2018 Week 12 Photos

2018 Week 12 Photographs

by Corey Lablans Photography

(43^rd Week, Year 5 – 1757 days – 1 missed) 

2018 03 19 – A little mud darkens the melting snow along the pathway leading to Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f5 1/4000^th I.S.O. 400) 

2018 03 20 – An inuksuk stands out on a rock outcrop along Highway 11 between Thunder Bay and Fort Frances. Unlike true Inuit inuksuit that serve a purpose for navigation and certain identification, these are created for fun. 

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @330mm f5.3 1/800^th I.S.O. 400) 

2018 03 21 – One of the many large shovels scoop up material from a blasted block at the mine. These shovels can fill a 220-tone haul truck in approximately 2-bucket loads.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/6400^th I.S.O. 200) 

2018 03 22 – A drill awaits an operator while on the 280 bench at the mine. 

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/1250^th I.S.O. 200)

2018 03 23 – The rays of sun, shine from behind the Northeastern mine wall, as drills work away on a pattern. 

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/1600^th I.S.O. 200)

2018 03 24 – Lime green cones stand out amongst the grey of the surrounding rock, indicating that the pattern is either being loaded or is loaded for blasting.

(Nikon D7000 w Sigma 28 Manual f2.8 @28mm f4 1/4000^th I.S.O. 400) 

2018 03 25 – Yellow stakes are for non-acid generating rock and orange are for potential acid-generating rock. These are two of the seven possible colours that we spray paint the stakes used for ore grade control.

(Nikon D7000 w Sigma 28 Manual f2.8 @28mm f8 1/160^th I.S.O. 2000) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com