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Brill, Buckinghamshire
(Countless times i have attempted to get this into relevant groups, i.e; Windmills, This is Buckinghamshire, Europe Europa, etc... but they all come back the same; This violates the group rules.. It's a bl***y windmill, nothing obscene in any of it. Can anyone explain where i am going wrong please).
The old windmill on Nantucket, early morning.
Shot with Canon T1i, EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm
¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/13, ISO100, no flash
While trying out a new motorcycle track I passed this windmill near Tilburg. Sad to say, the landscape has changed of the years and now the windmill is surrounded by new buildings. So I had some hard time to frame the picture to exclude all those interfering elements.
Upminster Windmill was built by James Nokes, a local farmer, in 1803. It is a Grade II* listed building and in terms of quality, completeness and significance it is widely considered to be amongst the very best remaining English smock mills.
Flour was produced until 1910 though the Mill continued to grind animal feed until 1934, by which time further production was uneconomic. The Mill and its many outbuildings, including
two mill houses, then became derelict.
In 1960 Essex County Council demolished the outbuildings though in the following years repairs were undertaken enabling the Mill to be opened to the public, staffed by volunteers, in 1967.
An after work trip to Chesterton Windmill resulted in this. I thought it might rain so I was glad the clouds shifted.
Used a GND and tripod, lens at 18mm, f/16
I've now made myself a website and used this as the homepage, take a look here: thphotos.co.uk/
This photo is the final image of a small set taken on the same evening, read my blog about them here: thphotos.co.uk/2011/10/evening-at-chesterton-windmill-war....
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This 380 year old windmill is open most Sundays during the summer, and it's only £1 for adults and 30p for children to have a guided tour. Bargain!
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket Windmill was built in 1745-46.
Built in 1746 by Nathan Wilbur, a Nantucket sailor who had spent time in Holland, the "Old Mill" is the oldest functioning mill in the country.
50 Prospectt Street
Wooden Eclipse windmill. The mill was manufactured by the firm of L.H. Wheeler and Son of Beloit, Wisconsin. In the beginning it was made in a style with four large paddle-shaped blades, but after only two years the familiar wooden solid wheel replaced the paddles. The business of the firm grew gradually until by 1873 more capital and larger facilities were needed for the mill's production. On May 13, 1873, the Eclipse Windmill Company of Beloit, was formed when C. B. Solomon and S. T. Merrill bought the Eclipse patent rights from the Reverend Wheeler and his son, who retained a portion of the stock of the new company.
Manufacture of Eclipse windmills was conducted by Eclipse Wind Mill Company until February 11, 1880, when the firm again was reorganized, this time to become the Eclipse Wind Engine Company of Beloit. The Wheeler family still retaining over half of the stock. At that time, however, Charles H. Morse, partner in the firm of Fairbanks, Morse, and Company of Chicago, purchased about 1/5 of the stock in the firm, and Fairbanks, Morse, and Company became general agent for the sale of Eclipse windmills in the territory covered by its branch house. In 1890 the Chicago based company assumed control of the Eclipse firm, although for several years the Beloit company continued to distribute the mills as well.
The only thing i have done on this is to slightly adjust the contrast down a tiny bit everything else is as shot from the camera, Decided to use this as my CS entry for this module, has been really difficult to get a good shot for this module, Lets hope the next module is a little easier to get right.