It’s been all cold and windy lately. Which means it’s wind turbine time, I guess. And 80’s night. Naturally. Have a great weekend, everyone!
… you spin me right round, baby
right round
like a record, baby
right round, round, round…
– You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) – Dead or Alive
About this image: Digital photograph, moderately modified
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Simple and neat! ^0^
Thank you, Cristina!
It’s a very strange feeling to be so close to so many of these things!
Hard to describe… kind of eerie, almost.
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My first impression of those windmill is the statues standing on the Easter Island. 😀
Interesting, Cristina!
I can see that now, too!
Good call!
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Oh yes it’s 80’s night and the feeling’s right.
Oh yes it’s 80’s night, oh what a night,
Oh, what a night.
What? Oh. Never mind.
Ha!
Righteous, dude!
Did I mention the half-price apps?!
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Have you seen any pictures of that guy from Dead or Alive lately? So much surgical reconstruction of his face and usually I’m not in favour of cosmteic surgery but really I feel his um, alterations are like art. At least the last version that I saw, their may have been further work done, I don’t know. I can’t remember his name. . .
To tell you the truth, S.E. I’m not sure I’ve heard of ‘Dead or Alive’…
(I’m so behind the times… it’s sad)!
I’ll have to look into it, though! Now you’ve got me curious!
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Um…the band that sang that song you quoted above about spinning around? The one whose name, Dead or Alive, you provided with the quote? Ring any bells? Anything? Anything?
Uh… did I say I didn’t know who they were at some point? Or… something silly like that? Honesty I still don’t… this is all Google, you know.
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Right above my comment? Your comment, “I’m not sure I’ve heard of ‘Dead or Alive’…” You’re messing with my head, aren’t you? It’s not nice to mess with a girl’s head before noon, Mr. Ink.
OH YEAH!
See what happens when you mix commenting from the ‘dashboard comment page’ with the most totally amazing memory EVER! Hijiks ensue! I do and I do for my readers, you know.
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OK, I DO know how that “reply to comments out of order” thing happens, so I’ll cut you some slack. Just this once.
Only once?! Oh no! I’m in trouble! My mind is like a steel trap that’s been rusted shut, you know!
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The lead singer was Pete Burns…… crazy dude. Or dudess.
It’s funny, N.M… I’ve heard that song a million times, but knew surprisingly little about it. I had to do research to even find out who sang it! Then thirty seconds later I’d forgotten again! Yikes!
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I’m a smart one, aren’t I, S.E.?! 30 seconds after I research who wrote that song and TYPE it right above your comment I somehow manage to completely forget what I’d just looked-up! Yikes! This is why I shouldn’t be allowed to leave my apartment, S.E. *sigh*
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Ha ha ha ha! Oh, you sound like me! I get confused when using the comments page too. Actually maybe it’s more than vagueness and distractedness. Yesterday I put a cigarette in my mouth and then lifted my cup of coffee to light it with. Honestly, I really did! I have a feeling you might understand! Oh my, I’m still laughing at the whole ‘who are Dead or Alive’ thread. x
Oh dear, here we go, I meant to say ‘more LIKE vaguenes and distractedness’. 🙂
I never even noticed, S.E… not only do I type such things all the time but I read right over them, too!
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Hahaha…
I completely understand! I do things like that all the time! It’s gotten to the point where I’ll think of something I should do, and by the time I’ve walked into another room to do that thing I’ve completely forgotten what I was up to… not a good sign!
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Well, I guess it’s a sign that we’re not really ‘present’; not really living in the momemt. Not really good, but I can imagine far worse states of mind. 🙂
Sometimes I wonder if I’m ever really ‘present’, S.E.!
I’m all over the place!
Maybe some more cola would help…
I’d better experiment with that…
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Great, simplistic shot! Have you heard of the Wind in Mind competition? You could enter you shot – http://www.globalwindday.org/
Thanks so much, Mr. H! I had not heard of that, thank you so much for sharing the link! Pretty sure I’d get laughed out of the room, but I’d sure like to check out some of the other shots!
