Underground Mine Shot of Boom Lift

LensCapLensCap Registered Users Posts: 121 Major grins
edited May 31, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Yes they have boom lifts underground :D . I recently rebuilt this machine (except for painting, which I REALLY wanted to do) at a Zinc Mine underneath Jefferson City, TN. Shot with D40 and SB-400 and kit lens. Very tough shooting conditions! C&C welcome, but I already know the colors don't match on the yellow strokes (the actual print does not have the outer one, but I think it looks better on the web with it). Thanks for looking!

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    I like it, including the one bit of red graffiti.

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  • Karrie McDKarrie McD Registered Users Posts: 372 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    I like this image a lot. There are nice leading lines and the colors are good!
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  • LensCapLensCap Registered Users Posts: 121 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    Don,
    The graffiti is actually (usually) precisely placed instructions from geologists and foremen showing folks where to drill or scale or whatever...I removed a few sections of it though.

    Karrie,
    Yep, I got lucky for once!

    Thanks for looking!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    LensCap wrote:
    Yes they have boom lifts underground :D . I recently rebuilt this machine (except for painting, which I REALLY wanted to do) at a Zinc Mine underneath Jefferson City, TN. Shot with D40 and SB-400 and kit lens. Very tough shooting conditions! C&C welcome, but I already know the colors don't match on the yellow strokes (the actual print does not have the outer one, but I think it looks better on the web with it). Thanks for looking!

    Ahhhhhh now this one shows more of your underground work.
    Funny how this shot looks bigger in perspective than the PANO you posted.

    I like this shot Lenscap nod.gif that would be a nice one for the Company too.
    Well Done! thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    Very nice shot. Good work! thumb.gifthumb.gif Maybe the boss can buy a large print and put it up in an office or the lunchroom. mwink.gif
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    very good work....FANTASTIC SHOT...even like the
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    Colors look good to me. Fine shot. thumb.gif Selective coloring without really having to do it.

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    U B careful down there. bowdown.gif Michael
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  • LensCapLensCap Registered Users Posts: 121 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2008
    Golly Guys, Thanks a Ton! Trying to build this into something and I got to shoot for several hours the other day in some older/WAY bigger sections of the mine. It's a real challenge down there and I have finally decided to go with a bunch of Vivitar 285's with radio triggers. They are very impressed with what they've seen so far so I'm working my you know what off trying to figure everything out. Again, many thanks for the kind words, means a lot to me from you guys. Oh yeah, here is what I started with, pretty sad huh?

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