Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My sympathies on your loss of view and dark skies, John. It's only when something is gone that you really miss it. Douglas On 21/07/2018 16:44, John McMaster wrote: > Fine, you live in a city - we live literally on the edge of a cliff with > 180 degree sea views, we are in the middle of this farm which now takes up > the central 90 degree view. It is perfect darkness here at night, I > expect each of the 86 turbines to have at least two lights (front and > rear) each. There are many inland wind farms and quite a few solar panels > around (actually more than there were in the south of France ;-)).... > > John > > -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman > Sent: 21 July 2018 06:34 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Highlands PAW 28 > > I am with Frank all the way. Looking at the first image, I really do not > see what the fuss is about. And in NW Europe, with not much sunshine most > of the year but lots of wind, this is the obvious solution. Similar > discussions take place in Denmark, where a decision has now been made to > concentrate on wind farms out in the North Sea because people bitch too > much when they are put on land. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > >> On 16 Jul 2018, at 17:29, FRANK DERNIE via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> I appreciate you not liking them, I am not keen myself, but there are 2 >> overriding reasons to site wind farms off shore, wind consistency and the >> ability to deploy machines which are much larger than could be moved into >> place on land.In parts of the Pyrenees there are small wind turbines on >> every ridge as far as the eye can see but they are the biggest they can >> get in place. It is hideous and IMO much worse than I am seeing in your >> pictures.Seems a shame to mar the beautiful Scottish coastline a bit but >> people demand more and more energy. There are not only more of us people >> but the energy use per person in modern life must be many times what it >> was 60 years ago.When I was a kid it was one bath a week, now it is 2 per >> day in some households. Air conditioning didn't exist anywhere in the UK, >> central heating was rare etc., etc.cheers,Frank D. >> >> On Monday, 16 July 2018, 11:52, John McMaster <john at >> mcmaster.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >> I am enjoying my view while I can.... In the first shot you can see the >> bases for wind turbines on the horizon to the left, the second shot >> (nearly a 1:1 crop) show the first tower and turbines fitted. In a year >> or so there will be nearly 90 of them (+160m tall) straight out in front >> of our house :( Yes this is NIMBYism, but there are vast tracts of >> suitable land inland here where people do not go or see them..... >> >> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2018/28 >> >> C & C welcome >> >> john >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >