I can feel the wind coming across those hills!

Wow, some really wide-open spaces.

Mostly Eucalyptus (as wind breaks) but also Ash, and a smattering of native oaks. And, usually, palm trees around the houses on the older ranches and farms. It really is barren out there.

Could the white cloudiness be a reflection

Complete with water traps.

I don't know what is causing it. It could be the ND filter I sometimes use when processing. I can see it faintly on that third one, too, and I don't think I used the filter on that one.

It would help if I knew more about how the filters/layers in Lightroom work. I recall you once telling someone that you learned your processing program through the "I wonder what happens when I move this slider" school of instruction.

I went to the same school.

If ther is a light colored base, that could be the culprit.

HDR causes halos too. That's why I don't use it much.

Love the wind machines, particularly the first one. Which is not to say I dislike any of them. That "end" sign is great.

One was practically illegible because of the number of holes. I saw it on the way in and was going to stop and take a photo on the way out, but ended up blowing it off.

Sheep are nefarious creatures. There is no telling what havoc they are wreaking out there.