"I was a miner"

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"I was a miner"

Inspired title from a lyric from Billy Bragg's "Between the Wars" .

I've wanted to capture this old Pit Wheel at the QE2 Woodhorn Country Park for sometime now so I decided to have a little recce today. The sky was a little too cloudless for my plans but with the help of a few ND filters we managed to capture some movement. However, I'll be heading back to try again on a nice windy and cloudy day!

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"I was a miner, I was a docker
I was a railway man between the wars
I raised a family in times of austerity
With sweat at the foundry between the wars

I paid the union and as times got harder
I looked to the government to help the working man
But they brought prosperity down at the armoury
We're arming for peace, me boys between the wars

I kept the faith and I kept voting
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
And mine is a faith in my fellow man

Theirs is a land of hope and glory
Mine is the green field and the factory floor
Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
And mine is the peace we knew between the wars

Call up the craftsmen, bring me the draftsmen
Build me a path from cradle to grave
And I'll give my consent to any government
That does not deny a man a living wage

Go find the young men never to fight again
Bring up the banners from the days gone by
Sweet moderation, heart of this nation
Desert us not, we are between the wars"

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Camera Nikon D600
Lens Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4.0 VR G ED
Exposure 308 sec
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 16 mm
ISO Speed 100

Manfrotto 055XDB 3 Section Aluminium Tripod
Q02 Ball Head & Sunway FOTO PNL D600 L Bracket
Wireless Shutter Release

Hitech 10 Stop Filter (across whole scene)
KOOD ND4 Filter (across whole scene)
Viltrox ND16 Filter (across whole scene)

RAW File Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
Logo added in Photoshop Elements 9

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Taken on: October 20, 2015
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Camera: Nikon D600, f/8.0, 308 sec, 16mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D600
Lens: 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 308
Focal Length: 16mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows
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