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powerlines outside grande in san marcos

In Icelandic, the word for electricity is rafmagn (raf + magn = amber + power). In the olden days, static electricity was generated by rubbing amber and wool together. In a pinch, two kittens could be rubbed together to achieve the same effect. This is how amber power is transmitted in Iceland.

 

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rafmagn

models- emmy and marissa

styling, postprocessing- me

 

i like the way the powerlines divide the sky in this one. :]

So I was playing with some brushes I downloaded and trying to make old looking photos for a show I have coming up. I like this even though its just scratch work I thought I would post it any way since it was so much fun to make.

Workers from Winco Powerline Services of Portland, Oregon, work on AEP powerlines in northeast Ohio in a 1977 Hughes 500D N500MZ.

Hooks were used to add the top wire. I assume it's for lightening guard.

Fast moving storm making it's exit after raining on my parade. Best viewed at original size.

Electrical Pylons near the NEC, Birmingham.

This is Slemco's substation for Northeast Evangeline and Northwestern St. Landry Parishes

These giant towers have to be erected for the the high tension wires to cross the shipping channels.

The PowerLine AV 500 Adapter uses electrical wiring that’s already in your house to provide fast reliable Wired speed

Clark Mountain

Mojave National Preserve

California

I thought this was an odd looking replacement pole.

Multiple exposures, hdr

The old Central Hudson Saugerties 69 kV substation, which was located on the east side of the Thruway Exit 20 northbound ramps and toll booth. The new substation (about a third of a mile to the north) was in service and the bypass of the old sub with the 69 kV circuits completed when this was taken. The old sub was demolished a few weeks later.

Located in Myrtile Beach SC. (Santee Cooper) 34.5 left 230 and 115kv right

Powerline,Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Hasselblad 503 CXi with Kodak 400 TMax. Lens Carl Zeiss Planar 2,8/80 mm CF.

 

Xtol stock.

 

Used workflow proposed by Michel Pollet, see oomz.net/bw_workflow/ and got a result that I liked. Had initially scrapped this picture using "negative monochrome scan".

I thought they looked neat.

Eiffel Pylon arrives on site, armed with EU mandate to kick the crap out of Didcot's turbine hall.

the pole with transducer units

When Slemco added the guard wire they changed all the angled poles.

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