Outdated Technology by harvey

Outdated Technology

We went to a small town Alsdorf outside Aachen today with some friends to check out an 'international' festival. The festival was kinda a bust because the only international component; french vendors, had backed out at the last minute. Heh.

The coolest part I think was that Alsdorf used to be an old coal mining town, from the early 1900's until the 1980's, and there was this building with a two GIANT old machines which used to haul the coal to the surface. There were also these giant chains and hooks which were really huge, you see the number on the side 7500, which means you can lift 7,500 kg with that hook!
Great graphic shot. Love the angle and the processing. Nice
September 12th, 2010  
steve i think this is my favourite shot of yours - i love it!
September 12th, 2010  
Awesome photo
September 12th, 2010  
Nice photo. That is a lot of weight to lift with each hook.
September 12th, 2010  
great shot Steve- love the perspective and processing :)
September 12th, 2010  
My grandfather was a coal miner. Great shot!
September 12th, 2010  
Really nice perspective on this coal hook. I like the way you've processed it as well.
September 13th, 2010  
Great angle steve! Oh yeah and the ppl weren't anywhere near as rough to dolphins fans as you madr it out to be :)
There were actually quite a lot of fins fans there and the stadium kept doing announcements about if any people witness fans being obnoxious etc. Very fun event and the bills did come out looking a little lack lustre but at the start of the second half they picked up. Put together a decent drive which resulted in a TD
September 13th, 2010  
Very god shot, indeed. Great how you achieved such a DOF with an aperture of 4.5, and also that the chains give straight lines at 17mm. At such low focal length, I mostly end up with distortions :(
September 13th, 2010  
What a dramatic and awesome perspective. Enjoyed your commentary too.
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
September 13th, 2010  
Nicely captured, rustic!
September 13th, 2010  
Love that angle. Cool shot.
September 14th, 2010  
Great angle and perspective! The b&w is perfect for this!
September 14th, 2010  
I really like the perspective, textures and the b & w. very good!
September 15th, 2010  
Love the perspective, great shot!
September 15th, 2010  
love this one, great b&w
September 15th, 2010  
love the angle. And yes awesome find that's a lot of coal.
September 16th, 2010  
I like this one. nice
September 21st, 2010  
just discovered this - what an unusual perspective! Love the lines also
December 1st, 2010  
Great composition!
January 28th, 2011  
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