Wind Turbines, near Tracy, CA, 2010.
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Wind Turbines, near Tracy, CA, 2010.
All the pixels, blowing in the wind, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4491948497
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This was captured near the Tesla substation (no relation to the car company) near Altamont Pass with a DSLR and a 400mm lens, compressing the turbines in a way that made them resemble a histogram.
There's a *lot* of power being generated in those hills. There was an audible hum in the air and vibrations could be felt in the ground. In some spots, the camera rebooted from induced currents.
Infrastructure like this is easy to ignore, but has an accidental beauty that I think is worth examining.
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G gustavinobevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.org shared this topic
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The scale of these wind farms is beyond what we're equipped to process in day-to-day human experience. They conquer the landscape in ways we can't fully comprehend even when they're in front of us. In a sense, they're abstract sculptures of themselves, mostly visible in fleeting glances from interstate highways or airplane windows.
Infrastructure is heroic.
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It is strange not all the turbines are oriented in the same direction.
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@mattblaze that makes my heart sing.
Altamont pass in the evening are rolling hills with quietly rotating turbines of enormous scale. A beautiful sight.
Red blinking lights at night to warn aircraft because of their height.
"Infrastructure is heroic."
matt-- how about a color photo where they look playful and natural (like teletubbies)
northern cal's wind power infrastructure is such a contrast to southern california's oil derricks next to the highway:
How Oil Derrick Pumps Work - Sciencing
The classic oil derrick pump is known colloquially as a sucker rod pump, named for the plunger-like mechanics it uses to pump oil from underground wells up to the surface. It uses a series of gears and cranks to pump a polished rod up and down an oil well in a piston-like motion, albeit much slower. This design is used to conserve energy while bringing a continuous, reliable flow of oil from deep wells to the surface.
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