The Battle of the Blades
СУДАР СТАРОГ И НОВОГ - Хоризонт Низоземске још не тако давно изгледао је сасвим другачије, обележен идиличним црквеним торњевима и дрвеним ветрењачама. Сада турбине, 3G-4G-5G и друге антене, димњаци електрана, стубови и мреже далековода, телевизијски релеји, неумерено много свакојаке расвете и сигнализације, фабричка постројења и дизалице, стамбене зграде градова и рефлектори са високих стубова над теренима фудбалског клуна Унитас, сви доминирају изнад старе ветрењаче Вестмоулен као утонуле у шумарак до ауто-пута. А ни највиша црква у граду није ово силној техници права конкуренција.
► █░▓ THERE WAS A TIME in this peaceful countryside when the regions high above the ground were dominated solely by the church towers and wooden windmills. In the last two centuries they had to give way to the various technical constructions. Here, the sails of the Westmolen cannot compete with the propeller blades of the Windpark Giessenwind next to the A15 highway. Less than two decades ago the popular protest couldn't save the "Green Heart", the authentic farming rural area at the heart of Holland surrounded by the major cities. The Betuwelijn, a major cargo railway line was layed down solely for the purpose of cargo connection between the Port of Rotterdarm and the German cities. Now the railway is frequented by colossal train compositions over a kilometer long. The traffic over A15 was growing immensily too. There is a local passenger train line next to the Betuwelijn, the two busy gas stations and the power plant. They all have cut the Green Heart between De Biesbosch and De Aveligen next to Boven Merwede loose from De Alblas next to De Lek.
To the eye roaming the skyline above this area, the Windpark Giessenwind is often the most prominent object. BUILT BY Giessenwind B.V. in 2013, the windpark consists of 3 Enercon E82 wind turbines, each generating a maximum of 3MW. Seen here from 4.25 km distance.
I've been watching them in sun and clouds, days and nights, and they are at their most exciting in stormy weather when their white color contrasts the dark skies. The flattening long telephoto perspective symbolizes surrendering past - the old fashioned windmill is sinking low as the technical structures rise high in the sky - antennae, wind turbines, power plants... Even the reflector poles are higher than the pride of the past - the still rotating Westmolen hier in the foreground.
My attention for this shot was drawn by the unevenly lit windmills. Each of the three had for a short moment caught different light against the backdrop of ominous dark skies high above the North Sea.
Done handheld with support, with the cheapest Olympus telephoto zoom, 40-150mm f/4-5.6 at medium throw of 116mm (230mm in 36mm film format) on my ancient E-M10 (Mark I) still working fine. Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 1.9.2.
The Battle of the Blades
СУДАР СТАРОГ И НОВОГ - Хоризонт Низоземске још не тако давно изгледао је сасвим другачије, обележен идиличним црквеним торњевима и дрвеним ветрењачама. Сада турбине, 3G-4G-5G и друге антене, димњаци електрана, стубови и мреже далековода, телевизијски релеји, неумерено много свакојаке расвете и сигнализације, фабричка постројења и дизалице, стамбене зграде градова и рефлектори са високих стубова над теренима фудбалског клуна Унитас, сви доминирају изнад старе ветрењаче Вестмоулен као утонуле у шумарак до ауто-пута. А ни највиша црква у граду није ово силној техници права конкуренција.
► █░▓ THERE WAS A TIME in this peaceful countryside when the regions high above the ground were dominated solely by the church towers and wooden windmills. In the last two centuries they had to give way to the various technical constructions. Here, the sails of the Westmolen cannot compete with the propeller blades of the Windpark Giessenwind next to the A15 highway. Less than two decades ago the popular protest couldn't save the "Green Heart", the authentic farming rural area at the heart of Holland surrounded by the major cities. The Betuwelijn, a major cargo railway line was layed down solely for the purpose of cargo connection between the Port of Rotterdarm and the German cities. Now the railway is frequented by colossal train compositions over a kilometer long. The traffic over A15 was growing immensily too. There is a local passenger train line next to the Betuwelijn, the two busy gas stations and the power plant. They all have cut the Green Heart between De Biesbosch and De Aveligen next to Boven Merwede loose from De Alblas next to De Lek.
To the eye roaming the skyline above this area, the Windpark Giessenwind is often the most prominent object. BUILT BY Giessenwind B.V. in 2013, the windpark consists of 3 Enercon E82 wind turbines, each generating a maximum of 3MW. Seen here from 4.25 km distance.
I've been watching them in sun and clouds, days and nights, and they are at their most exciting in stormy weather when their white color contrasts the dark skies. The flattening long telephoto perspective symbolizes surrendering past - the old fashioned windmill is sinking low as the technical structures rise high in the sky - antennae, wind turbines, power plants... Even the reflector poles are higher than the pride of the past - the still rotating Westmolen hier in the foreground.
My attention for this shot was drawn by the unevenly lit windmills. Each of the three had for a short moment caught different light against the backdrop of ominous dark skies high above the North Sea.
Done handheld with support, with the cheapest Olympus telephoto zoom, 40-150mm f/4-5.6 at medium throw of 116mm (230mm in 36mm film format) on my ancient E-M10 (Mark I) still working fine. Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 1.9.2.