The Three Gorges Dam project at Sandouping has produced the world’s largest dam, four times larger than the Hoover Dam in Colorado. Work began on the project in 1994 and still continues. When complete, the dam will be over 7,000 feet long, 600 feet high, have 26 hydro turbine power generators, and will contain a 400-mile long reservoir stretching upriver to Chongqing. Once again, my story line is based on sheer scale and great energy, because that is what this dam is all about. The 24mm wideangle lens is essential for this task – without it, the vastness of the huge dam is negated. The slight curve that wideangle distortion adds to the perspective is more than acceptable -- it intensifies the thrust of the huge structure as it slashes across the frame. The energy aspect of my story comes from the surging waters of the Yangtze River just below me, and the billowing spray at the base of the dam. The spray in the air glazed my lens and softened detail just enough to add a touch of abstraction. I virtually fill the frame with the maelstrom below, lifting the dam, its towers and the cranes still being used to build it, as high as I can in the picture to allow as much room as possible for the roiling waters to express the point.