The risk
of shadow flicker from wind turbines triggering a seizure among people with this condition is estimated to be very low.
The UK Centre for Sustainable Energy published a document Common concerns about wind power which stated that «Due to the size and speed of modern commercial wind turbines, there is no risk
of shadow flicker causing photo - epileptic seizures in vulnerable persons».
Developers in our area have asked for permission to project 30 hours
of shadow flicker per year onto our homes.
The amount
of shadow flicker incurred varies considerably from season to season as the sun's position on the horizon changes.
Not exact matches
Emboldened by that
flicker of hope, I fought and clawed against the chains that choked and bound me until I could see that they were nothing but
shadows,
shadows that held no true power over me.
«The gods may derive their colour and beauty from the high splendours
of nature, but it was man who obtained these for them, abstracted them from sun and moon and cloud; their personality they get direct from him; the
shadow or
flicker of divinity that is upon them they receive through him from the invisible world, the Supernatural» Tolkien, The Monsters, 123.
Look at the opening credits — a tasteful backdrop
of triangular shapes and
flickering lights and
shadows suggests the cubist and semifuturist paintings
of Lyonel Feininger.
Fixed an issue where certain players selects graphics mode «4k resolution» while on a 1080p TV, it would give a
flicker in the
shadows of the distance indicators.
A
shadow appeared on the awnings further up the land, gliding across each rectangle
of canvas towards my table, sinking in the sag, rising again at the edge, and moving on to the next with a
flicker of dislocation, then gliding onwards.
The much vaunted lighting system ends up being little more than an afterthought, unfortunately, although certain areas take advantage
of this mechanic quite admirably, with the light averse denizens
of No Man's Wharf standing out as giant Bat - like creatures react satisfyingly to the
flickering glow
of the torch and
shadows realistically bounce off the surroundings.Yet it's all just a little flat and not as dynamic as initially expected.
The living room environment is familiar and humdrum, while the lapping flames and carefully lit installation encourage the viewer to see images in the
shadows and the
flickers of the screen.
In addition, her work is fed by all the digital and technological
shadows that
flicker against the walls
of her mind and the foundational experiences
of her childhood.
A central element
of the show is Another Day with Another Sun, 2014 (in collaboration with Liam Gillick) a spotlight resembling a luminous planet, slowly navigating across the ceiling, crossing the monumental columns
of HangarBicocca's space and the
flickering a street
of Marquees, made between 2007 and 2015, projecting long
shadows that seem to outgrow the surrounding space.
The exhibition is a visual compendium
of the hypnotic, glistening,
flickering, shimmering, casting
of shadow and eclipsing
of light both in the sky and on earth.
Large - and small - scale photographs, prints, and drawings on printed material that are interpretations
of the effects
of light, as well as an immersive installation bathing the gallery in
flickering light and
shadow.
PART 2: LIGHT AND
SHADOW The ESSAY «Light and Shadow» discusses... flicker films, Plato's allegory of the cave, H.P. Robinson's allegorical images, working with the absence of light, Tony Conrad's slow emulsions, photography as fairy magic and sun drawings, Adam Fuss's photograms, Hiroshi Sugimoto's feature - length exposures, Cai Guo - Qiang's explosions, light as cancerous radiation, light and shadow in city planning, contrast and lighting in works by Rineke Dijkstra, Jacob Riis, Weegee, Adrienne Salinger, and others, O. Winston Link's environmental light, darkness and light as metaphors for knowledge, morality, and power, pools of light in Expressionism, film noir, and works by Hans Bellmer, Esther Bubley, and Anna Gaskell, Group f / 64, available light in the work of Roy DeCarava, Yinka Shonibare's interpretation of Dorian Gray, public projected images, Indonesian shadow play, Gregory Barsamian's kinetic sculptures, flickering portraits by Christian Boltanski, Kara Walker's silhouettes, and m
SHADOW The ESSAY «Light and
Shadow» discusses... flicker films, Plato's allegory of the cave, H.P. Robinson's allegorical images, working with the absence of light, Tony Conrad's slow emulsions, photography as fairy magic and sun drawings, Adam Fuss's photograms, Hiroshi Sugimoto's feature - length exposures, Cai Guo - Qiang's explosions, light as cancerous radiation, light and shadow in city planning, contrast and lighting in works by Rineke Dijkstra, Jacob Riis, Weegee, Adrienne Salinger, and others, O. Winston Link's environmental light, darkness and light as metaphors for knowledge, morality, and power, pools of light in Expressionism, film noir, and works by Hans Bellmer, Esther Bubley, and Anna Gaskell, Group f / 64, available light in the work of Roy DeCarava, Yinka Shonibare's interpretation of Dorian Gray, public projected images, Indonesian shadow play, Gregory Barsamian's kinetic sculptures, flickering portraits by Christian Boltanski, Kara Walker's silhouettes, and m
Shadow» discusses...
