Wind Machine

The mountains above Tarifa are covered in these wind machines. When there is excess capacity in the national grid, they switch them on to create the powerful wi...
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The mountains above Tarifa are covered in these wind machines. When there is excess capacity in the national grid, they switch them on to create the powerful winds that attract windsurfers and kitesurfers from around the world.

If only…

This is actually a “next generation” wind turbine in a group that has recently replaced a forest of experimental turbines above Tarifa. But the only experimentation now is in the photography – this is a 2 second exposure taken in bright sunlight using a B+W 10 stop neutral density filter.

(ref. 4587, 09-2010, Nikon D300, Sigma 18-250, B+W 1000X ND)
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