GigaPans

Former mining site with an interesting funga, flora and fauna, west of Tetange - in the southern part of Luxembourg.

The Berkeley Pit, a former open pit copper mine in Butte, Montana, is approximately 1 mile long and 1/2 mile wide. When mining operations ceased, all dewatering activities also ceased. Consequently, the pit continues to fill with groundwater. The water in the pit is acidic and contains high concentrations of certain pollutants, including iron, copper, zinc, sulfates and arsenic.

This picture was taken from the visitor's viewing platform in July 2009.

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A small mining and gambling town nestled behind Pikes Peak. This GigaPan was taken with a Canon 5D MK II (21 MP) camera and Really Right Stuff Panoramic equipment. 41 images were taken and composited in Autopan software. It is far easier to use the GigaPan Epic and a Canon G10 with GigaPan's software. I am printing the 1.5 GB file to 50x285 inches on a Canon iPF9000 printer. The 5D MK II did give a higher reolution result. The lens on the 5D MK II was a 100-400mm set to 260mm.

Taken about 10 minutes after the Durango-Silverton steam train pulls in. In the lower right you can see the "Sweeper Car" just coming in having collected cinders and put out fires tossed by the firebosx. (Fuji IS-1 300mm [barely fits the gigapan] stitched with Calico on the Mac)

Vertical bands of differing exposure may be caused by clouds moving over the landscape as the gigapan takes another column of photos.

Mining at Red Ash, WV began in 1891 shortly after establishment of the nearby Rush Run mine which eventually connected underground to Red Ash.
The mines are known for early affiliation with mining unions and were the site of several mining disasters including ones in 1900 and 1905. Both of these are believed to be explosions resulting from the buildup of methane gas and coal dust ignited by the open flame miner’s lamps that were commonly used at the time.
The remains of the mining operation...

Mining at Red Ash, WV began in 1891 shortly after establishment of the nearby Rush Run mine which eventually connected underground to Red Ash.
The mines are known for early affiliation with mining unions and were the site of several mining disasters including ones in 1900 and 1905. Both of these are believed to be explosions resulting from the buildup of methane gas and coal dust ignited by the open flame miner’s lamps that were commonly used at the time.
The remains of the mining operation...

A panorama taken in 2008 at the foot of the canyon leading into Mammoth, Utah

Mining at Red Ash, WV began in 1891 shortly after establishment of the nearby Rush Run mine which eventually connected underground to Red Ash.
The mines are known for early affiliation with mining unions and were the site of several mining disasters including ones in 1900 and 1905. Both of these are believed to be explosions resulting from the buildup of methane gas and coal dust ignited by the open flame miner’s lamps that were commonly used at the time.
The remains of the mining operation...

This image was taken from near the railroad in the town of Matewan, West Virginia.

Matewan is now a town of less than 500 people although in the boom days of coal it was a thriving community. The town is best known for the Battle of Matewan, an important conflict in the movement to unionize coal mines in West Virginia and across the nation.

This photograph is of the area that was the main part of the town in 1920 when the Battle of Matewan occurred. Although most of the property is vac...