I began the long trek back home from summer school late this afternoon. As I neared Nottingham I could help but notice some power station cooling towers which were gently steaming in the early evening sun against a thunderous sky. As luck would have it there was an exit from the motorway there so I turned off and followed my nose for half a mile until I found a suitably high view point to stop safely. The spot where I parked up was directly underneath some power cables, stretching between a row of pylons, and I was staggered at the amount of noise the electricity made as it surged through them.

That 1st shot is rather stunning. Lynda · 2011-08-07: 05:47

The light in #1 is great and you get the impression of them somehow simmering with the potential of boiling over davids · 2011-08-07: 05:57

And as for the sound of the power cables... perhaps you can suggest to that Belgian composer that "Corona Discharge" might make an interesting title for his next opus :-) davids · 2011-08-07: 06:05

Just curious if the cooling towers are from nuclear or other power plant? ????? · 2011-08-07: 06:53

Rather frightening too !!! great shots. MoMac · 2011-08-07: 07:01

Excellent ! The light of 1 is absolutely fantastic ! josy63 · 2011-08-07: 08:19

They're great shots Helen! liveandletlive · 2011-08-08: 00:52

Great shot Helen! We have a cooling tower near our home. The steam can be seen for miles!!! danrav · 2011-08-08: 05:15

fantastic light in pic 1!! great set! tomie · 2011-08-10: 05:16

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