Water Wheel (Syria) - a photo on Flickriver

            Took this in Hama while travelling in Syria in 2010 a few months before the uprising and civil war. Hard to believe such a beautiful place could be battered so incredibly. 

Via Wikipedia: "A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free-flowing or falling water into useful forms of power. A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface. Most commonly, the wheel is mounted vertically on a horizontal axle, but the tub or Norse wheel is mounted horizontally on a vertical shaft. Vertical wheels can transmit power either through the axle or via a ring gear and typically drive belts or gears; horizontal wheels usually directly drive their load."

Taken in: سوريا / H'amah / حماه (show map)

Taken on: August 9, 2010

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3, f/2.8, 1/320 sec, 5.1mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-LX3
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	5.1mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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