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St Bathans #2 - Blue Lake . .and gold
© LynEve
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Uploaded: 01/31/11 1:19 PM GMT
St Bathans #2 - Blue Lake . .and gold
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This was once a 120 metre high hill - Kildare Hill. Starting in 1864 Blue Lake was created by gold miners sluicing and chipping through the quartz and by 1933 it had become a 168 metre deep pit. The miners used an hydraulic lift to suck the water and gravel out to where it could be worked for gold.
The sides of the pit got too close to the town by 1934 and mining was stopped. The hole was allowed to fill with the blue water which is coloured by minerals.
I think it has a lunar appearance against the quartz tailings. This is directly opposite The Vulcan HotelThe Vulcan Hotel, just on the other side of the road. Thank you for viewing and any comments :)
Canon EOS 450D
Lens 17-85mm
Date Time = 2011-01-30 10:50:24
Exp 1/80", F8, ISO 100
6 AV, 6.38 TV
Focal Length = 30mm
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Nice scene, Lyn with the blue lake surrounded by the white coloured rocky hillside.
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Both very nice and interesting shots,Eve. The hdr plug-in recovers a fair amount of detail in those background hills on this one.
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Amazing place and very very fine photo, Lyn. Thanks for great narrative.
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Geez, even man made formations look great in NZ. I guess you put the hotel out of business? lol Oh, I found the hotel on your other post. Maybe the link is not working.Lunar looking would be a great descriptive for this scene as you said.
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I have fixed the link. I think it was not working before the image had been added to the New Images. :)
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That's about 550 feet. That's a deep hole. Pretty water,though.
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A very pleasing capture, I like this one Lyn, Nice job.
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What they left was beautiful LE. More beautiful then the gold I would say. Another dandy.
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Wow!! What a breathtaking capture:)
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Lyn - No longer can it be said that there's gold in that hill! The miners left a beautiful scene. Thad
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A beautiful photo :) well done!
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"Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it." Confucius
This is a fascinating old mining pit and a very fine image. The blue water and white rocks and sand create an almost otherworldly landscape. And that silver-gray sky is a perfect compliment to the scene below. Terrific shot, LynEve!
- Steve
- Steve
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Gorgeous scene but it's sad that the miners damaged it so. Beautiful colours and lake
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I'll bet the blue was a very vibrant color. We just tend to get greedy over our natural resources. I like the light color piles where they've dug. A very nice shot.
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This is a lovey scene