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UER Forum > Archived UE Photo Critiques > Copper Country, and St Paul (Viewed 637 times)
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Copper Country, and St Paul
< on 1/16/2010 5:25 AM >
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The first picture was taken inside the dredge at Torch Lake in the Keewenaw.
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This one is somewhere under St Paul.
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Both pictures where scanned in after being taken with a Minolta Maxxum 400si, which was killed along time ago from sandstone exposure. The other details, exposure, film, etc, I don't remember.

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 1 on 1/16/2010 3:01 PM >
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Very nice! Especially the first one. Was that building standing ABOVE water at one time? Little washed out from the scan, but sharp and lovely.

The second one is the opposite, to dark

Softly creeping through
Empty hallways decades old,
glimpsing history.
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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 2 on 1/16/2010 5:19 PM >
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Its not really a building, more of a boat, that has half sunk near shore. It has a giant boom arm that sticks out and reaches the beach, which you use to get inside. There's a story/explanation and some outside pictures of it here:

http://keweenawfre...com/quincy-dredge/



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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 3 on 1/17/2010 2:10 AM >
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Awesome...!

Softly creeping through
Empty hallways decades old,
glimpsing history.
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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 4 on 1/18/2010 2:50 PM >
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I have fond memories of that dredge. I spent 5 years up at Tech climbing through all the old mining relics and a few old mines.

I've got a ton of old film shots from the dredge packed up somewhere. I shot all film when I was up there ... need to find those and make some scans!

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 5 on 1/19/2010 12:17 AM >
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You should find them, scan them, and post them! I'd love to see some of your pictures.

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 6 on 1/19/2010 1:35 PM >
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I travel for work so I'm not "home" too often, but next time I'm there I'll see if I can't dig them up. All my prints are in one spot, but it'll take some digging in there.

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 7 on 1/26/2010 3:36 AM >
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Here are some more scans of my pictures from the Copper Country. They are all scans from 35mm negatives.

Across the water from downtown Houghton:
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Industrial Wreckage in Freda?
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I don't remember. If someone knows, please tell me! :)
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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 8 on 1/26/2010 12:42 PM >
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Posted by zaxpay
I don't remember. If someone knows, please tell me! :)
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Kind of looks like the beach at Gay. I seem to remember the some ruins like that near the old smoke stack.

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 9 on 1/29/2010 3:44 AM >
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Posted by zaxpay
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THAT looks intriguing! One question, are the bars I see along the borders a side effect of being scanned from a negative?

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 10 on 1/29/2010 6:01 AM >
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I've been getting those odd borders on a lot of the negatives I've scanned. I don't know what's causing that. Does anyone else have any ideas?

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Re: Copper Country, and St Paul
<Reply # 11 on 1/30/2010 2:54 AM >
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I love the Keweenaw! I'm planning a trip come spring to hit a bunch of places up there. The beach ruins look like it might be from the Champion Mill in Freda. There should be some substantial stuff still in the area. At least a couple buildings and a probably a smokestack.

Those doors stay closed...staring...waiting...plotting. I must find out their secrets.
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