Benmore Dam by maggiemae

Benmore Dam

That flat ridge there is the mighty Benmore Dam and late in the evening, the powerlines were highlighted with the setting sun.

At the time of construction,(started1958) the dam was the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and the project was the biggest of its kind in New Zealand.


It generates enough electricity each year for about 298,000 average New Zealand homes.

Three Good Things:
1 Managed to put in some power to the computer but it uses so much within a little time so I had to shut it down.
2. Lunch beside a big river and watched a man fillet the fish he had caught.
3. All by ourselves in the evening beside the Lake.
Bep
Wonderful contrasting colours.
October 16th, 2017  
Lovely view and capture.
October 16th, 2017  
Fantastic lighting.
October 16th, 2017  
Interesting lighting, nice golden tones
October 16th, 2017  
Beautiful, those reflections in that dark water is so lovely...love those framing trees.
October 16th, 2017  
Your country has such great natural energy, no ugly windmills for you! Lovely highlighting of that power line. Makes it look quite beautiful!
October 16th, 2017  
Lovely light and layers in this neat shot
October 16th, 2017  
@happypat We do have banks of wind turbines as well, Pat. But no nuclear thank goodness!
October 16th, 2017  
@happysnaps That was smart of you Valerie to pick out the dark water reflections! I couldn't make them any clearer and not spoil the distant scene!
October 16th, 2017  
Beautiful
October 16th, 2017  
interesting image
October 17th, 2017  
Really interesting layers. I love the light on the power lines.
October 17th, 2017  
Spectacular scenic capture. Late light is gorgeous.
October 17th, 2017  
Great lihtging and layers.
October 17th, 2017  
Awesome shot
October 17th, 2017  
lovely layered shot
October 17th, 2017  
Beautiful colours
October 17th, 2017  
I like the lights highlighting the dam. Is it in earthen dam? I grew up near Grand Coulee dam which at one time was the largest concrete structure the world.
October 18th, 2017  
@grammyn Yes it is an earth dam - 28 million tons of earth! All of our other dams are concrete! I haven't heard of the Grand Coulee but went to Boulder Dam recently!
October 18th, 2017  
@maggiemae I am so disappointed you have never heard of "my" dam. https://www.nps.gov/articles/washington-grand-coulee-dam.htm
October 19th, 2017  
@grammyn And here was I thinking Boulder Dam was the big one! Yours is the largest hydropower producer in the US! Thanks for that info!!
October 19th, 2017  
nice scenic area
October 19th, 2017  
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