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The world's largest windfarm installation vessel leaving Teesport. Owned by Swire Pacific Offshore Operations.
Me (stripes) and buds with a nice catch of Yellowfin Tuna and Dolphin (Mahimahi). Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.
The surf around these rocks made a dreamy, almost spooky image. Shot during daylight, but slightly underexposed and the waves made it look foggy & dark. Twenty sec exposure with an ND filter. Minimal post processing.
Late November. 37 degrees Fahrenheit. An 18 mph northwest wind, blowing across the beach and out over the surf, spewed spray off the tops of the breaking waves. I saw this out the car window from a quarter mile away. What choice did I have, really? The waves demanded that I come down and photograph them.
Captured this morning off the eastern Australian coast. The offshore wind really did make for some fun surfing!
The natural resource of wind is now being extensively farmed in the North Sea. This farm is 15 miles off the Dutch Coast near Vlisingen. One of many farms making navigation a little more challenging.
Each turbine has a life span of 20 years. It will take 13 years to pay for itself providing 7 years of free energy. My question is....who for ? I am guaranteeing that this is another example of the rich getting richer and the rest of us still have to pay for free energy.