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Sept 29, 2003 JamieC

Metal
by JamieC

Ottawa

This shot was taken outside the National Research Council in Ottawa, Canada. Believe it or not, it was raining hard when this picture was taken. I shot into the sun to intentionally get some lens flare which I think works with the sphere.


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Sony Forums Challenges07-Oct-2003 02:25
Cool capture JamieC, nicely done! Melanie (mlynn)
Sony Forums Challenges04-Oct-2003 17:51
Impressive object captured in a nice image. In this case the lens flare adds value to the image.. Hewy
Sony Forums Challenges01-Oct-2003 21:53
Pretty impressive sphere! Beautiful image. Helen
Nir 30-Sep-2003 13:17
Great perspective, beautiful image!
Sony Forums Challenges30-Sep-2003 10:19
Wow, JaimeC, that is some "gazing ball"! Thanks for all the info. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges30-Sep-2003 04:50
Glad you liked it! It's 12 feet in diameter and weighs over 2200 pounds. Here's the inscription from the plaque:

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"The Sphere"

Commissioned in 1966 for the 30th anniversary of the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa artist Art Pierce designed the sphere as a symbolic representation of the activities of NRC, Canada's leading agency for research in science and technology

The highly polished sphere was fabricated in four months from 10 gauge type 304 stainless steel by coulter copper and brass limited of Toronto. The sphere is 3.65M in diameter, weighs approximately one tonne, and is mounted in a 7.9M diameter pool

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A "tonne" would be a metric tonne, or about 1.102 Imperial Tons. The diameter of the sphere would be 11.97 feet.

Jamie
Sony Forums Challenges30-Sep-2003 02:48
JamieC, I think the lens flare does work well with this reflective globe. Interesting find and perspective. How large is that sphere? MFC