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The Mining City
The Mining City
Shmee


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Challenge: Postcard II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Butte, MT
Date: Nov 18, 2006
Aperture: f/29
ISO: 200
Shutter: 13 s
Galleries: Landscape, History
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2006

 I was trying to capture the essence of Butte without showing the cliche Berkley Pit, which I believe is the largest open pit mine in the US, and maybe even the world.

I drove around uptown Butte looking for old mines and came across this one, the "Bell Diamond Mine." I was kind of going for the "old vs. new" shot, and that's why I included the city lights. I think some people might ding me for it, but I think it's important to show the city lights, because it shows that the mining is part of the town. Many of the gallow frames are actually in the city, and this one is just on the edge of town. The town is RICH in history, and has the second largest national historic district next to New Orleans.

I shot in RAW. I cropped, levels, dodged, sharpened and cloned out a HUGE amount of censor dust. I think my lens is dirty too. Then I added the text and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 68 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.1827
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.1415
Avg (non-participants): 6.2255
Views since voting: 968
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 208
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 11/27/2006 02:30:46 PM
Lisa, truly interesting piece. What makes it especially unusual to me is the smooth reflective surface at the base of the image. Water? A car? Whatever, that acts as a foil (and a nice reflector) for the rest of the rough 'n tumble image. Good score, too. Congratulations on a nice image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM
 11/26/2006 06:41:49 PM
Works well
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Sony DSC-F717
 11/25/2006 07:23:39 PM
Thats intersting and quite nice, well done.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/25/2006 06:52:47 PM
Soothing tones and coloration to invite anyone from a hectic urban experience. Bump.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/25/2006 01:29:29 AM
Meets Challenge - 2 of 2
Lighting/Processing - 1 of 2
Composition - 1 of 2
Overall Impression - 1 of 2
"WOW" factor -0
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 11/25/2006 12:45:48 AM
I would have gone with different text but great card.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 11/23/2006 12:57:38 PM
Nice View! :)
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 11/23/2006 02:41:17 AM
How nice to see a picture of Butte! I was born and raised there. My Mom lives there, she belongs to DPC but I know this picture couldn't be her's as she is away for Thanksgiving.

This is very well done and shows the essence of Butte. I like it a lot.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 11/22/2006 12:52:38 PM
Very nice lighting especially along the street behind the building. 7
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Canon PowerShot A95
 11/21/2006 08:43:51 PM
Nice, VERY nice! Love the reflection and the lights in the background. Great job!
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Canon R50
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
11/21/2006 04:20:59 PM
Nicely exposed and I really like the lights in the town below.
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 11/21/2006 03:32:06 PM
Love the old fashioned hand written style of writing - perhaps you should have sepia-toned the photo to match? 8.
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 11/21/2006 12:15:34 PM
Like to know what the story behind that title is. Very good photo.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/20/2006 05:16:26 PM
This is one of the best views of Butt - I mean Butte - I've ever seen! Just kidding on the Butt part (I'm from Missoula originally). Not kidding on the lovely photo part. Beautiful lighting and great reflection. 9.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/20/2006 02:20:30 PM
I know right where that is..gone through and stayed in Butte, many times. This is a wonderful shot of the area. You really captured the feeling there. Well done.
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Nikon D7500
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/20/2006 02:06:18 AM
Interesting shot and well captured...however I think the reflection of your vehicle takes away from it.
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