GhostDakota
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenixville, PA | Bethany, DE
So this has was my third trip to the town of Centralia, PA. For those who don't know, the town has a mine fire that's been burning for more than 40 years. The town is located in the heart of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Region. This coal is the longest burning, most sought after coal in the world. The fire was said to have begun when a fire in the town dump jumped to an exposed coal vein. The rest is all history. More info here & here.
My friend Sharon rode along with me. My buddy/co-worker Tim and his g/f took his Jeep. You'll prob. recognize his Jeep a little bit as it's from the Fall '08 Quadratec Cherokee catalog. He's removed some of the parts, though.
The weather as 62* with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and wind gusts in excess of 30 MPH. It made for some hard shots. I did have plastic rain protection for the camera, so that was a plus. I did take a few HDR's, without a tripod, as well as "normal" photos. No PP aside from Photomatix on the HDR's.
Nikon D70s, kit 18-70:
HDR's:
I'll be investigating another area of Centralia in December. I can't wait!
My friend Sharon rode along with me. My buddy/co-worker Tim and his g/f took his Jeep. You'll prob. recognize his Jeep a little bit as it's from the Fall '08 Quadratec Cherokee catalog. He's removed some of the parts, though.
The weather as 62* with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and wind gusts in excess of 30 MPH. It made for some hard shots. I did have plastic rain protection for the camera, so that was a plus. I did take a few HDR's, without a tripod, as well as "normal" photos. No PP aside from Photomatix on the HDR's.
Nikon D70s, kit 18-70:
HDR's:
I'll be investigating another area of Centralia in December. I can't wait!