solar energy. mojave desert, ca. 2015.
two of three solar "power towers" at the 400 megawatt ivanpah solar plant located on the california/nevada border. a field of computer-contolled mirrors reflect and focus sunlight on a boiler which glows white hot. steam from the boiler is used to spin a turbine, generating electricity.
the air around the tower is superheated by the concentrated "solar flux" to a temperature in excess of 1000 degrees farenheit. birds that fly thru this zone are instantly incinerated, becoming "streamers" of smoke. some ecologists have estimated the annual avian mortality upwards of 25,000 migratory birds a year.
mamiya 6MF 75mm f/3.5 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
solar energy. mojave desert, ca. 2015.
two of three solar "power towers" at the 400 megawatt ivanpah solar plant located on the california/nevada border. a field of computer-contolled mirrors reflect and focus sunlight on a boiler which glows white hot. steam from the boiler is used to spin a turbine, generating electricity.
the air around the tower is superheated by the concentrated "solar flux" to a temperature in excess of 1000 degrees farenheit. birds that fly thru this zone are instantly incinerated, becoming "streamers" of smoke. some ecologists have estimated the annual avian mortality upwards of 25,000 migratory birds a year.
mamiya 6MF 75mm f/3.5 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.