23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Wings of Grace on Wires of Power
This photograph captures a lattice-steel transmission tower with peacock, a common sight in the infrastructure used to deliver high-voltage electricity across long distances. The complex, star-shaped structure at the top and the cross-arms down the side support multiple sets of transmission lines (conductors) via long, segmented insulators (the dark cylindrical assemblies). These insulators prevent the high-voltage electricity from arcing to the grounded steel tower.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Pune, India |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R5 |
| Copyright: | © Kapil Bhagwat |