Witten / Ruhrgebiet, Zeche Nachtigall: steam engine 1 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Witten / Ruhrgebiet, Zeche Nachtigall: steam engine 1 / wwwuppertal
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | These are the pistons of one of the oldest steam engines which has been preserved in the west german Ruhr region. The engine served the mining industry for several decades; it follows the "compound" principle (meaning that the steam first "works" in a smaller cylinder where it looses part of its pressure and then streams into a much larger low pressure cylinder to "work" once again which helped to reduce fuel consumption).I took this image more or less on the very spot where German coal mining started in the 18th century. The beginnings were humble and primitive; later they dug a deep mining shaft (450m!) to exploit the deeper areas of the coalfield. The steam engine which is depicted above moved the conveyor cage of the mine. The whole area is a museum now. Information about the site is to be found here: www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/wim/S/witten/I think the imaging characteristics of my uncoated Summar lens with its slight softness and its beautiful bokeh add to the 19th century atmosphere of this photograph. |
| 撮影日 | 2008-05-22 11:11:41 |
| 撮影者 | wwwuppertal |
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