Coal mine in Europe ?

[le vrai rdu]

Not trying to offend you or be mean in any way but do keep in mind that the subject matters you're choosing (fishermen, coal miners) are very ''over-photographed''. They're a bit of a reportage cliché (the circus would be another one). IMO reportage photography is just as much about good topics as it is about good pictures.

differents times tought, coal mine is much more hight tech than it was

so as for fishermen, the way they fish and work is different than it was

 

[le vrai rdu]

I am interested on people at work in fact, but not work in an office in front of a computers.

Anyways, everything has been done in photo : homeless, stars, fishermen, minors, factorys etc

Anyway I understand the question wich was worth being asked , I hope I won't be too "cliché" as you say.

I have to admit I have a fascination for this kind of crazy places, on sea or underground

 

[le vrai rdu]

and finally maybe because this crafts are desapearing from europe and I don't want to say to myself "how was it then ?"

 

[Roger Hicks]

I am interested on people at work in fact, but not work in an office in front of a computers. . . . .I have to admit I have a fascination for this kind of crazy places, on sea or underground

Ah, yes, but you (being a lazy and unimaginative fellow) set out to take actual photographs of these hackneyed and clichéd subjects that everyone else on the forum has photographed many times. Just think how much better pictures you could take if you stayed at home and photographed really demanding and hitherto unexplored subjects such as cats and coffee cups.

Cheers (et bonne courage),

R.

 

[SteveM]

I have done a great deal of photography in underground mines, although not in coal mines. The last time I was in a coal mine, photography was not possible (pre-digital era) because as noted by others, flash was not permitted. An "intrinsically safe" flash, special housing or one that has been certified safe would be required due to the risk of triggering a methane explosion. These restrictions vary by jurisdiction, so best to check.

The other issue in underground mines is dust. Especially in a coal mine. It can get into every little crevice of your equipment, and can make flash photography difficult as it reflects the light. Same with high humidity. Not the easiest places to take pictures, but when it works, it is really otherworldly.

Steve

 

[Sparrow]

A sad hole in Homer"s paradise




luxuriant woods grew round the cave,
alders, and black poplars, pungent cypress too,
and there, birds roosted, folding their long wings,
owls and hawks and the spread beaked ravens of the sea,
black skimmers who make their living off the waves.
And round the mouth of the cavern trailed a vine
laden with clusters, bursting with ripe grapes.
Four springs in a row, bubbling clear and cold,
running side-by-side, took channels left and right.
Soft meadows spreading round were starred with violets,
lush with beds of parsley. Why, even a deathless god
who came upon that place would gaze in wonder,
heart entranced with pleasure.

 

[The Standard Deviant]

Just think how much better pictures you could take if you stayed at home and photographed really demanding and hitherto unexplored subjects such as cats and coffee cups.

Actually, he does a mean cat picture as well, just not at his own home!