I consider it a gift when we’re all given something like the fog in Butte. Because the thing about the fog in Butte? Is it doesn’t usually cover the entire city. So you can drive either up or down the hill, and be in the warm sunshine looking down upon the city with buildings and …
This is probably my favorite photograph of Butte that I’ve taken. And, it’s one of the first I ever took. It was November of 2005. I was home from college for the weekend and drove up Main Street. At that point, I really wasn’t that familiar with uptown Butte. Sure I had lived there since …
It was a struggle for me to figure out a unique angle to photograph the Bell Diamond Mine. Why? Because I photograph it ALL the time! I stuck my camera through the fence for the wide-angle and low shot. The sun was coming from the East, which back lit this photograph beautifully. It has this …
This is the Travona mine at around 5:45 p.m. Right after I got off work I drove around trying to find something to take photos of. I ended up here. There were about 3 or 4 dogs barking at me. I was using my flash to lighten up the foreground (see the second photo) and …
This photo is of the Anselmo Mine at about 7:40 p.m. The Anselmo is on the northern end of Excelsior Street on the east side of the road. When I pulled up to the dirt parking area it was already pretty dark. I grabbed as much gear as I could carry (tripod, camera, light stand, …
This is a vew of a headframe on North Main Street in Walkerville. I’ve been trying to find the name of the mine, but haven’t had any luck so far. Hopefully Wednesday I’ll be able to talk to one of the volunteers at the World Museum of Mining and find out.
This is a photo of the Belmont Mine reflected in a raindrop on my windshield. The black lines behind it are the actual mine.
This is a photo of the fence that blocks the way into the Mt. Con Mine area. The blurry background shows the mine. I used my little point and shoot again to get the closeup of the fence.
I’m pretty sure this is the Steward Mine, but I’m not 100% certain. I looked at this map and determined it was the Steward Mine, because it was before the Mt. Con Mine and after the Original, and was close to the road on Main St. If anyone can confirm that or dispute it, please …
I got up a bit earlier than usual today so I could take this photo before work at 8 a.m. I went to this location last night, but it was raining so the reflection was very skewed. Also the sky was white, not gray and more dramatic like this morning. The location is on the …