Wind Turbine

Black and White Turbines at Sea

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Offshore wind turbine beneath dark skies with light rays breaking through the clouds, captured in monochrome.
Monochrome offshore wind turbine set against moody skies and the North Sea horizon.

The offshore wind farm takes on a different presence in black and white. Without colour, the turbines stand stark against the shifting tones of sea and sky. The heavy clouds and breaking light add a drama that colour often softens, leaving a raw sense of scale and isolation.

These iPhone images strip everything back, reducing the view to light, shadow, and structure — highlighting the resilience of the turbines set against the vastness of the North Sea.

These black and white studies show another side to offshore wind — stripped of colour but rich in atmosphere. See more from my Wind Industry portfolio.

Offshore Substation

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This offshore substation isn’t just infrastructure — it’s a hub of scale, engineering, and the environment. These images show parts of its structure, deck, and setting offshore, captured during site conditions that mix light, metal, and sea.

Today I’m sharing a collection of images from that substation. The steel beams, walkways, cable trays, and platforms are framed against open sky and occasionally shifting light. There’s contrast in the work-worn surfaces, in the reflections, in the human scale where people or fittings show just how large these structures are.

This shoot adds to my ongoing series on offshore industrial installations. If you’re interested in renewables, structural photography, or commissioning work in wind infrastructure, check the wind industry section of my portfolio.

Great Orton Wind Farm — Onshore Drone & Renewables Photography

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Great Orton Wind Farm, in Wigton near Carlisle, shows the power of clean energy set against the rural English landscape. These six turbines stand tall at 45 m to the hub (68.5 m to blade tip), and today’s drone shots aim to show not just their scale, but how they sit in place relative to the field, sky, and horizon.

Drone photograph of Great Orton Wind Farm, Wigton — six turbines set above farmlands with clean lines and open sky.

Flying above, I captured compositions where turbine towers puncture the skyline, blades silent but implied in motion. The open land around means little to interfere — just farm tracks, walls, and the occasional tree. Light at this time of day softens the metal surfaces, casts long shadows, and gives contrast between turbine steel and landscape texture.

Aerial close-up of turbine tower and blade at Great Orton, showing detail of structure and contrast with the sky.
Wind turbines at Great Orton with farmland patterns beneath, captured in soft early morning light.
Wind turbines at Great Orton with farmland patterns beneath, captured in soft early morning light.

My ongoing renewables and industrial photography seeks moments where engineering and environment combine. For more drone work in landscapes like this, check out my Drone and Wind Industry galleries.

Offshore Wind Turbines at Sunrise — Coastal Photography

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First light offshore brings its own atmosphere. The silhouettes of turbines against the horizon stand clear and sharp, with the sky shifting colour as the sun breaks.

iPhone photo of offshore wind turbines at sunrise, silhouettes against horizon with calm water surface.
Sunrise over offshore turbines, blades visible against soft early sky, photographed on iPhone.

These images were taken on an early morning offshore, using my iPhone to capture the changing light. Even without specialist equipment, the results show scale and mood: turbines rising out of calm water, sky gradients shifting from deep tones to gold, and blades catching the first light of the day. The strength of these photographs is in their immediacy — a record of the moment as it happened.

Sometimes the best photographs come from being present, not over-equipped. For more of my work documenting offshore environments and renewables, see my Wind Industry and Places galleries.

How Tall Are Offshore Wind Turbines? — Technical Info & UK Offshore Examples

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UK offshore wind turbine up close; tower height, blade rotation, scale against sea.

Offshore wind turbines are massive — but how massive? On UK wind farms, turbines can reach up to 204 m to the blade tip, with blade diameters around 164 m. These numbers aren’t just statistics — they shape visual scale, installation requirements, and how turbines integrate into sea and sky.

The turbine in the video above comes from a UK offshore wind farm. At full height of 204 m, the blade tip sweeps an arc almost twice that of many older onshore turbines. For comparison, many onshore turbines are 80-120 m in tip height. That scale affects logistics — transport, foundation design, sea access — and affects what the turbine looks like from shore or sea.

Seeing one in place, through video, gives a real impression of height and movement. The blade diameter of 164 m means each blade is longer than many football fields are wide, and the swept area covers hectares. Height also changes how shadows, wind, and light interact with the structure — tall towers catch more wind, reflect more sky, and tower over waves.

Technical specs like this help understanding what wind turbines are and what they do. For more photographs of UK wind farms, structure and scale, see my Wind Industry and Places galleries.

Fog creeping in.

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Hello, here are some images of the fog slowly creeping in, over the windfarm.

The fog approaches like a soft whisper, gradually swallowing the horizon. The wind turbines, once clear and imposing, begin to fade into the mist, their outlines becoming ghostly silhouettes

The Edda Brint, SOV (service operations vessel) adjacent to our substation.

Housing 60 persons, the 60 PAX will be made up with the ships crew and technicians who are servicing the turbines.

The Wind Cat CTV (crew transfer vessel) This vessel is our daily transport to and from shore.

As the fog thickens, the turbines seem to float in mid-air, their blades slicing through the mist with a gentle, rhythmic motion. This ethereal scene creates a stark contrast between the solid structures and the ephemeral fog.

Have you captured the beauty of fog in your photography? Share your images and comments over on Instagram @lee_ramsden

Thanks

Lee

Substation in the sun.

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Hello,

Today I’d like to share a couple of images of an OSP (offshore substation platform)

I always enjoy, how I can take many photos of the same subject, and with the differing skies and ever-changing weather can change the image.

Which one do you prefer?

Leave a comment over on instagram @lee_ramsden

Thanks

Lee