Me. "What's the difference?"
T.C. Carroll "It's the difference between right and wrong!"
Oh my goodness, I'm seeing great calendar material... 🙂
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@jed?ÿ
That's a good one.?ÿ If I were trying to win next year's calendar competition with that scene, I'd have set up the equipment and backed off enough to get a little more sky, with the instrument at the 1/3 point in the view.?ÿ But it's pretty good as it is.
Could have taken a good one yesterday.?ÿ A video would have been even better.?ÿ ?ÿWas driving along the highway and should have pulled over.?ÿ I was within 1000 feet of the base of a giant industrial wind turbine (windmill) with another in the background.?ÿ We had low-hanging clouds.?ÿ I hadn't realized how low-hanging they were.?ÿ I could not see the nacelle to which the blades are attached due to the thick clouds.?ÿ There would be an instant of nothing visible, then the sweep of the lower portion of the blade from left to right, then an instant of nothing being visible again, then another blade sweep...............
@gary_g?ÿ
I think they nicknamed it the "seniorita tree"
Me. "What's the difference?"
T.C. Carroll "It's the difference between right and wrong!"
How would you label that on a tree survey? ?????ÿ
You know, it's the photographers choice, on perspective, angle, and distance. We went by that tree in the morning, and I looked at it through the camera. Light was worse. Shadows made it "not show up" right.
We were marking 1/2 mile through the woods, setting 3/8" rebar at places to allow fence construction. On the way back, it was better, (as the pic I posted) I believe it was a sweet gum. For a tree survey, I'd call it a 3 legged, 24" sweet gum, with 2 stalks. We often see things, that are only good "at that time", such as clouds, sunsets, etc. I want to promote the general idea of catching these wonderful field scenes, and saving them.?ÿ
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Could have taken a good one yesterday.?ÿ A video would have been even better.?ÿ ?ÿWas driving along the highway and should have pulled over.?ÿ I was within 1000 feet of the base of a giant industrial wind turbine (windmill) with another in the background.?ÿ We had low-hanging clouds.?ÿ I hadn't realized how low-hanging they were.?ÿ I could not see the nacelle to which the blades are attached due to the thick clouds.?ÿ There would be an instant of nothing visible, then the sweep of the lower portion of the blade from left to right, then an instant of nothing being visible again, then another blade sweep...............
I have witnessed almost that exact same visual.?ÿ It's almost eerie.?ÿ?ÿ
And once during a similar low lying fog the tip of the blade that seemed to disappear into the mist would suddenly be illuminated by the almost horizontal sunlight that was shining apparently just above the thin soup.?ÿ The fog would glow brightly for a moment but the shape of the blade was obscured.?ÿ One of those "you had to be there" moments for sure.
I've not experienced it, but one of the co-op engineers related seeing a St. Elmo's Fire nighttime display that collected on the blade tips and leading edges of several wind turbines as a storm front approached.?ÿ One one hand I'd really like to see that..on the other hand things like that scare the piss out of me.?ÿ 😉
@stlsurveyor Copy! Lol
