For a larger version of the photo sans poem, see here.
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Beautiful, in a chilling kind of way.
A terrific photo – and the water and ice do look so much like obsidian.
This has been such an interesting series.
I was just reading an NYT article about the problems that wind farms have in the winter, notably a tendency to throw off sharp bits of ice. Then I click to you and find this. Very nice. :)
My favorite card in the series so far. The image is stunning.
One of the best ever. Perfect marriage of words and image. Good as each is without the other, they’re each better together.
Striking, Dave. The photograph and the lines – and the combined creation.
Thanks for the supportive comments. All the other poems in the series so far have emerged from prolonged contemplation of the images, but I thought this one up on a walk at dusk, and only subsequently looked in my photoblog archives and found the obvious image. I hesitated a little before posting it because it represents a bigger step into the world of the actual conquistators than any of the others so far.
Jarrett – Thanks for making that association. Maybe this does still have a contemporary resonance, then! Yes, ice-throw is a problem with wind turbines, though a relatively minor one compared to some of ther other drawbacks (habitat fragmentation, bird- and bat-kill, local climate disruption, power grid destabilization, shadow flicker and noise).
Fantastic. I really love what you’re doing here. I think it’s a shame that you’re not including them in Postal Poetry. I understand the editorial policy but they are so good, Dave. This is my favourite, until tomorrow’s *grin*.
What Dale said: this is my favorite so far.
Love this series! These posts remind me of Lori Witzel’s at Chatoyance.
Jo – Thanks. Part of the reason I’m doing this, of course, is to try and raise interest in the genre – and thus indirectly lead to more submissions to PP.
Lorianne – Hey, thanks for stopping by.
Larry – High praise. I love Lori’s photos.