As we approached Aberdeen Airport the other day the plane circled round Aberdeenshire to approach from the north.  It was a lovely clear day and we could see the familiar countryside below.  One thing stood out clearly, the number of wind turbines in Aberdeenshire.  They were all over the place, in ones and twos.  I have been aware of them from ground level, but to see them all laid out on the patchwork of fields below was quite dramatic.

Debate rages on about these new appearances in the countryside.  A large wind farm near Hatton was proposed recently  but was the plan was eventually withdrawn after objections from the local community and groups such as Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environmental Protection Authority and the Ministry of Defence.

Wind turbines can be an interesting photographic subject.  I have watched two appearing beside the road to Peterhead.  You can see them from Hatton, and I have my eye on them for future photographs when the crops in the field below start to grow. I will also have to find just the right spot for the picture.  I took one yesterday, but I think a better viewpoint could be found.

Looking back through my previous pictures, I have found a few of my past efforts to picture the turbines.