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Windfarm Sunrise #1

Colwyn Bay wind farm at sunrise, viewed from Llandudno on the North Wales coast

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The story behind this image

This was one of those rare, treasured mornings when the horizon was actaully clear at sunrise, and I was in the right place at the right time to capture the beauty of the rising sun out over Colwyn Bay.

Over the past few years a vast wind farm has grown up in the bay, with opinion being divided as to its effectiveness and aethsetics.

As an outdoor photographer I like anything that adds to an image, and these turbine certainly do that.

Without them this would be a relatively boring photo of another sunrise, but include the turbines and the composition becomes much more engaging and rich in metaphor.

Love 'em or hate 'em, they're here to stay so we might as well make the most of what's been provided.

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Image data


Filename - windfarm sunrise 01.jpg

Camera - Canon EOS 5D

Lens - 100-400mm zoom @ 400mm

Exposure - 1/6sec @ f40, ISO100

Location - Colwyn Bay, North Wales

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lock up and remote release used to prevent camera movement.