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20-JUN-2013 Dave Churchill

The Water Giant

Idaho City, Idaho view map

This is an old water-jet dredging (maybe not exactly the right word) device for washing river-bank mud/gravel into a chute carrying the material to a machine to sort out the gold, etc. Is typical of what was sometimes used in mining operations in the "olden days" in the western U.S.

Canon EOS 6D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/100s f/20.0 at 32.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Jun-2013 16:58:04
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 6D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length32 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/20
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.33
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other sizes: small medium original auto
May 27-Jun-2013 03:19
I believe this is a version of what is called a Long Tom in the gold country of CA. That's worth a trip. Highway 49 from beginning to end. Heaven for photographers, history buffs, gold bugs, river rats, and trout fishermen. I used to live there in the mid-70s. I promise it's worth your while. In the gold country, they caused a lot of damage which is still evident by erosion.
momad3004426-Jun-2013 21:32
What a fantastic shot! I've never seen one either.
Laura Milholland26-Jun-2013 18:35
I've never seen one before. How interesting! And a terrific shot too.
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