Weekly photo challenge. Theme is EMPTY

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

This should be a challenging week 

Every one is welcome. Please vote even if you don't post a picture

RULES

1) photo must be your own work

2) you may enter as many photos as you like

3) photos can be digitally enhanced

4) weekly winner is chosen by kudos votes

5) winner chooses the next weeks prompt/theme

6) winner announced Monday night . 28th October

7) include caption or description of photo to identify the Prompt  (if it's not easily identifiable)

😎 NO BICKERING

[cq_tech]

Photo of an empty coal mine taken at night without using the flash. 🙂

[not_an_eloi]

another example of an empty coalmine, more jobs in the sector,  gone:   

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-24/coalpac-administration/5042466?&section=news
story:   http://www.bluemountains.org.au/documents/campaigns/coalpac/mr-dop-coalpac-4oct13.pdf

more coal jobs to go, 'ere:  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-25/centennial-cuts/5045290

[cosmosgrove]

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@flashie* wrote:

Is thatpicture blurry to anyone else..............it is a clear as can be in my photobucket .....but looks blurry here...

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It does look a little blurry, it's probably how it's been compressed before posting to here. Might be better to resize it before posting to ebay rather than letting ebay do it? If you did do that then ignore this post completely because I obviously have no idea 

[cosmosgrove]

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@not_an_eloi wrote:

for those who may be wonderin'  how some of the better pics. in this competition are achieved, and may be wonderin' how they can achieve these types of images 'emselves,  google high dynamic range images

read up and learn, grasshoppers.

(new shades ) 

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Hey Eloi, I've never used the HDR software that's available but I've tried to replicate the effect in photoshop a few times with varying degrees of success. I've only ever tried in black and white and the blacksmiths one I posted last night was my latest effort. 

I think the trees and the foreground have the HDR effect but I couldn't quite get the building quite right.

The HDR effect on phones is probably pretty limited and I don't tend to use it but I do like Instagram for it's mobility, instant upload and sharing capabilities.

[lurker17260]

(I'm not sure that this qualifies as a "photo", don't vote for it you you don't think it does.)

[lurker17260]

I have been so busy this week I haven't had time to get out with my camera.  Hopefully I can crib a few minutes today sometime.  Loving what everyone is doing.  Very creative

[colic2bullsgirlore]

empty hoist...half full bottles..completely full participants...hic..... yesterday arvo's messy "Buffalo Lodge" foray

1934 Ford Tudor with suicide doors

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I wanted a pic of the bucket "emptying" onto the kids but our waterpark is closed for repairs.

So the dumping bucket is in fact very empty.

[fourandsixpants]

before i 'clicked' on this topic I thought 'empty pocket' ! LOL joz

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]