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The village of Wanlockhead, nestled in the Lowther Hills in the Scottish border county of Dumfries and Galloway, is the highest village in Scotland, and home to an abandoned lead mine, museum and visitor centre.
The landlady at the Bed and Breakfast where Liz and I were staying recommended a visit while we were in the area, so off we went on a typical drizzly morning to see what was there.
We found Wanlockhead to be a charming village, virtually turned into a complete open air museum, with mine workings, miners' cottages and the abandoned mine itself.
Although I took plenty of photos, the light was flat grey so the shots I took outdoors would serve no greater purpose than as reminders of our visit.
Inside the abandoned mine buildings it was a different story however, with the diffuse light being perfect for photographing the derelict interior details.
This photo is the best of the bunch, with the broken down washtub and fireplace acting as vivid focal points to the composition.
You can almost imagine miners trying to get some of the muck off them at the end of their shift in here.
Filename - derelict room 02.jpg
Camera - Nikon D3100
Lens - 18-55mm zoom @ 22mm
Exposure - 1/15sec @ f8, ISO100
Location - Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Lens stabilisation used to prevent motion blur in hand held exposure.
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