First shoot write up

First shoot write up.

In my opinion these top three images are the best that I’ve produced from this trip, and the colour variants are much better than the black and whites equivalents that I initially decided to produce.

My starting point for these images was Drone Hill, which is just beyond the Scottish border. From there I spiralled out trying to visit as many wind farms as possible. I chose this area purely for the concentration of turbines and road access. Unfortunately because I visited a lot of turbines that day I’m not actually sure which particular farms I’ve photographed, though it will be within a 45minute radius of Drone Hill.

I think the switch to a digital format was a good move because after I got back from my first attempted shoot with all my film gear my leg was in a lot of pain from the extra weight. When I went shooting digital all I needed was the camera, and my tripod if it were to start getting  dark.

It’s becoming clear that getting to good places with height is going to be an issue in this project. In Scotland it’s obviously not hard to get to a place with height but getting a good composition at height is. So over the coming photoshoots I will have to evaluate whether its worthwhile factoring in this aspect when I chose locations to photograph.