I love them--they are both immense and graceful. We actually were driving across Pennsylvania on the turnpike and stopped to get out and look at a field of them. Love the POV here!

Michel Legrand actually, made famous by the 1968 Thomas Crown Affair. The original English version was sung by Noel Harrison. Sting did the cover for the remake of the movie (love his version actually, which was a B-Side of his Brand New Day EP).

Wow - Noel Harrison... I remember him as Stephanie Powers' partner in Girl From U.N.C.L.E.

In some parts of the world those things could easily replace all of the other means of generating electricity. They aren't right for every place and battery storage is a hidden expense that comes with them, but they do make a lot of electricity for their upkeep cost. They come in a lot of different sizes, from those meant to supply a single household up to the wind farm sizes in this great photo. The big ones are truly amazing to see.

Wonderful capture, Rod. These are fascinating to watch.

Fabulous!

Nice- Very cool capture RodS!!!

A beautiful site to behold...one should be placed on the grounds of the WH--that ought to make 45's head explode...hope you are nicely rejuvenated after your trip..look forward to your T.N.A. installment. :)

Cool capture, Rod! Wonderful and impressive scene!

I am fascinated by them also and take pictures sometimes. the largest US windmill farm was in California, but it is in Texas now.around Lubbock thye stretch as far as one can see. they are misleading about where they are compared to the roads. around Mojave, CA they are beautiful lining the mountains. the largest in the world is offshore from India

Cool scene!... all it needs is a ship flying in the background! a TNA ship.

Nice one Rod!! Glad that you and Jo are enjoying your 'road trip'!!!!

I often saw trains when I was driving for that plastic place hauling the blades and towers for these huge windmills, took two flater train cas for one blade only. Love you angle shot Rod. Happy you had a safe journey. Co? How soon?

I sometimes see those blades on railroad cars. They really are massive.

Nice capture. But you don't want one of those in your backyard.

I've been to Palm Springs twice (I love the Joshua tree NP and the Palm Springs warbird museum) and when you drive from there to the Joshua tree NP then you cross a huge field full of them (it was crazy to look at) hundred an thousands of them. Where I live, you maybe see a field with about 10 or 20 of them or so, but not much more…

I know a lot of people don't like these turbines messing up the scenery (RE: wscottart's comment above), but here's the thing: We have basically 4 methods of generating the electricity which powers all our modern conveniences and toys we love so much.

1. Generating plants that use fossil fuels and pollute our environment.
2. Hydro-electric plants using the power of water backed up by massive dams.
3. Nuclear powered plants that no one wants nearby - despite the fact it's the safest and cleanest way we currently have to generate electric power.
4. Wind and/or solar collectors, which only work when there's wind / sunlight, and take up lots of land space and as some folks feel, muck up the scenery.

So... Until we figure out how to power our world with Magick, this is what we have to work with. Which would you rather have nearby - a coal-fired power plant, a nuclear fusion power plant, or a field of turbines?

End of lecture.. 😉

They're cool, they're clean and they work. Good shot, Rod!

Excellent

we had an opportunity to walk up to one (without trespassing).. we were maybe 50 feet from the base of it... almost totally silent! Amazing tech!

Never saw them quite so close until my visit to Newquay some years ago, but I can still see them from a distance at the "neck" of the River Mersey! Nice shot Sir!

I'm with you on your "lecture" (on methods of generating electricity): No solutions are perfect, but we need to develop ones that are both very productive and also safe/environ-friendly. I've never lived near these huge turbines, but your capture is like huge abstract birds. And when spaced out against a crystal blue sky, they're really stunning. You captured the lonely quality of these gigantic beasts, and their clean white look and simplicity. And the contrast of them with that low dry desert-y ground. It's quite a contrast. I think this is a beautiful shot---desolate and beautiful. And I didn't realize how huge these were: Thanks for the explanation. They're like humongous futuristic mosquitoes...Love how the light makes some surfaces bright white, and others deep gray. Beautiful shot.

wonderfully Beautiful!

I like them good shot

The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks when it comes to wind energy. With new research and better understanding of migratory habits of animals and birds, certain drawbacks are being addressed. As for their look, no their not pretty, but I'd rather see a few hundred of these along the NJ Turnpike than see refineries and chemical plants. I'm pretty sure they don't smell either.