Author Topic: Facinating Pictures and the art of nature (Read 22163 times)

TwoTired · « **on:** February 26, 2012, 04:52:09 PM »

Sometimes natural phenomena mixed with technology can produce interesting results. I found this picture accidentally. But, it is so stunning to me that I had to share it.

The attached picture was taken of one of Vattenfall's at-sea wind farms.
The wind turbines are huge and the wake turbulence is usually invisible...unless a vapor cloud forms, as has here.

NOAA has a higher resolution picture here if you want to see more detail:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110426_windwakes.html

On a technical note, those of you who doubt turbulence can be an issue, this is quite a good visual demonstration. It happens with any obstruction placed in an air stream...such as filter membranes or jagged steps in an engine intake tract.

Still, I just like the picture for aesthetic reasons. I'd like a poster for my wall...

Hope you enjoy it!

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2012, 05:00:57 PM »

I wonder did they learn anything from that. Maybe change the arrangement in future projects as the turbulence of the front mills interferes with the ones behind. Nice pic tho.

Stev-o · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2012, 05:20:46 PM »

Very cool. I always like seeing the windmills...

Greggo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2012, 05:26:08 PM »

Here's a cool one from Florida.

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2012, 06:02:47 PM »

nature will always prevail...and show how ugly our creations are. Silly Humans.

bikerbart · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2012, 08:45:17 PM »

so true,we are the bad animal

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2012, 10:28:54 PM »

They must have pods mounted. You wouldn't see that with the stock wind turbine airbox.

kirkn · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2012, 05:39:49 AM »

LOL!

Pecantree · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2012, 06:15:39 AM »

Found this on Neatorama.
Wish I had a picture of my dads old car in the east Texas piney woods. Looked very similar to these.
Thought ya'll might appreciate these vintage cars.

http://www.peterlippmann.com/lippmann3/personal_work/paradise_parking/paradiseparking_08_peterlippmann.html#

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:37:55 PM »

How about these from the space station.
U.S. east coast
Egypt
Eleuthera in the Bahamas

TwoTired · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:56:48 PM »

That's something you don't see everyday!

Markcb750 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2012, 03:06:06 AM »

Fields of windmills are amazing to see. On a ride around Wilkes Barre Pa in 2009 provided a view of the windmills on Bald Mt. Fantastic.

Not my photo.

faux fiddy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2012, 04:13:46 PM »

How about this? Today's satelite image you can find by googling ot using your favorite weather site.

You can see a faint white streak across the Texas panhandle down towards White Sands , NM which appears as a small white dot in far south central newmexico. That faint white streak is white sand, and they say we're going to have a dust storm come through soon with a dry line.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsw2.html

faux fiddy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2012, 05:08:37 PM »

dang, finally got the pic right after 7 tries

Stev-o · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2012, 08:22:40 PM »

I always find tornado pics/video facinating...

[not my pic]

TwoTired · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2012, 10:38:01 PM »

Quote from: Stev-o on February 28, 2012, 08:22:40 PM

I always find tornado pics/video facinating...

[not my pic]

Wow, is that time lapse? Or incredible luck with the snap? Very cool pic!

Wait a minute. It is labeled Faux_ shadow. Is that a photoshop thing?

TwoTired · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2012, 10:42:13 PM »

Quote from: srust58 on February 28, 2012, 08:50:37 PM

My god.. it's full of stars...

Nice picture.

I'll forgo the Uranus reference.

But, clearly you were shooting stars.

Markcb750 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2012, 11:37:08 PM »

Roll clouds, not Photoshopped.

Not mine

Markcb750 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 29, 2012, 02:34:23 AM »

Another roll cloud.

Never seen one in person.

Must be related to a warm air mass colliding with a cold air mass but the linearity is amazing!

Stev-o · « **Reply #19 on:** February 29, 2012, 05:26:47 AM »

I do think the tornado/lighting pic above is photoshop, but is still fascinating.

Duanob · « **Reply #20 on:** February 29, 2012, 09:32:01 AM »

I took this one of Glacier Peak a couple of years ago. I thought it looked cool. Contrary to popluar belief. lenticular clouds don't always lead to stormy weather. The next two days in the backcountry were awesome and sunny.

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #21 on:** February 29, 2012, 09:48:05 AM »

You could subtitle the thread "The Art of Nature". Amazing stuff being posted.

Markcb750 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 29, 2012, 04:29:54 PM »

Mt Fuji lenticular clouds.

NMP

Markcb750 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 29, 2012, 04:49:23 PM »

Anticrepuscular Rays and windmills!

NMP

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #24 on:** March 01, 2012, 12:00:41 AM »

My only windmill shot. Taken December 2010 in a heavy fog.

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