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Came across an old abandoned mercury mine in the far reaches of Big Bend National Park. It is accessible by a high ground clearance vehicle, but in a remote location of the park. The park itself is very remote so needless to say, I was a long way from civilization. I was shooting a lot of film, B&W and color and I was going for a certain look. Vintage and grainy to portray the feeling of time gone by, the isolation and remoteness of the area so I chose Tri X as opposed to TMax100. The mine is Mariscal Mine which was abandoned in 1942. From 1901-1942 it produced approx. 25% of all the mercury in this country. Amazing considering in the early years the ore was packed out by mule around 60+ miles to the nearest town of Terlingua on a rutted out dirt road. The workers were all from Mexico (the Rio Grande is a short, couple miles away) and all suffered severe health problems as a result of the mining. Apparently the brick still contain quicksilver and there was a warning to not touch the bricks. I hope I convey the feeling I am attempting too.
Techie info: Tri X @400, orange filter, canon rebel (original), 40stm pancake, xtol 1+1, Kodak pakon scanned, lr5
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