Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Hawaii | ©2008 David Allio
"December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy…"
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States.
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II | Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L | Focal Length: 34mm | Exposure: f/8 – 1/1000th – ISO 200
Camera travel: Think Tank Airport Security Rolling Camera Bag.
Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell | ©2013 David Allio
Presented from more than five miles above, the Glen Canyon Dam was constructed 50 years ago in the Glen Canyon on the Colorado Plateau near Page, Arizona. The retained waters of the Colorado River, fed from Utah by Mill Creek, Green River, San Rafael River, Dirty Devil River, Escalante River, and the San Juan River form Lake Powell and discharge into the Grand Canyon.
Lake Powell is the second-largest reservoir in the nation when filled to maximum capacity. Currently, the water level is over 100 below the capacity level first achieved in 1980, 17 years following the completion of dam construction.
"Beneath the still waters of artificial lakes, created by dammed rivers across the West, rest indigenous ruins, thousands of petroglyphs, barbed wire fences, churches, old ranch houses, railroad tracks, even outmoded dams – and people’s lives." – attributed to Stanley Crawford[1].
[1]Lippard, Lucy R. The Lure of the Local: Place in a Multicentered Society. New York: New Press, 1997. Print.
Additional References:
U.S. Department of the Interior. “CRSP Glen Canyon Unit Home Page – Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region.” CRSP Glen Canyon Unit – Upper Colorado Region. U.S. Department of the Interior, 25 Nov. 2008. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Buchanan, Mark, and Paul Hirt. “Glen Canyon Dam.” NCHGC: Sites and Stories: Colorado River Corridor: Glen Canyon Dam. Arizona State University, 20 July 2010. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Camera: Nikon D3 | Lens: AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED | Focal Length: 70mm | Exposure: f/8 – 1/2000th – ISO 500
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Frosted Autumn Leaves | ©2013 David Allio
Sunshine at daybreak illuminates frosted fallen maple and oak leaves in Southwest Virginia. Euphemistically, photography is considered a frozen moment in time. In a reflection of literalism, moments after this scene was exposed, the rising sun warmed the icy surfaces and the granular bits of frost melted.
"It’s important to remember that not everyone is surrounded by large wonderful families. Some of us have problems during the holidays and sometimes are overcome with great sadness when we remember the loved ones who are not with us. And, many people have no one to spend these times with and are besieged by loneliness. We all need caring thoughts and loving prayer right now." – shared by Sabrina Fadial and Kari Banks Neely.
Thank you for making a special effort to view this photograph. Happy Thanksgiving!
Camera: Nikon D3 | Lens: AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED | Focal Length: 105mm | Exposure: f/16 – 1/250th – ISO 500
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