Crushing House, Brown Clee Hill
Description
- Title:
- Crushing House, Brown Clee Hill
- Caption / Description:
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From around 1906 until about 1936 Brown Clee Hill was quarried for Dhustone. Dhustone (Dolerite) is a hard volcanic rock that was used for building roads, kerbstones, and gateposts.
There are many abandoned quarry and mining buildings on Brown Clee Hill, shown here is a crushing plant, where the quarried stone could be broken up and crushed before being taken down the hill.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Europe
- UK
- Britain
- England
- West Midlands
- Shropshire
- Abandoned
- Remains
- Ruins
- Brown Clee Hill
- Quarry
- Crushing Plant
- Crushing House
- Dolerite
- Dhustone
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- Crushing House, Brown Clee Hill.psd
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3851px x 2576px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Brown Clee Hill
- Province/State:
- Shropshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
-
- Sublocation:
- City:
- Brown Clee Hill
- Province/State:
- Shropshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.477778214306, -2.5946382143611 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2009 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄400 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 200
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 18mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 27mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- No Flash
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor ED 18-70mm F3.5-4.5G(IF)
- Filters used:
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- B+W UV 010 MRC
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld, bracketed ±1EV
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing:
NEFs converted in Capture NX
Exposure blended in Photoshop CS4
Topaz Adjust filter with 'Photo Pop' selectively applied in Photoshop CS4
Curves adjustment selectively applied in Photoshop CS4 to add contrast