timhitchins

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photoblog image In the shadow of....

In the shadow of....



some dirty great big wind turbines, i know Bill you don't like them and i too  thought they looked out of place here by the side of Another Place  but i didn't realize just how big they are till i saw the man  stood there , strangely enough i think the man thought he was a statue  as he never moved  an inch for over 2 hours lol, strange man.

In the shadow of....



some dirty great big wind turbines, i know Bill you don't like them and i too  thought they looked out of place here by the side of Another Place  but i didn't realize just how big they are till i saw the man  stood there , strangely enough i think the man thought he was a statue  as he never moved  an inch for over 2 hours lol, strange man.

comments (22)

  • Aussie
  • Cedar Vale
  • 26 Mar 2009, 07:31
We have them here as well and I was gobsmacked the first time I saw them.
The man provides a great sense of scale.
There is so much wind in my house I could use one of thesewink Nice shot.
  • zed
  • Australia
  • 26 Mar 2009, 08:11
They are simply massive and very noisy
tim hitchins: massive but must have been the wind as i couldn't hear anything Tony cheers mateysmile
Perhaps he was taking a long exposure photograph Tim? You are right I detest these things. The only possible use for them would be to fire excess seagulls at them to be splatted.
tim hitchins: grin so funny on both counts there Bill, cheerssmile
  • vintage
  • Australia
  • 26 Mar 2009, 10:01
Great image Tim I wonder what towers with out turbine are for
tim hitchins: i have no idea vintage, some sort of radio aerials maybe not sure cheers mateysmile
Nice silhouettes Tim.
tim hitchins: thanks Ronsmile
Very nice silhouettes of ugly things as far as I am concerned!
tim hitchins: Merci Richardsmile
  • blackdog
  • the third stone from the sun
  • 26 Mar 2009, 17:29
Like them or hate them, you cannot deny they make a good silhoette ;o)
tim hitchins: lol yes i thought so too Mikesmile
great photo, lovely colours, nice sky, and classic shapes of the turbines. Guess what? I am fascinated by wind turbines and think they are a lovely shape.
tim hitchins: yes Sheila i bagged this just after i got their as the sun was rising to the left and yes like cooling towers they are photogenic i guesssmile cheers Sheila.
Great sky Tim,the lone figure does make you realise how large these things are !!
tim hitchins: yes Jim the closer i walked towards hem the bigger they got lol, and the bloke stood there just brought it all homesmile
  • Chris
  • England
  • 26 Mar 2009, 19:29
They are quite amazing Tim
tim hitchins: yes i think so too Chris, cheers mateysmile
We're nothing!!! nice Tim!!
Bloody awful things as far as I am concerned Tim and now the idiots in Westminster want to put even more up. Having said that this lot do make for a good picture smile
tim hitchins: so happy you thought so Brian and yes i fear they will be popping up all over the place soon.
Nice one Tim, did you park near here , or did you go to the car park near the coast guard station.
I do like them I have
two posts on the 1st and 3rd of February if you remember. This is a great shot, Tim.
tim hitchins: i guess they do look unusual don't they Albert,cheers mateysmile
  • Brian
  • Here
  • 27 Mar 2009, 09:54
Nice shot. I think if you look up the word 'redundant' inthe dictionary - you should find a picture of these things.
  • anniedog
  • United Kingdom
  • 27 Mar 2009, 22:48
When you pass by them in the car, you don't get the sense of scale - they look like towering giants. Very atmospheric shot.
Ingrid
wonderful shot...
Wow ! A likey !!
Great perspective and comparison of scales.
tim hitchins: cheers David thats the thing i liked the most too when i saw thissmile
j' adore magnifique
tim hitchins: thank you very much ilandsissmile
  • Mia
  • United States
  • 31 Mar 2009, 14:17
Wind power! Power to the future! lol. Its a likey for me for a couple of reasons: 1) I'm all for wind energy 2) That person in the picture who stood motionless for so long might as well be me, this looks like a lovely place to reflect and lose yourself, just look at the lighting!
tim hitchins: lol so your like me too Mia although some company at times when out and about wouldn't go amiss, yes the sun had just risen as i got there and i did miss the best of the color but nevermind there's always next time, cheers Miasmile

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