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Great Orton Wind Farm — Onshore Drone & Renewables Photography

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.

Lytham Time lapse iPhone images.

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Here are a few iPhone images taken whilst i was waiting for a time lapse set up to complete.

As you can see from the above image i had 4 and a half hours to kill...

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The Kessler Cineslider. So far I'm pretty impressed with this bit of kit. Each time i take a time-lapse it gets tweaked and set up slightly different. Using lighting stands and moveable heads with the aid of a spirit level helps no end in getting the shoot straight from start to finish. 

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My old Nikon D700 is now used for the time lapse work.  

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Lytham green and windmill.