Guadiana Valley Natural Park, Southeast Alentejo, Portugal
In the sequence of my previous post -
Metallic Lake - from this deactivated mine complex, here is the second rendition of this surreal place.
Some history about (
in Wikipedia):
"[...] It is a deserted open-pit pyrite mine in Alentejo, Portugal. This site is one of the surfacing massive sulphide deposits in the
Iberian Pyrite Belt, that extends from the south of Portugal into Spain [Rio Tinto Mine complex]. The Romans mined this area for gold and silver for about 400 years. Mining stopped here when the Romans left.
In 1854 Nicolau Biava, an Italian miner from Piedmont, staked a claim to the mine; ownership then passing to a French syndicate. In 1855 mining was resumed, as the international demand for copper grew during the Industrial Revolution [...]"
More info here
About the shot:
Captured with Nikon APS digital camera, tripod, cable release, ND Grad. HE.
One single exposure, processed with Capture NX2 and Photoshop. No colors manipulation, but some saturation added and spot light adjustments.
Feedback is very appreciated folks. Thanks for your time.
Comments
13 comments@Paulo, to make this shot I got really close to that acid water (seriously my partner geologist has made some pH measures some years ago trough the river near the mines, and got some pH=1 or pH=2 around), I only got my boots thrashed, but saved my foot skin
That´s really dangerous around there, must be very careful walking those contaminated soil... but for landscape photography, it´s a fascinating "world".
Sandy r