Rising from the Fog

How many ways can a wind turbine be photographed over the course of a

few days? I was so enchanted with these apparitions rising from the fog

that I completely overlooked a rising full moon off to my right. Your

comments and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Wind turbines would seem to be inherently dull subjects; they're ubiquitous enough to not be novel, they're not very colorful and they don't seem to do much. However, this photo has given them a sense of mystery as they fade away into the background fog. They appear to no longer be anchored to the earth as though they have propelled themselves off into parts unknown.

The point of view is good, they are spaced just about perfectly. The shadows on the three in the foreground and the ones they cast help with the illusion.

An inventive and well-timed photo...

Stephen, I fully agree with Joesph's comment. Those were the feelings I had when I first saw the shot - he expressed what I felt in words very well. Well done. Dave

Excellent capture. The lighting and composition are fantastic.

Beautiful light and rhythmic composition

Thanks for your comment on my image 'line of ten". It's indeed a beach scene

light and rhythm of the composition are impressive - I like how the triad in foreground is visually echoed (fading sound = disappearing in fog).

Simple but nice night and composition.  Best Regards,

This is really effective.  You're standing in the perfect position (IMO), and they quite literally look like they're rising up out of a cloud bank or something.  I can see how this captured your attention.  :-)

I agree that these turbines are not the best subject matter for a photo but you've managed to destroy that notion. This is a very well composed shot and your use of light is great. The orange seems to be a sunset color but it works well. All in all, you got a great image here. Thanks for sharing. 

I guess I'm getting desperate for landscape photographic subjects here in the extreme SE corner of WA State.  This is indeed sunset.  Frankly, I enjoyed the challenge of trying to get an aesthetically pleasing view of wind turbines, although I've discovered that I inadvertently discarded some of my best turbine photos when backing up my drives.  I've just completed a blog article about photographing wind turbines on my website:

http://www.stephenpenland.com/blog/

Elegant composition -- three large subjects on a platform in the foreground, and an almost random sprinkling of smaller echoes filling in the background.  Subdued color lets the sharp shapes stand out.