flicker films, Plato's allegory
of the cave, H.P. Robinson's allegorical images, working with the absence
of light, Tony Conrad's slow emulsions, photography as fairy magic and sun drawings, Adam Fuss's photograms, Hiroshi Sugimoto's feature - length exposures, Cai Guo - Qiang's explosions, light as cancerous radiation, light and
shadow in city planning, contrast and lighting in works by Rineke Dijkstra, Jacob Riis, Weegee, Adrienne Salinger, and others, O. Winston Link's environmental light, darkness and light as metaphors for knowledge, morality, and power, pools of light in Expressionism, film noir, and works by Hans Bellmer, Esther Bubley, and Anna Gaskell, Group f / 64, available light in the work of Roy DeCarava, Yinka Shonibare's interpretation of Dorian Gray, public projected images, Indonesian shadow play, Gregory Barsamian's kinetic sculptures, flickering portraits by Christian Boltanski, Kara Walker's silhouettes, and m
shadow in city planning, contrast and lighting in works by Rineke Dijkstra, Jacob Riis, Weegee, Adrienne Salinger, and others, O. Winston Link's environmental light, darkness and light as metaphors for knowledge, morality, and power, pools
of light in Expressionism, film noir, and works by Hans Bellmer, Esther Bubley, and Anna Gaskell, Group f / 64, available light in the work
of Roy DeCarava, Yinka Shonibare's interpretation
of Dorian Gray, public projected images, Indonesian
shadow play, Gregory Barsamian's kinetic sculptures, flickering portraits by Christian Boltanski, Kara Walker's silhouettes, and m
shadow play, Gregory Barsamian's kinetic sculptures,
flickering portraits by Christian Boltanski, Kara Walker's silhouettes, and more...
Also known as «strobe effect,»
shadow flicker consists
of the continual interchange between light and
shadows that are cast across property and homes near turbines as the sun rises and sets each day.
... According to a review by Lovich and Ennen (2013), the construction and operation
of wind farms have both potential and known impacts on terrestrial vertebrates, such as: (i) increase in direct mortality due to traffic collisions; (ii) destruction and modification
of the habitat, including road development, habitat fragmentation and barriers to gene flow; (iii) noise effects, visual impacts, vibration and
shadow flicker effects from turbines; (iv) electromagnetic field generation; (v) macro and microclimate change; (vi) predator attraction; and (vii) increase in fire risks.
Doreen Hanson said Freeborn County would not reap the entire estimated $ 3.5 million to $ 4 million yearly tax base benefit from the project and expressed concern about possible noise,
shadow flicker, sleeplessness and aggravation
of pre-existing conditions she said could be caused by the wind turbines.
Designers
of wind farms avoid placing turbines in locations where
shadow flicker would be a problem any significant amount
of time.
The ordinance also addresses other
of wind turbines such as «
shadow flicker» and the costly decommissioning work.
I especially resent the bloke who denigrates those who appreciate a view without an eco-totem pole casting
flickering shadows and reflections, as well as low - frequency rumbles that surely all together must interfere significantly with someone's sensory acuity, their sanity, and their sleep (not to mention the lost revenue when tourists stop coming to get away from the industrial atmosphere
of the cities, only to find that Northumberland has been thoroughly studded with these eco-industrial beasts!)
The
flicker of tree
shadows for drivers travelling on the roads would be almost infinitely greater than the occasional
flicker from a wind turbine blade.
There has never been any evidence that
shadow -
flicker from wind turbines harms anyone's health and,
of course,
shadow -
flicker happens all the time when one drives along Yorke Peninsula roads with a low sun; because
of the road - side vegetation.
Property values are significantly negatively impacted, as are peoples» personal health and quality
of life by the noise (ie: infrasound), resonant ground vibrations, flashing red lights,
shadow flicker, TV interference, etc., that is generated by these giant bird - and - bat - chopping machines.
The
flickering fire
of a torch throws moving
shadows around in underground chambers and muted sunlight seeps across the game's open world - lite hubscapes.