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Stadhuis (Town hall ) in Zaandam, Netherlands is part of the charming, Dutch architectural complex right by the train station. Zaandam is just few km North of Amsterdam, and few from famous windmills village Zaanse Schans.
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Today is a red day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Macro Mondays is dutch angle.
So here you go. A tiny blue pencil with a tiny Polish coin from the 1970 (almost as old as me!!) . I hope you like it my friends ! And just for your information, dutch angle is my favorite technique especially after few gin & tonics LOL .
Since I’m working today, I will have to run in order to make it on time to my office / dining room !! See you later !!
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On the track in the new year, around Heinenoord.
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The design and operation of a windmill depended on various characteristics of the wind such as wind speed and changes in wind speed, wind direction and changes in wind direction, wind turbulence, and the height of the wind above the ground. An average windspeed of 15 to 25 miles per hour and a prevailing wind were necessary for operation of a mill. The critical component of a mill's operation was the sails. The force of the wind on the sails caused them to turn and rotate the axle, or windshaft, on which they were set. The brake wheel, located inside the top of the mill, also was attached to the windshaft, and its movement drove the millstones and all other machinery inside the mill.
Mills usually had four sails, but five, six, and eight-sailed mills were also built. The earilest sails were wooden, cloth-covered frames known as common sails. They were light and powerful but had to be stopped for the miller to furl the sails. As windmill design advanced, the cloth sails were replaced with sails with shutters. In 1807, William Cubitt invented a sail which could be adjusted while the sails were turning. The shutters of this sail could be opened and closed automatically and worked like venetian blinds to aid in utilizing the wind. A windmill's sails had to always be square into the "eye of the wind" as the mill was designed and balanced to resist pressure from the front only. If a mill was tail-winded, the cloths or shutters could be blown out, the cap blown off, or the mill itself blown over, often with the miller in it. Because the wind changes, the mill had to be capable of being turned into the wind whatever the direction. This was called "winding the mill." The turning gear was the tail pole, and bodily force was used to effect the turn.
So happy to be back in Holland again after so many years. enjoyed a wonderful times in this gorgeous beautiful country.
I met him in Rotterdam an we had a really nice conversation. He looked extraordinary and I ask for permission to shoot a portrait.
We should actually find something in others that we find good. Cause every person has something interesting, admirable, surprising to offer. Something worth getting to know. We just have to be ready to take a close look. 🎈
First evening in Holland while cycling from Citi Europe in France to Amsterdam. It was well worth arriving at the campsite in the dark.
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Inspired by Macro Mondays. A Dutch angle: spirit level, bubble level, or simply a level, is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb).
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Spirit levels indicate if a surface is level
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