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Wind Turbines, near Tracy, CA, 2010.
All the pixels, none of the data visualization, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4491948497
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This was captured near the Tesla substation (no relation to the car company) near Altamont Pass with a DSLR and a 400mm lens, compressing the turbines in a way that made them resemble a histogram.
There’s a *lot* of power being generated in those hills. There was an audible hum in the air and vibrations could be felt in the ground. In some spots, the camera rebooted from induced currents.
Infrastructure like this is easy to ignore, but has an accidental beauty that I think is worth examining.
The scale of these wind farms is beyond what we’re equipped to process in day-to-day human experience. They conquer the landscape in ways we can’t fully comprehend even when they’re in front of us. In a sense, they’re abstract sculptures of themselves, mostly visible in fleeting glances from interstate highways or airplane windows.
@mattblaze@federate.social I drive past those once in a while. They are imposing and beautiful at the same time.
@mattblaze@federate.social I drove into North Texas a few years ago, and noticed wind turbines on the horizon. We passed wind farm after wind farm. For over an hour there was always a wind turbine in view.
@mattblaze@federate.social https://youtu.be/14r7y6rM6zA
@mattblaze@federate.social I’ve always felt a sense of awe at the Altamont Pass farm. Every time I’ve driven by it, it is hypnotic. And you’re right, the audible hum gives you the impression that energy is, literally, in the air there.
@mattblaze@federate.social lovely phrasing
@mattblaze@federate.social In Denmark, we have quite a few of them at sea. It does indeed have an aesthetic to it.