Britain gallery: Windfarm

Off the North Norfolk coast, visible from Hunstanton beach, this windfarm looked as if

it was still being built. On a calm day with nice lighting conditions and a 600mm lens, it's

a hand-held shot at 1/500th second f/6.3, ISO 100. It's difficult to judge distance, but

it looked like the windmills were five miles away, just beyond the horizon, but I could

be wrong. In Glacier Bay, Alaska, I was asked by a passing canoeist har far I thought

it was to a glacier we could both see in the distance. I estimated about 3 miles and

off he paddled. It was 11 miles away.

A lot of people hate these windmills, especially on land. I don't know why - I think

they're elegant and graceful, and it's comforting to know that we're getting 'free'

energy from them. Oh well, takes all sorts.

Off the North Norfolk coast, visible from Hunstanton beach, this windfarm looked as if it was still

being built. On a calm day with nice lighting conditions and a 600mm lens, it's a hand-held shot at

1/500th second f/6.3, ISO 100. It's difficult to judge distance, but it looked like the windmills were

five miles away, just beyond the horizon, but I could be wrong. In Glacier Bay, Alaska, I was asked

by a passing canoeist har far I thought it was to a glacier we could both see in the distance. I

estimated about 3 miles and off he paddled. It was 11 miles away.

A lot of people hate these windmills, especially on land. I don't know why - I think they're elegant

and graceful, and it's comforting to know that we're getting 'free' energy from them. Oh well, takes

all sorts.

Norfolk windfarm