Spheres

[casil403]

I imagine a few shots of these cool balls will be popping up all over the place shortly. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4892740020_d3c9109130_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4892775296_61c748b65b_b.jpg

[Greg_Nuspel]

No, you took the good shots so we'll all have to go find something else :-)

[Iguanasan]

Don't worry, I won't take any ;)

Cool shots, casil. Love the ripples in the water reflecting on the balls. Very nice. And the shadows in the 2nd, awesome.

[casil403]

Thanks guys. They are kinda fun to shoot, nifty to look at and only here for a week as part of an outdoor art display. :)
Here's another take on it:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4893048781_dfd56e3d43_b.jpg

[casil403]

I thought I would post some info on this event for anybody in Calgary who may be interested:

http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_780_287_0_43/http;/content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/Business+Units/Recreation/Arts+and+Culture/Public+Art+Program/Bow+River+Celebration/Event+Information/River+of+Light.htm



Schedule

Creatmosphere has worked with City staff from the Water Resources business unit and the Public Art department to research the Bow River and its complex life-cycle.

Part 1: Daylight spheres between Prince's Island Park and Edworthy Park

From Aug. 15 – 21, colour-coded daylight spheres will be dotted around river islands between Edworthy Park and Prince's Island Park. The spheres represent the Bow River's four water sources: rainwater, groundwater, glacier and snowmelt. They will be placed by the small islands to emphasize the river's infrastructure, as these islands are formed by the flow of the river.


Part 2: Data Spheres on the Prince's Island Lagoon

During Aug. 15 – 21, data spheres will reside on the water at Prince's Island lagoon, and will become illuminated each evening at dusk. The installation makes use of light, motion and colour to communicate information about the river, flow, quality, water cycle and demand.

Creatmosphere feeds data to each of the individually-addressed spheres, and in turn different light patterns are created, depending on the data they are receiving. These lit spheres create a matrix of light that remind us of the intricacies of the Bow River's lifecycle and our demands on it.

Part 3: River of Light live event: Saturday Aug. 21 at dusk

500 spheres will be released into the river at Edworthy Park and will float down river to Prince's Island, where they will be diverted into the lagoon and collected by viewers, volunteers, and staff as a keepsake... to continue their story on land. This beautiful project celebrates the Bow River as our life source and as our communal gathering place for people living and visiting in Calgary.

Join us in a mass "lantern light up"

Make your own simple illuminated lantern and join us for a mass "lantern light up" along the bow river at 9:00 p.m. on August 21.
I will be there on August 21 for sure.

[edG]

very cool, love the comp and perspective you used Casil

[Marko]

Second shot in particular rocks!

I must admit, I looked at these too quickly - i thought this was cool table top photography DOH!

[Bambi]

I quite like the first one with the reflection and the one with the sphere and rock. really cool art.

[Mad Aussie]

Very nice shooting Casil.

[casil403]

Thanks gang. I went down there last night to check them out with the light show and I have to say in all honesty I prefer them in the daylight. It was a bit disapointing. :sad: I could go and see better Christmas light displays in December. :shrug:

[QuietOne]

OK, I can resist no longer. Does the Village know that Rover has relatives?