On April 27, 2012, I had another awesome opportunity to photography one of Lethbridge's local bands; The Coal Creek Boys, on location at Bellevue Mine, Alberta.  Growing up in the East Kootney's of British Columbia I never took the opportunity to see this amazing attraction in my own back yard.  I never knew how vast this mine was until today.   It was awesome to get into this attraction before the official opening day and have staff welcome us like family.  A special thanks to Diane Peterson and John Kinnear for taking time on their Friday to show us around.  You guys are have a wealth of knowledge and stories about the mine and its history which were greatly appreciated.

The shot went well.  I brought along 2 portable light sets, which had a set of LED spot lights in each.  The light these light put out was amazing.  Camera wise I shot the pictures in manual mode at iso 800 with a 1 second shutter to help gather all the light I needed.   Post production proved there was a little bit of lens flare and a shake in some photos.  It was interesting to use these settings but with only the lights from the light packs it still was not enough for a normal shutter release.

I was able to get a few pictures to JohnPaul Smith right away and with his help in correcting the sharpness was able to produce some printable versions for the Coal Creek Boys upcoming BC cd release party at the Art Station in Fernie, British Columbia on April 28, 2012.

For those who like local history you can view it at:

http://www.crowsnestguide.com/bellevuemine/history.htm