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John & I are fascinated by wind turbines. They have some in Atlantic City and when we lived in Philly, it was always a treat seeing them when we’d visit. That and the gambling. LOL
Great pic, Inks!
HA! It’s crazy how much larger these things are when you get closer to them…
can be kind of intimidating.
I guess that’s how they ‘encourage’ you to settle-up.
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There is typically hot air blowing over here so it is a relief.
Ha!
For all you HVAC needs…
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Love this!!! I’m a sucker for sillhouttes(sp?) 😀 Have a great weekend too!
Thanks, Mary! It seemed the forms were simple and strong enough to stand-up as a silhouette…
I hope you have a wonderful weekend, too!
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When I lived in AZ I use to drive over to California passing the Palm Springs area on the way…The wind turbines seemed to look like….a crop of fans. http://www.palmsprings.com/services/wind1.html
I was a very strange feeling to be near them. Like being around something from the future or being in the land of aliens….Not to be confused with the aliens that live in the area….lol
Nice shot Sig, Where are the location of the turbines in your photo.
Hugs, xx
I know exactly what you mean, Deb… it’s almost an eerie feeling, isn’t it? Especially when you get right next to them… the noise of the blades and the sheer size of them… it’s weird… I kept getting the feeling one might fall over on me, or something. Still, very interesting, though!
These were located in extreme southwest Iowa… I think. My memory isn’t what it used to be, but I’m pretty sure that’s right… maybe.
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Wow… checked out the link…
now that’s a LOT of them…
did I mention… WOW?!
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You saw, eh! Yes, lots! 🙂
I can’t remember if I felt like one would fall over on me, but I did feel like some martian might pop out of nowhere and swoop me up…I know how silly that sounds, but it was just a passing strange feeling. But all at the same time, it was all so amazing from the seeing of them as I drove closer and closer to them…Them getting bigger and bigger! A crop of fans.
We can all wish our fans would be that big an numerous.
It’s so hot here today I need a fan that big 33C/91F
Oh man! It’s mid winter here right now, so that sounds pretty nice!
Wanna’ trade, Tony?!
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Hahaha…
we’d probably wind-up look a bit like Steve Steigman’s ‘Blown-Away Man‘…
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The feeling is definitely a strange one, isn’t it?! It’s funny, because I never would have guessed that… but it is! It really is!
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That song is going to be stuck in my head all day. So if that was your goal, quite well done.
It must be the Austin Powers thing…
seems like a bit of a Dr. Evil move, doesn’t it?!
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Cool piece spilledinkyguy!
Why thank you, Eden!
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You just managed to merge Dead or Alive and wind turbines. I am impressed!
Hahaha…
one of my prouder moments, I have to admit.
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… you spin me right round, baby
right round
like a record, baby…
One of those songs that seems to just keep on going! Right round, in fact!
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Looks like something out of the opening credits of a creepy animated futuristic movie where the robots take over.
Why did I think that song was by Boy George?
It’s only a matter of time before they become aware of themselves, U.M…
it’s only a matter of time.
I honestly had no clue who sang it… so I Googled it, and thirty seconds later I had forgotten all over again!
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Like that a lot… Far enough back to capture it perfectly.
Thank you very much, Nigel!
It was a very interesting place… felt almost eerie to be so close to so many of them at one time…
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Great shot! Remember how far we had to drive to get it? 😛
I do! And it was a bit of a bumpy ride, too, wasn’t it?!
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Really impressive that you managed to capture those massive turbines. This is great, SIG.
Thanks very much, Ms. D!
These things are HUGE… it was a strange feeling to be so close to so many of them!
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Can I get one for my backyard?
The boys should be backing the truck up any minute now, Loon…
will that be cash or charge?!
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I love windmill farms! The first time I saw one was in England and it made quite the impression!
It’s funny… I knew they were massive, but it wasn’t until I was right next to them that really sank in! Hard to forget, indeed!
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, shot! Thanks, SIG!
Why thank you, Nancy! That is very kind of you!
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Nice shot.
Thank you so very much!
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I like the touch of colour in this one as it almost looks like it’s B&W.
