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Spoolaroo — Where POWER comes from.

Published: 2010-03-16 04:14:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 1058; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 0
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Description This is the stuff that powers your stuff. My god, the sheer volume of electricity shooting through all this stuff.
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Comments: 18

Wingsley [2016-03-11 05:15:45 +0000 UTC]

This photo is great on so many levels.

Nice nighttime photography. Did you use a tripod?

Most folks don't think about high-energy electrical infrastructure and how it performs in weather, especially winter weather. How cold was it there?

Is that a DC ultra-high-voltage circuit on the towers in the background? Were the circuits crackling, or quiet?

How did you get such a bird's-eye view?

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Spoolaroo In reply to Wingsley [2017-01-19 17:56:53 +0000 UTC]

It was probably -20°C that morning, very calm and quiet, but yeah a bit of crackling in the air. The towers are 500kV DC transmission lines. The roof extends further out in the spot I took this photo from. I had my camera rested on the edge of the roof, luckily there weren't a lot of vibrations there so the picture came out nice and clear.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment! Sorry the response is so late.

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Wingsley In reply to Spoolaroo [2017-01-20 01:03:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for reminding me that I found this photo. Worth another look.

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Brun126 [2012-05-19 13:21:44 +0000 UTC]

climatic photo

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Spoolaroo In reply to Brun126 [2012-05-25 02:46:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Limetastic [2011-08-20 05:04:59 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! Really beautiful and I'm so glad you shot it at 100 ISO! I love seeing long shots like this without all the grain. Lets me focus on the crazy glow and pinks!

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Spoolaroo In reply to Limetastic [2011-08-22 04:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Sorry it took me so long to respond to this!

Thank you so much! I'm still working on my knowledge of camera settings and how they'll affect the final product, so I tried taking these rooftop pictures a few different ways. I was worried that they would all come out blurry, because there's some vibration on the roof where I took this from... and I didn't have a tripod, so I was sitting the camera right on the edge of the roof. BUT ANYWAYS... I'm glad you like it.

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Limetastic In reply to Spoolaroo [2011-08-22 04:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Well you did well!! Not having a tripod with can sometimes pose a problem but I think you made do exceptionally well! I don't find a noticeable blur and the lights would show it! You're awesome for holding still while feeling a vibration! Awesome image.

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DTKinetic [2011-02-10 15:58:51 +0000 UTC]

I like how the lights and the grid-system of cables complement each other. It's like the lights soften the area up and give it some warmth and gentleness.
The purple sky is beautiful.

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Spoolaroo In reply to DTKinetic [2011-02-11 14:38:09 +0000 UTC]

The purple was a complete surprise for me. I started out taking pictures in the complete dark, but as the sun started to come up, the pictures started coming out more and more purpley. Right place at the right time, I guess.

Thanks a lot for the comment. I'm glad you like it.

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SundayfrostX [2010-10-22 15:13:39 +0000 UTC]

That is so beautiful! the colours the lighting everything!

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Spoolaroo In reply to SundayfrostX [2010-11-23 22:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Navagon [2010-04-04 10:01:59 +0000 UTC]

I don't think I've seen things get that purple. That's pretty damn purple. That combined with the yellow makes this a pretty striking composition.

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Spoolaroo In reply to Navagon [2010-04-04 18:24:41 +0000 UTC]

It wasn't quite that purple out to the naked eye, but the long exposure on the camera helped bring up the purple quotient.

Thanks.

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FixMeKnow [2010-03-17 18:49:24 +0000 UTC]

Very cool and eye catching!

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Spoolaroo In reply to FixMeKnow [2010-03-17 22:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I had to wait forEVER for the sky to go that colour.

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infernomax [2010-03-16 04:15:35 +0000 UTC]

Damn, delightful tones. Great composition.

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Spoolaroo In reply to infernomax [2010-03-16 04:22:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot.

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