Tenaris Siderca, Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Iron is made by direct reduction of iron ore and natural gas. Scrap metal is also a part of the process.
Iron is made by direct reduction of iron ore and natural gas. Scrap metal is also a part of the process.
Schematic of the electric arc furnace.
Ladle being lined with ceramic.
The steel production plant. Electric arc furnace in the background.
The devices for pouring molten iron into the continuous casters.
The device for pouring molten iron into the continuous casters.
Ladles being preheated in a horizontal position. The preheating is needed to reduce the thermal shock when molten iron is poured in.
Hot ladle, ready to receive molten iron.
Hot ladle, ready to receive molten iron.
The red hot components are special ceramic tubes for pouring molten iron from the ladle into the continuous casters below.
The red hot components are special ceramic tubes for pouring molten iron from the ladle into the continuous casters below.
Semi-solid continuously cast billets emerging from vibrating copper (water cooled) moulds in the caster.
Semi-solid continuously cast billets emerging from the caster.
Semi-solid continuously cast billets emerging from vibrating copper (water cooled) moulds in the caster.
Continuously cast billets.
Continuously cast billets emerging from the caster on the left, out of view.
Carbon electrodes in the arc furnace.
Mandrel piercing mill for making pipes from red-hot solid ingots.
Mandrel piercing mill for making pipes from red-hot solid ingots.
Pipe emerging.
Pipe emerging.
The mandrels.
The finished pipes, which are then cut into practial lengths after non-destructive inspection.
Stocks of pipes.
Pipes are austenitised, and quenched using a quenching unit which sprays water, or by dropping into this quench tank.
Pipe emerging from the quenching unit.
Pipe emerging from the quenching unit.
A peek into the austenitisation furnace.
Coming out of the furnace.
Pipe-straightening rolls.
Pipe-straightening rolls with a pipe going through.
Pipe-straightening rolls with a pipe going through.
Stocks of steel pipes.
The team.
The original pilger mill at the Tenaris plant.
The original pilger mill at the Tenaris plant.
The threaded end produced on some of the pipes. The quenched and tempered pipes are frequently joined mechanically.
Corrosion testing device in which a tensile specimen is statically loaded, immersed in a solution such as salt water, and hydrogen sulphide bubbled through. The blue ring is the load appliation mechanism.
A different experiment to measure corrosion due to sulphide.
The Macintosh in Argentina.
The Macintosh in Argentina.
Burial place in Buenos Aires, where Eva Peron lies.
Ancient church.
Inside the church.
Inside the church.
A wonderful piece of street art.
Escobar, who showed me around Buenos Aires.
Under a giant tree.
The dog walkers.
La Boca district of Buenos Aires, with as strong Italian influence.
La Boca.
La Boca. This is also the region where Maradonna's original football club exists.
La Boca.
La Boca. Lots of artists selling their paintings of the Tango.
Street performance of the Tango.
Street performance of the Tango.
Still in La Boca. An obsolete bridge across Rio de la Plata, with the modern bridge in the background.
In the centre of Buenos Aires, the area with lots of government buildings.
The pink building in the background is the government house.
The pink building in the background is the government house.
This might be the central bank.
Inside my hotel.
Thursday was Tango night, in one of the most famous Tango areas of Buenos Aires, where Carlos Gardel spent his youth. Carlos was responsible for some of the most enchanting Tangos.
Teresa and Raoul, my hosts for the Tango evening, in front of Carlos Gardel's statue.
Inside the theatre, a meal before the performance. Some of the photographs that follow are taken without a flash and hence may be out of focus.
The performance begins, with the elevated orchestra.
Tango, with five teams.
Tango, with five teams.
There were two solo Tango singers. Full of passion and emotion.
The Tango frequently involves rapid motion, which is revealed by the lack of focus when photographed without a flash.
The female solo singer.
The orchestra.
There was a large variety of performances, from classical to modern Tangos.
Amazing motion.
Excellent movements captured.
The finale.
The entire troupe.
The old market, now a shopping centre, in the Tango district of Carlos Gardel.
A gift from Teresa, a Mate gourd, tube and instructions. Mate is a brew made from the dried, mildly roasted, leaves of the Yerba tree. The coarse powder is put into the gourd with hot water and drunk using the pipe which has perforations at one end.
This particular design of gourd is from Corrientes in northern Argentina. The gourd picked from a plant, dried and hollowed out. To get the best Mate, a new gourd must be broken in two or three times before consuming the brew.
The tube.
The Macintosh in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Connected to the world using a rogue wireless network.
