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Using the square format and High Dynamic Range options introduced in version 2.1 firmware on Panasonic DMC-LX3
I keep promising myself that I won't take anymore pictures of the windmill, then the sun comes out, blue sky, it looks so majestic. Oh well.
There are currently 16 windmills on Mykonos. Most of them were built by the Venetians in the 16th century, and were primarily used to grind wheat. They ceased production in the middle of the 20th century.
From Wikipedia -
Barnham Windmill lies on the South-Eastern boundary of the village on the road to Yapton. The present windmill was built in 1829 and has undergone start-and-stop restoration for over a decade although there seems to have been little work done since 2007. The windmill used to be accessible through the adjacent tea rooms (albeit in a rather 'at your own risk', unofficial manner!), but when the tea rooms closed in 2005 so did access to the mill. In August 2009, work began to turn the tea rooms and adjacent property into a total of 5 dwellings, with the provisional development plans stating that the windmill would be turned into a '4/5 bedroom house'.
Another excerpt from Wikipedia -
John Baker's Mill is a grade II listed tower mill at Barnham, Sussex, England which was under restoration and is now to be converted to residential use.
History
John Baker's Mill was built in 1829. The mill was known as Feaver's Mill in the 1860s. In 1890, the mill tower was raised by 18 inches (460 mm) and completely refitted by J W Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was working by wind until the early 1920s. The mill was worked by engine until 1963. The sails and fantail were removed in August 1958.
On 16 January 2008, Arun District Council gave Listed Building Consent for the windmill to be house converted, despite strong opposition from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.
John Baker's Mill is a four storey flint and stone tower mill with a stage at first floor level. When built, she had two Common sails and two Spring sails. These were replaced with four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft, in 1890. The mill is fitted with Holloway's screw brake. The cap is a beehive shape, winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones originally, and Holloway's added a third pair. Currently, the stocks for the sails are on the mill, but the sails haven't been erected yet.
Millers
Henry Feaver 1866
Maurice & John Baker 1882 - ?
Percy Baker 1910 - 1916
Len Baker 1916 - 1945
R C Reynolds 1945 - 1963
Taken with the ultra compact Olympus iZoom 2000 camera, a very small APS camera with a 25-50mm zoomlens.
Kinderdijk is a village in the the Netherlands' South Holland province, known for its iconic 18th-century windmills. Its water-management network features 19 mills and 3 pumping stations, plus dikes and reservoirs that control flooding in the polder (low-lying land). Waterways, footpaths and bike trails crisscross the area, leading to the main visitors center and museums in preserved working windmills.
This mint condition windmill is located on the grounds of the Gage County Historical Society Museum in my home town, Beatrice, NE. As you can see by the printing on the wind vane, it was manufactured right here in Beatrice. My father worked at Dempsters for over 30 years and retired from there in the early 70's.