Lunch Break !

[RockOne]

G'Day.Hope I posted in the right section, well it is industrial ?
A couple of photos from a coal mine. The first shows the operators gathering for their lunch break, and the second shows them back to work again :-)

[RockOne]

Or vice versa :-) :-)

[jgbeam]

Monster machines! Cool1 :cool:

Jim

[stoneylonesome]

Great shots, great machines :) :)

[RockOne]

Thanks for the comments

Monster machines!
Yep. But there are more monstrous ones around here - these are 180 tonnes capacity trucks. The biggest ones around here (and in the world) have 400 tonnes capacity, but I haven't got any pics of them unfortunately :-(.

[marie]

Thanks for the comments


Yep. But there are more monstrous ones around here - these are 180 tonnes capacity trucks. The biggest ones around here (and in the world) have 400 tonnes capacity, but I haven't got any pics of them unfortunately http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif.




terrific shots




orange ( I think that was his name) over in Oz also.. works with massive machines.
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif he has not been around here lately but hopefully if he catches a spider we will see him again
and you will see those machines he has on his site

by the way Steve
do I see a lady engineer down there in your last picture ?

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

is there really no colour in the top machine or did you do that on purpose ? love the shots. you had a great view

[Ballen Photo]

WOW! Those are some BIG trucks! The driver must be sitting twenty feet up. :D
-Bruce

[flyfishnj]

Great Idea for a photo contest - Photos taken during lunch

[Penguin_101_1]

Are they 4 wheel drive? ;)

Nice shots!

[RockOne]

Marie - will have to find orange's site :-). There probably is a "lady engineer" down there, there are quite a few about. That top machine is really that colour (white with a dusting of well....dust :-).)
There was a little viewing platform on the side of the pit.Photo was taken with 300mm lens.

Thanks Bruce.

Great Idea for a photo contest - Photos taken during lunch..good idea. Just need time to eat in between taking photos :-)

Thanks Penguin_101_1. They are indeed 4 wheel drive with separate electric motors for each wheel - works on the same principle as diesel-electric locomotives.

[Wazza]

I just love those desaturated look photos. I know they're not, but the dust makes it look very dull, and nice, with vibrant yellow jumping out. Nice. :)

[RockOne]

Thanks Wazza
Theres plenty of dust. Probably not the best location to have the camera really :-)
One of the reasons for the paint colour would be to do just what you say. To make them jump out -so they can be easily seen

[mr.photoguy]

Nice shot.
Don't change lenses there.

[flyfisher]

Nice shots the second one really shows the size of the trucks

[RockOne]

Thanks mr.photoguy - Had to change lenses a few times, but was very careful when doing so. It is probably one environment where the 28-300L would come in handy :-)

Thanks flyfisher - I think the people there give the photo impact too.