Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Coal Tunnel

This abandoned tunnel once allowed trains access to some coal mines nearby. The mines have since closed, and as a result, the line had its tracks ripped up, and the tunnel sealed. Years of erosion and rot now allow explorers a chance to see the inside.

The Way In

To get in, you must wriggle through this tiny hole in the mountain.

The Tunnel

The Tunnel.

The Way Out

Looking back at the way in.

Going to return here with waders some day.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Red Mountain Mines #1

This will be my first in a series of posts on Red Mountain Mines.

Canon Canonet with Kodak Portra 400.

NO-13

Ishkooda #13 Mine Portal.

Manway

Tipple Up

Radio

Tipple line

Remains

Portal

Ishkooda #14 Mine Portal.

Building

Muscoda.

TCI Ensley Redux - On Film

Went back to TCI's Ensley works. This time I took my Canon Canonet QL17 G-III and some Kodak Portra 400.

The Stacks

This first shot is actually an Olympus XA on Portra 160.

Stack City

Open Hearth Row

Power House

The Stack

Precarious Nest

Precariously placed nest, with eggs. Click for larger view.

Alien Mixer

Mix

Grunge

Pull Down

Open Hearth Remains

Overwatch

Under The Mixer

Power House Interior

1940

Tugged

Gauged

The Office

WheelHouse

Numbers

Decay

Ore Mine Elevator

Reflect

Blast Furnace Materials

Growth

Unsupported

Framed Stacks

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Battleship

Abandoned Battleship located off the coast of Bangladesh.

Not really. Just the USS Alabama, in Mobile, AL.

Big Guns

Flying

Turret Syndrome

Chained

Turret Interior

Firing Solution

The Big Gears

Valve City

Boiler

Gauged

New

USS Coronado.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Republic Steel - By-products & Power House

Took another trip to Republic steel on a rainy, overcast day.

The Place

Ingersoll Rand

Peeling Plate

Turbine

Turn

Harrisburg

Gauge

Ingersoll-Rand

Olympus XA with Kodak Portra 160.

By-Products

Spinner

Back to digital.

Streaked

Bolted

Device

Grid

Peel

Green

Peeling Bricks

Tubs

Obligatory tub shot.

Chained

Bulbed

Flooded

Vessel

On to the Power House.

RC

Diesel

Blow Down

The Grinder

Control

Power Factor

Volts