[Leica] Highlands PAW 13

[John McMaster]

Thanks Douglas, I already have the 800mm f5.6 APO-Telyt Modular and 2x APO converter ;-)

The planning permission was done for Wick residents, unlike though of us who can actually see them ;-)  The pilot turbine was further out, then the bulk closer in but still far enough off-shore that they do not have to pay any compensation to the mainland....

https://www.beatricewind.com/

john

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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Barry
Sent: 08 April 2018 01:41
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Highlands PAW 13

That's a massive operation, John, and an impressive picture of it. 
They're going to be huge. Each completed turbine is going 240 metres high and is going to be plonked on top of those lattice "jackets" which appear to be roughly the same height as the crane ship out there - the Stanislav Yudin. Its clearance height appears to be 20 metres, so each of those yokes is going to top out at 260 metres high by my amateur reckoning. With 90 of them out there, I'm wondering how the anti environmental eyesore voices allowed them to get through planning?

Anyway, you'll have plenty to watch from your window in the coming years, and you'll certainly be able to justify buying that 800mm lens, or maybe borrow that monster 1600mm Leica one from the late Sheikh Al Thani's children...

Douglas



On 07/04/2018 11:45, John McMaster wrote:
> Not much time for photography, this is the Beatrice Wind Farm under construction.  There will be 90 turbines, currently just the bases are in place (and the cable infrastructure).  The evening light showed them up well, they are about 4 miles away hence not totally sharp.  This is a large image as they are spread out along the horizon, please zoom in to see the detail....
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> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2018/13/
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> C & C welcome
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> john
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