Red Barn, Wind Turbines, Long Exposure

A relatively so-so day shooting architecture in Berkeley and Oakland.  Almost halfway on the drive home, I spied this red barn from the highway and a sign indicating a levee road rapidly approaching.  Less than 5 minutes later, I was ready to shoot.

(click through on the image to view in 700px of long exposure blur)

As I was driving to the Bay Area and passing through the city of Antioch at 7am, I had seen two separate power generation plants in operation, with towers spewing water vapor/steam (at least that is what I assume it to be) into the air.  A perfect setting for long exposure photography.  By the time I was on my way back — nothing.  Either the plants were not in use or perhaps the unseasonably warm temperatures (mid-70s) prevents the vapor from being seen.  It would be the first of two setbacks as…