Fog, turbines, and sunlight
This was a stunning sight. For one thing, fog’s not very common around here, so any foggy day has a bit of mysterious feel to it. And to see fog rising over the edges of the Caprock was a treat. Add in a handful of wind turbines slicing away at the mist, and a bit of a sparkle from where the sun hit the electrical insulators and train-track ballast;*. I’ve never seen anything like it.
near Fluvanna, Texas
photographed 1.17.2009
*Click to enlarge to see the sparkly stuff better – it’s at the bottom of the frame.
Posted on November 8, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, fluvanna, fluvanna texas, fog, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 16 Comments.
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That is beautiful, Melinda. I’ve not seen windmills look so graceful.
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Thank you, Karen. It was interesting to see how much a thin veil of fog gave them such a different look.
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Love the layers.
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Thanks – they don’t usually stand out that much: fog accentuated them.
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…looks like the aliens have landed…. Great Photo !
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Thanks, Vera – those turbines do look rather alien, don’t they?
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Smashing image Melinda! 🙂
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Thanks! This one’s been hanging around in the archives since 2009; I’ve given it other opportunities to show up on the blog, but nothing ever worked out until now….
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This image is just really striking. The intersecrion of lines… well composed.
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Thanks, Chris.
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Stunning! The turbines look so huge that it seems like it must be an optical illusions. I guess the foreground layers are not hills, but really quite low. But there are no visual clues to correct the first impression.
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Those turbines are gigantic. There’s a place, further south from where I took this shot, where the road goes very close to a few hundred of them. It’s eerie to drive along there because they dwarf everything. And in this large landscape, that’s sort of hard to do.
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‘Stunning insight’ sums it up perfectly, Melinda. That’s one from your top drawer.
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Thanks, Andy. This one is an example of what we discussed last week – I shot this in 2009 and finally was able to use it, as my Photoshop/Silver Efex skills had advanced enough to make it a workable image.
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So much to love about this picture – the composition, how the layers become lighter towards the background, the contrast between the misty fog and the sharpness of the turbines’ silhouettes. It looks peaceful and somewaht thrilling at the same time. Love it!
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Thanks! This was a lucky shot, as fog’s not very common around here!
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