Mount Lucas Wind Farm
Train tracks to Edenderry Power Plant Co. Offaly Ireland. These tracks bring the fuel trains to and from the power plant, with wind turbines in the back ground...
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Train tracks to Edenderry Power Plant Co. Offaly Ireland. These tracks bring the fuel trains to and from the power plant, with wind turbines in the back ground
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Location
I went for a stroll through the wind farm on Mount Lucas bog, which consists of 1,100 hectares of cutaway Peatlands near Daingean, Co. Offaly. The Mount Lucas bog forms part of the Derrygreenagh group of bogs that straddles the counties of Kildare, Offaly and Westmeath.Time
It was taken sometime on a summer afternoon. I can't recall what time.Lighting
Lighting was just natural sunlight and the sky was a bit cloudy.Equipment
Nikon D5000 with stock lens and a tripodInspiration
I liked the leading lines of the old disused tracks through the bog and the modern wind turbines in the background. These tracks were used by trains of yesterday to bring peat to the power station. Then you have the modern turbines of today in the same bog providing green energy.Editing
I took 3 shots stacked in HDR software and then edited in LightroomIn my camera bag
Nikon D5000, couple of lenses and a tripod. I need to upgrade to a newer camera sometime soon.Feedback
The starting point for any great landscape photo is your location. This means you have to start planning a shoot in advance to ensure you don’t waste time looking for it once you are on location. Decide on what and where you are going to shoot. Compose your shot, as long as you have planned your shoot well and have arrived at your location early, you should have enough time to really fine-tune your composition. If you want to capture the best possible photo, in the best possible light, you will have to use a tripod.
