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RSL

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The Theresa Mine
« on: August 27, 2017, 03:14:26 pm »

I don't see any record that I've ever posted this one, though my records may be faulty. A 22 x 11 inch copy hangs in my bathroom.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2017, 04:26:15 pm »

That's a fine shot, Russ.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2017, 05:38:38 am »

I've always liked those old abandoned mines. The landscape is breathtaking and B&W processing spot on.
Well done!
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2017, 08:11:10 am »

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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2017, 10:24:35 am »

That's a fine shot, Russ.

+2  I really like the depth in this scene, fantastic composition
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2017, 10:59:20 am »

+2  I really like the depth in this scene, fantastic composition

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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2017, 01:16:37 pm »

It's a fine shot, but I think you have posted it before: it certainly looks vaguely familiar.

Jeremy
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2017, 04:29:34 pm »

+2  I really like the depth in this scene, fantastic composition

+4

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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2017, 05:12:07 pm »

It's a fine shot, but I think you have posted it before: it certainly looks vaguely familiar.

Jeremy

Wasn't sure, and I'm still not sure, Jeremy. I think I've posted at least one other picture of the Theresa. This one turned out to be special. I was there with my D800 and a good tripod, and the clouds were perfect over the Sawatch range.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2017, 08:19:49 pm »

Thanks for sharing this one. 
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2017, 02:36:35 am »

Thanks for sharing this one. 
Hugh

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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2017, 07:00:27 pm »

I REALLY like it (and I'm not a big fan of sunlight in images).
Also, is it ok to have man made objects in our submittals?  I'm new to the site.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2017, 08:32:44 am »

Hi Alskoj, Thanks for the thumbs up.

To answer your question: a painting that practically defines landscape is John Constable's "The Hay Wain." The hay wain itself is central to that painting. I'd go further and say that a landscape without man made objects usually is boring. Humans respond to other humans and to their artifacts. I love trees, and lakes, and mountains, and wildlife, but by themselves they rarely ring the bell the way a good street shot does.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2017, 12:48:01 pm »

Fine image. My only complaint is, I had to Google "Theresa Mine" to find out its location.

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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2017, 02:59:54 pm »

Did you get answers, Rajan? It's at the mouth of Vindicator Valley, which is next to the now almost non-existent town of Goldfield, which is just outside Victor, which isn't far from Cripple Creek. I have hundreds of pictures from this area going back to the middle sixties. Nowadays, instead of burrowing out tunnels beneath the earth, this is how they mine for gold.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2017, 03:25:10 am »

Wasn't sure, and I'm still not sure, Jeremy. I think I've posted at least one other picture of the Theresa. This one turned out to be special. I was there with my D800 and a good tripod, and the clouds were perfect over the Sawatch range.

Just to test my memory, I've had a scan back in time, Russ. I think this is the same shot, albeit slightly differently cropped. It's a pleasure to see it again, anyway.

Jeremy
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2017, 09:49:46 am »

You're right, Jeremy. It's the same shot. I'm not surprised. Of all the shots I've made of the Theresa, this is my favorite. I try not to re-post stuff, and I keep a file of the pictures I've posted on LuLa. But sometimes I screw up. I'm also thinking I may drag up some of the old shots for re-posting. In some cases it's been nine years since the original post.
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2017, 06:03:07 pm »

 This is the first time I have seen it :) Very nice image, well composed and love the B&W. Thank you for sharing!
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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2017, 03:30:24 am »

Thanks, Russ. Yes, Google did provide the answer.

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Re: The Theresa Mine
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2017, 11:30:10 am »

Here's an I was there shot from the inside of the cable house, that shack off to the left of the mine.
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