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05 January 2014 Sam Rua

Crystal Ball Hoover Dam

Mohave County, AZ / Clark County, NV view map

A creative take on the Hoover Dam as seen from the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
This shot was a little challenging because I had to hold the ball out over the bridge walkway and it
took me several attempts to get things lined up just right. I remembered that you don't want to
have any skin at the focal point of the orb when out in full sunlight, so I was holding onto the ball
a bit awkwardly to keep from getting burned. The adrenalin was pumping and my arm was pretty
shaky because of the concern over dropping this thing ---- more than 900 feet to the river below.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
1/250s f/11.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time05-Jan-2014 13:02:51
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Irena Jurecic29-Jan-2014 11:57
Great idea! V
Hank Vander Velde27-Jan-2014 03:27
What a fantastic well captured image Sam.
globalgadabout27-Jan-2014 01:33
there is quite a scope to the inverted view...wonderful work...V
janescottcumming27-Jan-2014 01:08
Great job! V
Raymond Ma27-Jan-2014 00:57
A great exercise in orb imagery. V
woody3427-Jan-2014 00:14
Stunning creativity for this unusual but outstanding shot.V
Tom Munson26-Jan-2014 22:28
Cool shot, Sam.
larose forest photos26-Jan-2014 22:14
You are getting some amazing shots with that crystal ball, this one being exceptional. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos26-Jan-2014 21:30
Very nice and smart composition. v.
Carol How26-Jan-2014 19:33
I certainly couldn't have accomplished this one…its a fabulous image and looks like you caught the wires and the road in the orb quite clearly! V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet26-Jan-2014 18:20
Excellent.
joseantonio26-Jan-2014 16:57
Excellent composition.V
Jim Coffman26-Jan-2014 16:40
Just soooo cool!! Well done,Sam!
Mike H.26-Jan-2014 15:56
Very creative and good, Sam.
A crystal ball can be handy..
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)26-Jan-2014 15:52
Voted: interesting work.
Paolo
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)26-Jan-2014 15:44
Hold it, hold it...
Great work Sam.
Kevin Fairburn26-Jan-2014 15:34
Great idea and capture.
Long Bach Nguyen26-Jan-2014 15:23
awesome shot of the orb and Hoover Dam
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