Biosphere II

dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
edited September 4, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
Recently re-processed.

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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    That is well done Danthumb.gif
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2010
    Azzaro wrote: »
    That is well done Danthumb.gif

    Thanks Gary. I shot this at dawn about 3 years ago, and I finally got it to look good in my eyes. :D
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2010
    Very cool location, and a good shot too thumb.gif
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  • jpcjpc Registered Users Posts: 840 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2010
    I like the lighting and the structure, but I'm finding myself fixated on the plant in the foreground. I probably would have attempted to clone it out, but I'm a little nuts like that.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2010
    jpc wrote: »
    I like the lighting and the structure, but I'm finding myself fixated on the plant in the foreground. I probably would have attempted to clone it out, but I'm a little nuts like that.

    I totally agree. I tried cloning it out, but gave up.:D
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  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2010
    Nice shot, Dan. It really showcases the unique architecture of the building while catching a glimpse of that beautiful Arizona sunrise.

    And, don't take this the wrong way, but - was Pauly Shore with you that morning?
    What I said when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time: "The wide ain't wide enough and the zoom don't zoom enough!"
  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2010
    Very cool shot. Like the processing.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2010
    WillCAD wrote: »
    Nice shot, Dan. It really showcases the unique architecture of the building while catching a glimpse of that beautiful Arizona sunrise.

    And, don't take this the wrong way, but - was Pauly Shore with you that morning?

    Huh?headscratch.gif
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  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Huh?headscratch.gif

    Sorry, dude, I guess my movie references don't always work.

    The biosphere in your photo looks similar to the one in the Pauly Shore movie "Bio-Dome." It was a completely disposable comedy that almost everybody claims to hate - yet everybody seems to have seen it. I think the shooting location was probably chosen because of its resemblance to Biosphere 2; it's actually a water reclamation plant in Van Nuys, CA.

    Bing Birds-Eye of the Bio-Dome

    Personally, I like the movie.
    What I said when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time: "The wide ain't wide enough and the zoom don't zoom enough!"
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2010
    BradfordBenn wrote: »
    Very cool shot. Like the processing.

    Thanks Brad :D
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  • bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2010
    You always find so many cool places to shoot around here that would never cross my mind. Nice capture Dan.
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2010
    Howdy Dan,

    Really looks like a wonderful place full for great Photo Ops.

    Is this the same Bio-Sphere that they had locked Scientists
    in for a year or so to see if they could be self-sustaining???

    We went there on Vacation, can't even remember the time frame,
    but saw them in there, harvesting crops and some were in the man-made
    lake scuba diving I think harvesting Kelp from the beds they had in there.

    Wonderful image, hope you have more to share.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2010
    Panther wrote: »
    Howdy Dan,

    Really looks like a wonderful place full for great Photo Ops.

    Is this the same Bio-Sphere that they had locked Scientists
    in for a year or so to see if they could be self-sustaining???

    We went there on Vacation, can't even remember the time frame,
    but saw them in there, harvesting crops and some were in the man-made
    lake scuba diving I think harvesting Kelp from the beds they had in there.

    Wonderful image, hope you have more to share.

    Yes, exactly. No one living there now. I decided to shoot this at pre-dawn, so I drove out there at 3 AM only to find that there was a security gate long before the parking lot. I pushed a button on the gate and a security guard told me they were closed. I spontaneously said I was here to shoot photos. He asked who sent me so I said the University of Arizona. He replied, "they don't tell me anything", and he let me in. He met me in the parking lot and escorted me to the most ideal positions.

    This happened a couple of years ago when I was just starting out in digital photography, but I felt so alive and excited by this little adventure. I have since come to realize that all photographic journeys are unique adventures, and I will be adventuring from now until my final days.

    Thanks for asking Panther :D:D
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Yes, exactly. No one living there now. I decided to shoot this at pre-dawn, so I drove out there at 3 AM only to find that there was a security gate long before the parking lot. I pushed a button on the gate and a security guard told me they were closed. I spontaneously said I was here to shoot photos. He asked who sent me so I said the University of Arizona. He replied, "they don't tell me anything", and he let me in. He met me in the parking lot and escorted me to the most ideal positions.

    This happened a couple of years ago when I was just starting out in digital photography, but I felt so alive and excited by this little adventure. I have since come to realize that all photographic journeys are unique adventures, and I will be adventuring from now until my final days.

    Thanks for asking Panther :D:D

    Howdy Dan,

    That's a wonderful Adventure indeed:D Good for you and your quick
    thinking, looks like it really paid off and you know, the Guard probably really loved the diversion from his normal routine, and probably went home and told the Wifey about his assisting in a Photo Shootmwink.gif

    Hope you have some more images from that Shoot, I'd like to see them.

    Have a great Labor Day Holiday!!
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Thanks Gary. I shot this at dawn about 3 years ago, and I finally got it to look good in my eyes. :D

    My favorite time of day .....
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