Glen Canyon Dam Photo

Photographer’s Note

Glen Canyon Dam is a dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona. The purpose of the dam was to provide water storage for the arid southwestern United States, and to generate electricity for the region's growing population. The dam has been controversial since its inception, because it caused the flooding of the scenic Glen Canyon and its tributaries to create a man-made reservoir, Lake Powell.

The Glen Canyon Dam is a 710-foot-high structure and has a crest length of 1,560 feet and contains 4,901,000 cubic yards of concrete. The dam is 25 feet wide at the crest and 300 feet wide at the maximum base. Its height above the Colorado River is 587 feet.

Source: Wikipedia

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yurrick (29) 2007-01-02 1:56

well done!

pablominto (41340) 2007-01-02 6:22

Hello Alford,
An impressive dam, and captured from a good point of view!
Well composed presentation, also including some of the infrastructure around the dam...
Typical colour of the cliffs are well reproduced!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (58714) 2007-01-02 12:42

Hi Alford,
unusual a place, good POV and composition, interesting view and note. I like it. Well done.
Happy New Year to You and your family!
Aleksander

marietom (32076) 2007-01-02 16:11

L'image montre parfaitement le gigantisme de cet endroit. Bien vu.
Marie

singuanti (15240) 2007-01-02 22:54

Hi Alford. Good job keeping your focal point well off-center. I know that thing is huge and we can get a feel for it here. I love the rich browns you captured. Nice one Alford!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2007-01-03 12:47

great pic here, I like the take, nice structures and the colours are fab,well done

ahmetgedikli (22094) 2007-01-03 19:33

Hi Alford,
This picture is beautifu. I like this colours, light and point of view. Nice work.
Have a happy new year.
Ahmet

cunejo200 (7237) 2007-01-04 6:49

Hi Alford,
Good lighting and colors of this mighty dam. I visited this place in the mid 80 and wish to visit it again - this time with a digital camera. Well presented and TFS. Danilo

jhm (83298) 2007-01-05 7:57

Hi Alford,

The colours of the Glen Canyon Dam is a dam on the Colorado River at Page are very beautiful, you chose a excellent angle so we can see a great perspective and excellent composition. Very well done! Tfs.

Have a nice weekend,
John.