Solar Boiler (or Bye Bye Birdie)

[Brian Moore]

This is one of three solar boilers at the Ivanpah Solar Generating System in the Mojave Desert of California. It's just over the state line from Nevada. Sadly the boilers are so hot that birds that fly too close get fried.

(A nice feature of the newly-redesigned RPF is that naming a post prompts similarly named posts to pop up. Looks like I posted a similar picture (simply called "A Solar Boiler") some time ago. Hope this one's not too redundant.

Sigma Quattro SD with Sigma 30/1.4 Art lens.

 

[Pete Askew]

Man you sir, now I'm going to have to look out the other one!

What a wonderfully sci-fi scene, Brian. I love the way the solar array separates the warm-toned foreground from the cool-toned mountains beyond. A fine shot.

 

[Brian Moore]

Man you sir, now I'm going to have to look out the other one!

What a wonderfully sci-fi scene, Brian. I love the way the solar array separates the warm-toned foreground from the cool-toned mountains beyond. A fine shot.

Thanks a lot, Pete. It's pretty surreal. I'd seen it from the air on a number of flights so couldn't resist the opportunity to get up close when driving through the area.

 

[Chris Bennett]

Fascinating. I never knew such a thing existed.
Great photo, Brian

 

[Brian Moore]

Fascinating. I never knew such a thing existed.
Great photo, Brian

Thanks a lot, Chris. Much appreciated.