Digger by durleybeachbum

Photography • Objects • posted on Dec 07, 2015

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The gas company continue the mammoth task of renewing our century old gas main. They are very skilled men who work in all weathers, but they do have some cool kit. I really fancy a go with this. A look at the business end Here

Comments (18)

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miwi

4:37AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Great shot,beautiful colours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1971s Online Now!

4:39AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Fine work

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ArtistKimberly

5:45AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Wonderful Work,

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anahata.c

7:00AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

the flickr version has real grit and presence, the inner workings of these beast-machines. This one has more 'poetry' (if you'll allow the word), it has more grace, even though it's a big chunk of forged metal...there's something graceful about the connection of parts, and in your treatment of them...This is actually beautiful in your hands. The green against the orange-red, against the stark whites, against that molded green fence...Mark/wysiwig just posted a stunning shot of workers on a similar project (though in much greater heat), this seems to be a theme this morning. And even though there are no people in this shot, we feel their presence through the machines they work with. I did street repair for about 3 month, years back, and while it wasn't long, I can tell you that no matter how exhausted you get, you get an awe at the machines---they become 'dear' to you, and you protect them like they were your own. I'll bet that the workers here are feeling some pride at this machine, no matter how tired they are...A real eye-popper, Andrea: We should call this day a day of remembering laborers, a subject everyone should pay attention to, because without these people, our life as we know it would grind to a total halt.

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Hendesse

9:30AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

That's a big shovel, it fits into a lot of earth. Superb shot. It's the same here, many water pipes and gas pipes are rotten, everywhere are large construction sites.

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Katraz

9:46AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

I am banned from using one of these as the last time I did It put me in hospital , I had been digging a trench for a rainwater pipe I was fine till I got off It then my leg buckled and the pain hit me I stood it till midnight then had to be taken to hospital , It took two months for the pain to go. Lots of digger drivers suffer with bad backs to do with all the jerking the machines do.

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Faemike55

10:06AM | Mon, 07 December 2015

they are fun to play with Great captures

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helanker

12:45PM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Very nice shot and digifiddle :-)

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jendellas

2:48PM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Super captures.

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Star4mation

2:49PM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Cool shot Andrea :)

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CavalierLady

6:32PM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Just the right section to highlight for your crop with just the right amount of postwork!

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wysiwig

6:54PM | Mon, 07 December 2015

Playing in the dirt with shovels. We never really grow up. We simply grow taller. Terrific close up showing that even the most mundane objects have a beauty and intricacy all their own.

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