Simviation Forum - The big pit

Oct 17^th, 2007 at 5:00pm

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I posted some while back some shots from my summer holiday snaps. went rummaging around the network today, and found my dad had uploaded some that i didnt know about Shocked

Thought i'd post them here as i thought they were rather cool!

Taken just after we had arrived, went to the Big Pit in south wales, a old mine turned museum. I'm the one on the far right - shock horror Grin

Unfortunately couldnt take any photos in the mine, cameras were contraband, due to dry cell batteries (battery acid+explosive gasses = bad!) but my dad took this one of me and my brother and sister in all our attire

After reemerging from the mine - which was very very cold! - got to see what had been taking us down and safely brought us back to ground again

Overview of the bulk of the museum

Final shot

Hope you like, btw i dont take all the credit for some of these photos, like the ones with me in!!!

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Reply #1 - Oct 17^th, 2007 at 5:25pm

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Looks like an interesting place, a shame no cameras are allowed down the mine. Sad

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Reply #2 - Oct 17^th, 2007 at 6:00pm

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went there on a school trip.
some of the worst weather I have ever experienced in my life. The wind on the top of the hill litterally blew people off their feet.
Pretty cool place though.

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Reply #3 - Oct 17^th, 2007 at 6:05pm

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Pity about not letting you take your camera down there...Would've been fantastic to see some shots from inside...Still, these are fantastic... Wink

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Reply #4 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 5:29am

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Ashar wrote on Oct 17^th, 2007 at 6:05pm:

Pity about not letting you take your camera down there...Would've been fantastic to see some shots from inside...Still, these are fantastic... Wink

Dunno how the lighting was...
For that kind of situations, you need a batteryless camera with some really fast film in it

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Reply #5 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 9:54am

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That's interesting... what was mined there- coal?

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Reply #6 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 10:49am

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Ivan wrote on Oct 18^th, 2007 at 5:29am:

For that kind of situations, you need a batteryless camera with some really fast film in it

you could get away with using like one of those original cameras that had no batteries, or use one that used wet cells, would weigh a ton though.
Cheers guys for all the positive comments

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Reply #7 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 11:40am

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beaky wrote on Oct 18^th, 2007 at 9:54am:

That's interesting... what was mined there- coal?

Bang on

Ahh..home sweet home...well..not the mine obviously..but I live about 25 mins away from it Grin

Gonna miss those welsh hills and more importantly the sheep when I move Sad

Good fun in the pit though!

I missed the thread where you uploaded your pics from your summer hols...where else did you visit in this AMAZING country Tongue

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Reply #8 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 12:08pm

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The-Black-Sheep wrote on Oct 18^th, 2007 at 11:40am:

I missed the thread where you uploaded your pics from your summer hols...where else did you visit in this AMAZING country Tongue

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I wish i could put the links here, but simply cant find the threads, but i went to these places, if anyone can find links, great!!!!

- london
-longleat
- dartmoor

cheers

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Reply #9 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 12:45pm

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FsNovice wrote on Oct 18^th, 2007 at 12:08pm:

The-Black-Sheep wrote on Oct 18^th, 2007 at 11:40am:

I missed the thread where you uploaded your pics from your summer hols...where else did you visit in this AMAZING country Tongue

Black Sheep Cool

I wish i could put the links here, but simply cant find the threads, but i went to these places, if anyone can find links, great!!!!

- london
-longleat
- dartmoor

cheers

This is when the forum Search feature comes into its own. Wink

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Reply #10 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 12:47pm

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cheers hagar, i used the forum search feature Angry

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Reply #11 - Oct 18^th, 2007 at 12:54pm

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FsNovice wrote on Oct 18^th, 2007 at 12:47pm:

cheers hagar, i used the forum search feature Angry

*curses Opera!!!!*

What does Opera have to do with anything? The forum Search should work in any browser. http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?action=search

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