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Abandoned Mine

Mining in Glendalough dates back to the 1790’s where lead, zinc and silver were mined both in the Glendalough Valley and the next adjacent Valley, Glendasan. Mining in this area took place for over 150 years and at the peak of production 2,000 miners were employed. Mining continued up until 1957.

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Jiri Folta 07/03/2014 21:47
Well balanced HDR. I like it! Nice light with dramatic sky!
Regards, Jiri
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BGW-photo 24/02/2013 13:48
well seen and captured.. remembers me of ... last year's visit to that area too ;-)

cheers from Bernd
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MIROSLAV JOVANOVIKJ 02/10/2012 13:45
Hello Ben,
I lake the color, light and composition,
Congratulations,
Regards, Miroslav
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Ben Collins 23/09/2012 17:45
oh yeah ! iv'e gotten into timelapse photography , only started ! heres one i did recently :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON0dNkM5PZ4
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Ben Collins 23/09/2012 14:06
thanks so much guys for the nice comments :) and yes Maxx , i would love to see your photos from Ireland :)
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BRYAN CRUTE 22/09/2012 12:45
Love the light here it makes the colours pop !

Regards
Bryan
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Massimo Gherardi 22/09/2012 11:36
Hi Ben,
Great scene with a wonderful light and colours.
I've roamed around in Ireland this summer, but must have missed this one, obviously.
Great country, by the way :-), will post some pics soon
Best regards, Massimo
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Sue Thompson 22/09/2012 9:14
It may be a disused mine, but what a lovely scene, great light and a superb sky make this well composed scene special.
.....................but where have all those miners gone since this closed ??

:))
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