out of the cave. Swiftly turning around I could see funnels forming around IG-24 as they rushed into his blaster apparatus. The droid had made a suction chamber! If that thing was a living being I’d give it a raise, meanwhile the other living beings were still suffering from the toxins, but it appeared they were recovering slightly.
After trudging through the tunnel for quite a while, we met our previous base camp. Not needing this camp to base any operations anymore we had decided that we could excavate this area. Calling in our drill drone, we prepared for it’s arrival. An older design, the DD-13 still held up in its old age, the drill worked as well as ever. A valued part of our operation, it held a special place in my heart, even if it’s older legs slowed its movement. Finally arriving, we commenced our mining and continued our search for yerium.
Excuse the poor build quality, but this was built in about 8 hours with constant redesigning and rebuilding for RebelLUG’s “VignWeek” where I’ll attempt to build a vignette every day this week in under 24 hours.
Not a great image, but I photographed this bee in our Staffordshire garden yesterday. Looks like a large male Andrena Mining Bee but I don't recognise the species. This is the only shot I got. Can anyone help?
I've looked-up all the Andrena species recorded in the county atlas and A. bimaculata looks the best fit. Only two previous records though and facial hairs are much darker.
Update: See below, looks like it's A. nitida.
Did a walk round the garden before lunch. Quite dull & cold then, not many insects about, just a couple of Mining Bee's. Probably Andrena species
*clank clank clank* "Hey everybody, are you ready to get to work! It's my first day and I'm super excited!"
I'm not sure which species of mining bee this is so any help with ID would be appreciated. I did wonder if it was Andrena flavipes (Yellow-legged Mining Bee).
This driver did a great job hauling this mining truck through this city of Red Deer, Alberta. The pilot truck on the left of the image guided traffic to allow the driver to negotiate this left hand 90° turn.
Another record shot of a bee from yesterday. This one landed beside some holes in the soil of the footpath running along the River Ayr at Failford.
Any help with ID much appreciated...the bee in this shot, and those in the next two uploads were all in the same spot.
Many thanks to Rory Dimond for the ID of Lasioglossum species for this one---I'm fairly sure the other two I found in the same area are different.
Bottom's Up! This reed bee (Exoneura sp.) was tucking into our Native Geraniums to get at the food stuff within. Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday everyone!
First red TIE Interceptor, now yellow TIE Fighter!
I am usually not too fond of "yet another TIE variant" but how could I resist a yellow one? Such a beautiful color to go with black and grey! This just screams "utalitarian design" and so fits the mining guild theme perfectly!
It is a relatively simple build, but it already contains some fixes I intend for the v2.0 TF, most notably better shape of the solar panel. Change is minimal but noticeable enough! And I am very slightly... quite proud of the stripe solution ^^
This is up a bit north of Golden on the Peak to Peak road in late fall - I've found it fascinating n I bet just up the hill is more of it but the area has a keep out sign - sooo - besides after year's of being stagnate tree's have sprouted up.
I took a break from my large scene to smash together this behemoth. I wanted a machine that dwarfed the minifigures beside it but was also operational and could be built with real bricks. The most basic chasis is based on the Land Bounty Ninjago set -- the steering is actually a straigh rip. All in all, this was an immensly satisfying vehicle to build, and an even more satisfying vehicle to animate.
I used Mecabricks' new animation system to rig the main features. This made it much easier to position for rendering and allowed me to make a full animation showcase. You can find the model and animation on Mecabricks. Feel free to look through the node system I used but be warned: There is no IK system so far so the 4-bar linkage for the extension arms is a super messy pseudo-analytical jumble. If you do this yourself, pay special attention to when the rotation coordinate system flips.
And of course, while I was building this, I came up with an idea for another vehicle that would make this look like a hotwheels car...