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weird light the night i took this ... i waited awhile and took a couple shots, then left ... on the way home, a few minutes later, i watched in the rear view mirror as the sky turned red for a brief moment ... i should have waited longer.
I passed by all of these wind turbines on my way to and from the highway to get to Dusseldorf and Cologne. There are maybe two dozen in this immediate area, and I decided I needed to get a few pictures of them before I returned home from this trip. So, one afternoon I parked my car on the side of the road and quickly found myself in some farmer's fields.
One of the excellent things about Germany is that there is little sprawl; towns are tightly packed with lots of open space between them. Paths through farms seem to be all public use; there were people walking dogs and even a couple riding horses.
I originally envisioned this shot as a sort of cliched joke; what "green" company doesn't have windmills and plants on their brochure covers? I think I like the juxtaposition in the end, though. One major problem that really bothers me is, due to the perspective and wide angle lens, the horizon looks straight but the windmill appears to be crooked.
At last, it's getting to the time of year that I can take photos in the light on my way to work! I've posted two versions of this shot - I like the movement in the portrait version but I think I prefer ther comp of the landscape one so I'll let you decide :)
The only way to get the entire windmill is to either stand far on the road or use a wide angle lens. I picked the second solution as getting run over by a car did not really appeal to me.
Visiting Halnaker Tower Windmill near Chichester, West Sussex, June 2008. Photograph by Justin Brice.
a working windmill from 1817 - 1862 this is the only remaining windmill in London. It sits in a small park, hemmed in by the urban sprawl and HM Prison Brixton.
Kinderdijk windmills: unique & iconic water management
A significant part of Holland is situated up to approximately 7 meters below sea level. The Dutch don’t notice any of this though, because an incredibly innovative and intricate system keeps the ever-rising seawater from flooding the land. Even during spring tide, the Dutch are safely guarded from being washed away…
The most important aspect of UNESCO World Heritage Kinderdijk is undoubtedly the unique collection of 19 authentic windmills, which are considered a Dutch icon throughout the entire world.
(As seen in: www.kinderdijk.com/ )