Working in Vegas this week, took a trip out to Hoover Dam and grabbed this off kilter version of the typical dam shot, at 12 mm.
This was a total shoehorn ... true, hydropower is green, but I don't really think a picture of a monstrous dam that created Lake Powell and held back the Colorado River just to serve Los Angeles' thirst for growth is really a great tribute to the environmental movement. SO for those of you who voted me down because you don't think this Dam is Green, I agree with you. For those who voted it down for any other reason .... you suck!
(just kidding, of course. :-P)
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Originally posted by Ristyz:
It's Hoover Dam all right but it holds back Lake Mead, not Lake Powell. Lake Powell is held back by Glen Canyon Dam a bit further upstream.
Oh right, my bad! (But the point about it not really being "Green" is still the same!)
How this pic came about: I was at a company retreat outside of Vegas. On the afternoon of 4/28, they packed some of us on a bus and sent us on a tour of the Hoover Dam. Of course I had my camera along. When I got back to the hotel a few hours before rollover, I checked the site, saw the Green challenge, and said, heh, something from the dam might fit. So I chimped my shots, picked one, edited it on my laptop and submitted. Had absolutely no intention to shoot for the challenge while I was out there.
Didn't even notice it was advanced editing, or I could have done more to hide the vignette caused by my too thick polarizer on my superwide.
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It's Hoover Dam all right but it holds back Lake Mead, not Lake Powell. Lake Powell is held back by Glen Canyon Dam a bit further upstream. Killer perspective in this pic. Love the wide angle and congrats on the top 10!
Niiiice. I can't find anything not to like in this picture. We drove across Hoover Dam a month ago but didn't have time (or a parking spot!) to stop and take pictures. I was so disappointed. This shot doesn't help because now I wish I'd taken it! :-)
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