Windpower

[Chris Dodkin]

Wind turbines in the desert outside of Palm Springs CA.

Amazing site - hundreds of them now, all spinning away in the strong morning winds

 

[Brian Moore]

Are they a blight on the landscape, Chris? This is some of the criticism that these things get. Nice fotie, though.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I guess it depends on how you view a barren piece of featureless desert Brian

In a group they are very impressive - but if this was the view from your front porch you might not be too chuffed!

 

[Brian Moore]

Or in the Highlands or islands of Scotland. I think its from those regions I read about the concern.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Nice framing chris.
It does look pretty impressive doesn't it...
U like how the heat haze distorts the others in the distance.

 

[Hamish Gill]

If you can get Question Time over there have a watch of the last ep .. Griff rhys jones is on it and has some great comments to make on the subject of wind farms!

... I think they are silly ... but I actually quite like what they look like and they sound amazing too
Can you get closer to them Chris?

 

[Pete Askew]

I think that might involve walking Hamish!!

Nice shot Chris. They do indeed look impressive en-masse don't they? I like the way you have split the composition too.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks chaps - yes indeed Hamish, you can get right up close to some of them - there's a guy doing 'tours' in a mini-bus, telling you about the wattage, and efficiency, etc etc, did it a few years ago.

This area is a valley which gets daily winds as the desert heats-up and draws air up the valley, and then the winds go the other way as things cool down.