Day 3, part 1

[Blue_In_AK]

I hope I'm not boring you guys, but this trip was SO MUCH FUN I just have to share. After all, this may be as close as you'll ever get to Alaska.

Here are some shots of the old Kennecott copper mine where zillions of dollars worth of copper was extracted before 1938. This 14-story building is (purportedly) the tallest wooden structure ever made in the US.







More old mine buildings - I think these were residences



A view from a distance



Part of the old railroad track

[intheflow]

1. These shots remind me of the canneries in northern California.

I guess industry is industry. :(

The "view from a distance" is my favorite. It's especially amazing if the "largest wood structure in the US" claim is true, because the mountains behind it completely dwarf it--even at what appears to be quite a distance. Very nice--even though a ghost story of raped and abandoned wilderness.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. "Ghost story" is right

It's hard to believe that at one time this little town of Kennecott was home to around 900 mine and railroad workers and their families. They had a hospital, general store, schoolhouse, ball field, skating rink, tennis court, recreation hall, and a dairy. Between 1911 and 1938 600,000 tons of pure copper were smelted here. It was interesting to read in the brochures the recollections of some of the "Kennecott kids" written down years later. It must have been a harsh but idyllic lifestyle for kids.

[ConsAreLiars]

3. All sets are great., but .............

this set really shows your talent because unlike most scenics where you are severely restricted in terms of where to place your camera (unless you are working with National Geographic money), there are a zillion possible shots at a location like this. (Well, a zillion with scenics also, but many more steps between them.) One thing I ask when looking at my pics is "what if" I changed this or that, and this habit drew my attention to your ability to get a sort of Bach-ish repetition within the frame. It's the same thing that Regnad Kcin showed in the Mt. Rainier pic. Your use of foreground foliage to frame things in the other set shows the same skill.

Googled to try to find a more articulate statement of what I was trying to say and found this - a short version: http://www.apogeephoto.com/mag3-6/mag3-6BT-2.shtml

(Edit "both" to "all" in title)

[F.Gordon]

4. Bored?

You've given these tired eyes a reason to wake up. :-)

I always love shots of nature consuming "man". A few of my faves are in this thread. I'm having a hard time keeping track. Need to go back and look closer and all of them.

Major eye candy. On to the next thread....

:popcorn:

[regnaD kciN]

5. Good thing "aged objects" wasn't chosen as this month's topic...

The rest of us would have had no chance!

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I was thinking of that, too...

:) There were aged objects EVERYWHERE you looked up there, not just at the mine, but all along the road, as well. Even some old rusted out Model T's in Chitina. I love that kind of historical stuff.