Thank you, sir!
Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to find just the right balance…
so many choices…
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Is it me or is the room spinning. I’m getting dizzy here. By the way love the new design on your site.
Hahaha… hang-on, my friend… things should calm down shortly!
Thank you very much, JB! I like the way these grays seem to make images really stand-out…
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That photo just blows me away…
Hahaha…
Thanks for hanging-in there, Tony!
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It’s very ecological more than nuclear power plant.
They are serious pieces of engineering…
just HUGE!
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Ah, Dead or Alive…brings back fond memories of high school for me!
Cool shot, Sig. Wishing you and Annabelle a great weekend.
That’s great to hear, Nancy!
And thank you! I hope your family had a wonderful weekend, too!
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Another wickedly Great offering SIG
Have a really good weekend and don’t
be adding to the windy weather 🙂 lol
Beans are definitely out then…
Androgoth
Hahaha…
this could be a problem! Beans are about the only thing I know how to cook (and that’s just because I can eat them right out of the can)!
I hope you had a wonderful weekend, too, A.G.!
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The windmills of your photographic mind. Well done.! Our secondary school is the only one in North America with own wind turbine. Somewhere on my blog I posted a couple of shots of it.
Very interesting!
I had no idea!
We had lots of wind… no wind turbine… but lots of wind!
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I think I drove right by those not too long ago….
This is the first time I’ve been that close to them…
it’s a surprisingly eerie feeling, Mr. B…
or that was my impression, anyway. Not sure why… probably something to do with the sound… and the incredible scale…
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Just calling by to make sure that you weren’t
blown away… with all that wind power SIG 🙂 🙂
Androgoth
Hahaha…
that’s very kind of you, A.G, thank you!
I’ve been trying to hang-on, but it’s been a bit of a challenge!
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Love your choice of lyrics. 🙂
I like how the turbines are off center and silhouetted against the dusk sky. It makes them seem like sculptures.
Thank you, Ms. C!
That was the first thing that popped into my head for some reason!
I thought so, too… they have a very simple, graphic quality to them that seemed to stand-up pretty well in silhouette, I thought…
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You are the wind beneath my turbine 🙂
HA!
I guess I am full of hot air…
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Great image! We have loads of wind turbines here in Wales too. I kinda like them, but lots of people round here don’t. They think they spoil the countryside. Hope you are having a great weekend 🙂
Thanks, B.P.!
I can understand how people wouldn’t necessarily want these things right in their back yard… they are MASSIVE! Interesting… fun to photograph… but maybe not the sort of thing you’d want to stare at all day every day, I guess!
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Nice silhouette!
I see more and more wind farms traveling. Good and bad I hear.
The vibrations in the ground run off all the wildlife for miles. They also effect the migrations of birds.
Better than nukes though I guess.
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Thank you! I thought the shapes seemed simple/strong enough to stand up in silhouette… well, that’s what I was hoping, anyway!
I guess I would believe that… these things are SO massive… hard to imagine there wouldn’t be an impact…
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Very pretty
Thank you so much, Nick!
And thank you for stopping by as well!
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great symmetry — the clouds and the turbines.
Thank you so much, S.F…
I thought it was a pretty interesting scene…
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what a cool shot, with the turbines as silhouettes against a sky that could just be well heralding the arrival as well as the departure of another day. but it doesn’t matter which, those blades just keep on turning and turning…
where is this? have often admired them as views from the train on some trips through europe, usually on some distant horizon, and occasionally quite close. it’s always nice to know that they are securely in place, with all bolts exactly as they should be. they are securely in place, right? 🙂
Thank you very much, P&K!
These were located in extreme southwest Iowa (if I’m remembering correctly – my memory isn’t much these days). I had never been that close to them before, either. Hahaha… let me tell you, I sure hope everything was fastened tightly! It was a bit bizarre to me how… almost eerie it was to be there. These things are just SO big… and looking up at them, I almost got the feeling like they might fall over (silly, I know). And the sound was strange, too… very quiet, except for a faint hum, and the sound of those massive blades cutting thought the air… hard to describe, really.
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