From the Vaults-66
Kinderdijk has been on my bucket list for some time and happily this trip allowed me to check this location off my lifetime shot list, I timed our arrival with the shut down for the day of the tour offices at 5:30pm so we could hang out until dark exploring this wonderful showcase of Dutch ingenuity and perseverance.
Most Dutch will know the story “The Cat and the Cradle” of Kinderdijk but for those that have not heard it the story goes that a man coming home in a massive storm in the village saw a cat leaping furiously from side to side on a floating cradle, upon investigation the cradle contained a crying baby girl that the cat Had kept in motion side to side to keep the water from sinking the cradle.
Masters of water management the Dutch have been harnessing the wind to control the water for over 1000 years, with over 26% of the Netherlands literally below sea level there is no more iconic Dutch symbol that the windmill, Kinderdijk contains 19 windmills dating from 1740 that keep the surroundings pumped dry and the land reclaimed from the water
I took this on Sept 17th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 50mm 1/20 sec f/16 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
From the Vaults-66
Kinderdijk has been on my bucket list for some time and happily this trip allowed me to check this location off my lifetime shot list, I timed our arrival with the shut down for the day of the tour offices at 5:30pm so we could hang out until dark exploring this wonderful showcase of Dutch ingenuity and perseverance.
Most Dutch will know the story “The Cat and the Cradle” of Kinderdijk but for those that have not heard it the story goes that a man coming home in a massive storm in the village saw a cat leaping furiously from side to side on a floating cradle, upon investigation the cradle contained a crying baby girl that the cat Had kept in motion side to side to keep the water from sinking the cradle.
Masters of water management the Dutch have been harnessing the wind to control the water for over 1000 years, with over 26% of the Netherlands literally below sea level there is no more iconic Dutch symbol that the windmill, Kinderdijk contains 19 windmills dating from 1740 that keep the surroundings pumped dry and the land reclaimed from the water
I took this on Sept 17th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 50mm 1/20 sec f/16 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress