Project 52-- Photography Challenge - Page 28

Sin City Stan · 09-28-2013, 01:01 PM

I've been passing by this site off and on the almost three years. They're now up and running. A couple weeks ago I was on the bike just into California and took a few pics. The first one was five miles away. The second, 15 miles and the third a 5 miles with allot of filtering.

http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1127-XL.jpg

http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1123-XL.jpg

http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1131-XL.jpg

I wondered what would happen to a bird that flew through this field of 170,000+ mirrors. I found out this week. One of my vendors connected to this site confirmed that indeed a bird wandered into "the beam". No puff of smoke, it just immediately fell from the sky dead.

To get some scale, the three towers are 480' tall and the whole site covers five square miles. I've been told by others who have seen these pictures that this would be a great place for a SciFi movie.

Pretty wild stuff.

radco · 09-29-2013, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

I've been passing by this site off and on the almost three years. They're now up and running. A couple weeks ago I was on the bike just into California and took a few pics. The first one was five miles away. The second, 15 miles and the third a 5 miles with allot of filtering.

http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1127-XL.jpg

http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1123-XL.jpg

http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1131-XL.jpg

I wondered what would happen to a bird that flew through this field of 170,000+ mirrors. I found out this week. One of my vendors connected to this site confirmed that indeed a bird wandered into "the beam". No puff of smoke, it just immediately fell from the sky dead.

To get some scale, the three towers are 480' tall and the whole site covers five square miles. I've been told by others who have seen these pictures that this would be a great place for a SciFi movie.

Pretty wild stuff.

Some cool pics What are l the mirrors used for?

Sin City Stan · 09-29-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by radco

Some cool pics What are l the mirrors used for?

The mirrors direct the sunlight on the steel tank at the top of the towers. None of the mirrors heat the same spot on the tank. The tank temp. can reach 1300 degrees. The tank is filled will an oil mix. The oil is circulated through a heat exchanger that heats water that is turned into steam that drives a turbine that drives an AC generator that delivers 12000 volts of electricity that is fed into a step up transformer in this case the electricity is stepped up to 175000 volts and is fed into electric lines that you see on large towers. [I know this is the longest run on sentence in the world but I don't have time to punctuate at the moment.]

radco · 09-29-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

The mirrors direct the sunlight on the steel tank at the top of the towers. None of the mirrors heat the same spot on the tank. The tank temp. can reach 1300 degrees. The tank is filled will an oil mix. The oil is circulated through a heat exchanger that heats water that is turned into steam that drives a turbine that drives an AC generator that delivers 12000 volts of electricity that is fed into a step up transformer in this case the electricity is stepped up to 175000 volts and is fed into electric lines that you see on large towers. [I know this is the longest run on sentence in the world but I don't have time to punctuate at the moment.]

THANKS for the info.. That is pretty cool. I never would have know what it was or did, That is a great idea on how they make steam :) We make steam with oil or gas flames here!

Yellow Jacket · 09-29-2013, 08:35 PM

This is my two year old grand daughter.

radco · 09-29-2013, 10:11 PM

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This is my two year old grand daughter.

what a cutie :) Great pic

Pretzel · 10-01-2013, 11:29 PM

Ok. I hafta admit... something's been distracting me from the bike lately...

fish · 10-05-2013, 04:35 PM

the temperatures say no but picture say yes it is Autumn
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**HwyRider** · 10-05-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pretzel

Ok. I hafta admit... something's been distracting me from the bike lately...

Is that Vin Diesel in the driver's seat?

Pretzel · 10-05-2013, 09:54 PM

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Is that Vin Diesel in the driver's seat?

LOL, just a wee Pretzel.

**Jared** · 10-05-2013, 10:16 PM

A couple from my new home....Denver

Pretzel · 10-06-2013, 12:19 AM

All 3 cool, but that last shot is... stunning.

Pretzel · 10-06-2013, 12:25 AM

Been havin' all sorts of fun with the new camera. Recently did a whole mess of "Zoo in B&W" shots.

Zoo1.jpg

Zoo37.jpg

Zoo30.jpg

Pretzel · 10-06-2013, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by fish

the temperatures say no but picture say yes it is Autumn

Lovin' those colors, Fish!

**Jared** · 10-06-2013, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pretzel

All 3 cool, but that last shot is... stunning.

Thanks for the kind words AND for the "like" to my business fb page.

09-28-2013, 01:01 PM	#406
Sin City Stan Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 3,746	Largest Thermal Solar Plant in the World. (380 MW) I've been passing by this site off and on the almost three years. They're now up and running. A couple weeks ago I was on the bike just into California and took a few pics. The first one was five miles away. The second, 15 miles and the third a 5 miles with allot of filtering. http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1127-XL.jpg http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1123-XL.jpg http://creations-by-sin-city-sta.smu...MG_1131-XL.jpg I wondered what would happen to a bird that flew through this field of 170,000+ mirrors. I found out this week. One of my vendors connected to this site confirmed that indeed a bird wandered into "the beam". No puff of smoke, it just immediately fell from the sky dead. To get some scale, the three towers are 480' tall and the whole site covers five square miles. I've been told by others who have seen these pictures that this would be a great place for a SciFi movie. Pretty wild stuff. __________________ Oldest Saloon In Nevada http://www.pioneersaloon.info/ "Sin City Stan" Henderson, NV VBA #01004 VROC #29365 2004 Nomad 1500L5 +100 "The Bike" 2009 Nomad 1700 (past) 2004 Vulcan Classic 800 (past) 2010 Cortez - 2011 Crescent City - 2012 Kanab - 2013 Estes Park Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-05-2013, 04:35 PM	#413
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10-06-2013, 12:19 AM	#417
Pretzel Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Oklahoma Posts: 272	All 3 cool, but that last shot is... stunning. __________________ Help a child, change the world! BACA Pretzel - Flyin' the highways in OK! '08 Vulcan 1600 Nomad - "Grace" Candy Fire Red/Metallic Diablo Black B.A.C.A. Member, Oklahoma Chapter VBA #02190
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10-06-2013, 12:25 AM	#418
Pretzel Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Oklahoma Posts: 272	Been havin' all sorts of fun with the new camera. Recently did a whole mess of "Zoo in B&W" shots. Zoo1.jpg Zoo37.jpg Zoo30.jpg __________________ Help a child, change the world! BACA Pretzel - Flyin' the highways in OK! '08 Vulcan 1600 Nomad - "Grace" Candy Fire Red/Metallic Diablo Black B.A.C.A. Member, Oklahoma Chapter VBA #02190
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