Fall Colors at Crystal Mill
Marble, Colorado
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Sept. 26, 2021, 3:30pm. The Crystal Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. The mill is situated in one of the most beautiful, picturesque sites in the Colorado Rockies and reputed to be the most photographed area in Colorado state. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Situated east of Marble, Colorado about 6 miles up a rugged 4×4 former mining trail road used by miners in the late 1800’s, the mill is near the ghost town of Crystal at an elevation of 8,950 ft. The trail continues into the Elk mountains to through an area known as the “Devils Punch Bowl” and has a reputation of being the most deadly back country 4×4 trail in Colorado.
The mill was constructed in 1893 by George C. Eaton and B.S. Phillips, promoters of the Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Company. The penstock powered the air compressor. In turn, the enormous compressor ran drills in the nearby Sheep Mountain and Bear Mountain gold mines. The drills were used to bore holes in the mine walls for the placement of dynamite. After the dynamite was detonated, the miners removed the whole ore.
Even after the operation shut down in 1917, the site has been preserved with the help of the Gunnison and Aspen historical societies and today The Crystal Mill remains an attraction for the city of Crystal.
Shoot with Canon R5, f/11, 1/320th sec., ISO 200 using Canon 300mm lens. This is a focus stacked image consisting of 4728 individual images to yeild 165 focus stacked images in an 16 row x 115 column array resulting in a 14 ft. x 14 ft. wall mural.
The un-cropped image is:
- 2.66 Giga-pixels
- 51,624 x 51,624 pixels
- 172″ x 172″ 300 dpi un-cropped image size
- Available in 3:4 ratio from 16″ x 16″ to 48″ x 48″ as Print, Standard Plaque, AlumiPress or PlexiPlaq.
- Prints, Plaques,AlumiPress or PlexiPlaqs can be custom cropped and sized to your custom wall size needs.
- Wall Murals available ratio in sizes up to 12 ft. x 12 at 300 ppi (24 ft. x 24 ft. at 150 ppi) without loss of detail.
- Wall Murals can be custom cropped and sized to your custom wall size needs.
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- Standard Plaque prints are available in four Finish Choices. Finishes are acid-free and ultra violet (UV) light protected, shielding it against fading and deterioration and can be wiped down with water or any ammonia-free cleaners.
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