Turbines II

I like the starkness of the turbines against the misty backdrop, I also like the separation and spacing of them (with the exception of the far left couple) I looked at cropping the far left, but somehow it doesn't look right, better to let the rebellious couple exist as the pattern breakers.

Compliments & Best Regards

Alf

a compelling interaction between the foreground row (in shadow) and middle-ground row in bright sunlight. The cloud nicely veils all potential disturbing background.

Hi Stephen,

    The Turbines series is very nice. The composition is simple and effective and the light contrast is fantastic.  

Stephen this is an amazing photo.... gives the viewer an excellent sense of depth and scale.

Thanks for the comments, and I apologize for not responding sooner.  I've been on the road for the last three months relying on AT&T for Internet connection; if you've ever been in that situation, you'll understand my lack of participation on PN. 

I simply lucked out at being close to a great array of wind turbines in interesting light.  I was on my way to see some ancient bristlecone pines, and I got this instead.  Finding a photo is a good metaphor for finding your way through life.

I was fortunate to find these wind turbines in great light in Nevada. I was

on my way to see some ancient bristlecone pines; I got this instead.

Comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Stephen - I like the play with light and pattern as others have mentioned. I think the B/W strongly enhances the effect. I also like the horizon placement. Looks like you had fun on your trip.

Dave, finding wind turbines in that area was a total surprise.  The bristlecone pines were still snowed in, so the turbines were a good alternative.  I was very fortunate to have good light, and it was a lot of fun.

Stephen,  It's the horizontal bands of dark and light and the contrast between the two rows of turbines the make the image for me.  I agree about the left two turbine.  The problem seems to be their alignment.  Doubt that anything can be done about this.  there also seems to be an illusion that the front ones are not as firmly rooted in the ground as the back ones.   Nice image.    Larry

Superb! I love the delicate minimalist surreal quality of this image... not to mention the light and tones.  Also, add everything else people have said so far why this is a great image.

Great light resulting in different tones for some turbines. I was thinking that i had seen a previous image of yours with turbines. Initially I was thinking that I woud have wanted some more 'action' in the sky but on reflection you want the viewer to concentrate on the turbines and this sky keeps you from straying.

Larry, Martin, and Tony, thanks for your comments.  I wish I had paid attention to the overlapping turbines on the left when I was looking through the viewfinder -- I might have been able to find a composition that avoided that.  Tony, I've posted a number of photos of wind turbines, but all the previous ones were from Washington State.  They're getting to be a pretty common sight as I travel around the west.