Windmill Farm, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

Windmills at Palm Springs, California

This windmill farm generates about 600-900 megawatts of power, enough to support the electricity needs of the entire city of Palm Springs. There are about 3,100 windmills in the farm producing enough power comparable to a mid-size nuclear reactor. The windmills are located in the San Gorgonio Pass, surrounded by the San Jacinto mountains providing a wind tunnel making the Pass one of the consistently windiest spots on earth powering the windmills 300 days a year.

Taken from a moving car while travelling about 70 miles per hour. Just autocolor in post processing.

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Liora (1857) 2004-08-24 16:09

Great capture Ken! Great compostion with windmills "from wall to wall"... excellent contrast and very good sharpness - excellent given that it was taken from a moving car.

pamastro (7290) 2004-08-25 0:34

That's a whole lot of wind turbines. And I thought the farm I saw in Iowa had a lot with 50. This is really amazing. And it's so well composed, especially from a moving car. The lines of towers ares great. And the reflection is really excellent. Gives it a gleaming, shiny, futuristic, feel. The diagonal of the lines of towers matches nicely with the diagonal of the receding mountains. Just an amazing shot. These things fascinate me to no end. Excellent capture.

jean-marie (3088) 2004-09-15 2:42

Le cadrage est excellent et la lumière rasante qui éclaire juste les mats est magnifique.

farshid (365) 2006-07-19 10:50

great shot Ken
composition,colors,contrast,....everything is cooool

i like it
hlpful note
thnx

Jonathan_Tree (0) 2007-09-19 7:05

Hi! Wonderful picture!

Photo Information

Copyright: Ken Ilio (flip89) (3418)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-23
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 24-120mm VR, Heliopan UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Southern California
Theme(s): Windmills (In memory of), Wind Power - our future [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-08-24 3:56
Favorites: 1 [view]