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All Things Big And Small

This heavy duty truck looks miniscule when photographed from across the open pit, but close up it’s a beast.    You really don’t realize how big an open pit mine is until your inside it.

Ontario Cement Plant

Here is another night image I created while touring the Essroc Cement Factory in Picton Ontario.  The different color temperatures of the lights creates a unique ambiance to rather “grey” scene.

Inside The Smelter

As I was setup to photograph directly in front of the converter I setup a remote camera to capture the same shot but from a different angle.

Overlooking The Operations

A supervisor looks over part of the plant’s operations as dusk moves in to take over the ambient light.

One Light Will Never Be The Same

Underground is dank, dirty and dark.  For those that work in this environment you know what I mean.  It’s a harsh environment to begin with and using electronics has it’s own pitfalls.  Camera & lighting equipment take a beating!!!  In some places it’s like a constant dust storm.  You can see the dust particles reflecting in the light from your helmet lamp, creeping their way into all the little nooks and crannies of your camera and lenses.  Other places its’ humid & wet with rain dropping on you from above soaking your clothes and  gear.  Then there is the soup (as I would like to call it).  That pancake batter like mud that once it’s on it doesn’t come off.  You can try wiping it clean, but all it does is move around like a living organism trying at all costs to avoid the human contact.    Once it dries it’s like a zombie horror movie.  Flakes fall off here and there and every time you look at it your disgusted.  Yes.  Some lights will never be the same.

Mine Photographer Selfie.

As I was waiting to take my next shot I figured it would be the best opportunity to grab a quick selfie.

Hey. Gotta Light?

Yup, here’s me trying out some new digs to go with my gear.  I’m sportin Jannatec’s Johnny Light  and am fixin (ya I said that) to get one for myself.  I also got to play around with several other Jannatec products that I think will change the safety game by leaps and bounds.

The Mine Control Room

This is the new control room for Totten Mine in Northern Ontario.  It looks extremely  sophisticated and complex, but I bet you could play a mean game of Call Of Duty on it.

You can read more about the Totten Mine Project in the latest edition of Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal