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The processing system at the abandoned coal mine at Nordegg, Alberta may seem low-tech in comparison to today’s highly automated, computer-controlled production lines. But for its time it was fairly sophisticated and provided a lot of control over the creation of the mine’s primary end product: coal briquettes. This is the top of one of 4 “vertical fluxers”, a mechanism near the end of the production line, where the combination of ground coal and asphalt “dough” was mixed to a known temperature and consistency before being fed downwards into the briquette presses two floors below. With the production line frozen in time for decades, and the large nest egg of remaining coal deposits no longer being produced, this machinery now collects cast-off sticks from a large crow’s nest high in the ceiling above.

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All images uploaded to Fine Art America by Royce Howland are copyright � Royce Howland. All rights reserved. I am a photographer based in Calgary, Alberta. This places me amidst some of the most amazing terrain in the world, from the Canadian Rockies and prairies, to the northern Boreal forest and southern badlands. While I love to photograph around my own stomping grounds, I also enjoy traveling and have a particular attraction to the American Southwest and the UK. While my workflow is based on digital techniques, my goal is to produce an image that honors the photorealism of historical film photography, balanced with my own creative interpretation of the world. I call my work "Vivid Aspect Photography", and it is my goal to create...