Crystal ball photography is sort of like a "fisheye lens effect" The Black River was behind me with sun setting, and I viewed the new Onalaska "Great River Landing" building up the hill in front of me through a crystal ball. You are actually seeing the image inverted 180°. I think that since the sun was setting behind me, it caused some reflection in the ball which I probably did not want. Next time I do crystal ball photography, I will try to get the light to be behind or to the side of the object I am viewing in the ball.