Wind Turbines

This photograph has been produced through deliberate, but subtle ‘camera shake’. I hope that that is the case. Obviously, a similar effect could be achieved in post-production. However, experimenting with deliberate camera shake, and other in-camera techniques, helps develop one’s understanding and appreciation of camera craft. There is a fine line between too much and too little shaking. In this case it is about perfect, as we recognise the scene and the subject, but the abstraction introduces alternative narratives and impressions. There is also a direct correlation between the movement of the camera (the ‘camera-shake’) and the movement of the subject—the blades of the turbine. This adds to its photographic integrity.

Another example of good camera craft. In this case, though it is through a long exposure under a twilight sky—only possible through use of a tripod (an item indispensable to landscape/architectural photographers, in my opinion). Thus, sound technique has enabled creation of a landscape scene that, though familiar, has been altered through the long exposure and consequent eerie red glow of the turbine lights.

Another unconventional image of a wind turbine. In this instance, we don’t even see the most recognisable feature—the blades. The simple, strong composition has the column clearly off to one side. This provides space for the step ladder, which in turn provides a sense of the immense scale and importantly, a place for you, the viewer, to imagine ascending those stairs.

This photograph is intriguing. It is very different to the majority of submissions and certainly to one’s immediate visualisation of what constitutes a wind turbine. Seeing the blades in this context—as separate elements prone at ground level—is odd, but intriguing. It adds to an appreciation of the scale of these objects and also the logistics of eventual construction. Well done for considering the subject from such a different perspective.

This is funny but cleverly constructed. It is difficult to determine whether our figure is holding a complete replica of a turbine or merely a white column and base (perfectly aligned with the real thing behind). But, it works! Compositionally, the photograph is conventional and well-balanced. The novelty of the figure seemingly holding a toy replica makes for a novel and humorous approach to our wind turbine subject.