Britannia Mine Concentrator #1
Two years ago I did a day trip to Shannon Falls and stopped off at Britannia Beach on the way back. While there I took a brief look at the mining museum but didn't do the tour as it was too late in the day. I made a note to go back there again though as it looked interesting. Yesterday I dragged along my old friend (and long-time photographer) Derek and finally made it back... but I still didn't do the tour.
Instead, I paid extra for a tour guide to accompany us (required) in order to spend some time in the concentrator (the big building on the side of the mountain) - though we were only allowed on the lowest level. All the tours go through this area, but they only stop there for about 3 or 4 minutes while the guide gives their spiel. I needed a little more time so I paid for an hour; I could probably have spent the better part of a day in this room alone...
Mike, our assigned guide, patiently waited while I set up equipment and moved around the big area and even let me briefly climb up to a forbidden area at the far end on the right (it was actually quite safe) while I grabbed a few shots from a better viewpoint.
None of those single shots, however, has the punch of an HDR image such as this one, which I'd planned on taking long before I got there. This particular HDR (High Dynamic Range) image is a composite of 7 different exposures (from 1/8 of a second for the shortest to 6 seconds for the longest) of the same image then combined together later using special software which allows the retention of detail both in the darker and lighter areas.
Hope you like it - there`s probably a few more similar shots on the way. At least they`re a change from birds...
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