Open the Floodgates by abirkill

Open the Floodgates

This is a shot I took last month (just before I joined, actually) that I'd not got round to processing.

Looking down over the edge of the Cleveland Dam in North Vancouver. The dam holds back Capilano Lake, which supplies 40% of the drinking water for the Greater Vancouver area.

This required balancing my tripod in a rather precarious position over the guard wall. As I'm not great with heights, composing the shot through the viewfinder wasn't an entirely pleasant experience for me!
Nice one! I would worry about that tripod position!
June 11th, 2012  
Wow ... Nice POV and slow shutter capture.
June 11th, 2012  
I get a vague feeling of vertigo just looking at it here.
Love the PoV - feels a bit disorienting (like the water is running 'the wrong way' towards me).
June 11th, 2012  
@humphreyhippo I did consider turning it upside down -- it gets really weird then, it was hard to tell what it was!
June 11th, 2012  
That's such a breathtaking view, isn't it? Quite different from the lonely lake house on the other side :) It's one of the best shots of the dam I saw - well done.
June 12th, 2012  
Incredible!! Such a dramatic scene
June 18th, 2012  
This is awesome! Very nice! from what I have noticed the past couple years is you have to get out of your confort zone somethimes to get the best shots! makes it totally worth it.
June 18th, 2012  
Interesting perspective, I had to look at it for a while before I figured out the top was down, and read about the height lol! Me, not fond of heights either!! Nice capture, and brave!!
June 19th, 2012  
really cool shot - - love the perspective....though makes me a little nauseous to imagine having to lean over any guard rail to get the shot...cool lines and movement!
June 20th, 2012  
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