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The Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage site is a unique icon of Dutch water management and control.
Although this pic would not win an originality price, these windmills should be on any photographer's bucket list...
Overlooking Tralee Bay on the northern side and Dingle Bay on the south, they extend for approximately 19 km from east to west. They run from the mainland just south of Tralee along the centre of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, before ending in a series of low foothills and deep river valleys which separate them from the Mountains of the central Dingle Peninsula further to the west. The mountain range is relatively narrow, extending only about 7 km from north to south. The mountains form a high ridge of sandstone which was deeply incised by glaciers in the last ice age, leaving behind U-shaped valleys and corrie lakes. Dozens of peaks are to be found here, only a few of them named: Glanbrack Mountain, 664 m; Baurtregaum (Barr Trí gCom), 851 m high and the tallest peak in the range; Gearhane (An Géarán), 792 m; Caherconree (Cathair Conraoi), 835 m.
The Mykonos windmills are iconic feature of the Greek island of the Mykonos. The island is one of the Cyclades islands, which neighbour Delos in the Aegean Sea. The windmills can be seen from every point of the village of Mykonos, the island's principal village, which is frequently called the Chora on Greek islands. The windmills are the first thing seen when coming into the harbour of Alefkandra, as they stand on a hill overlooking the area. Most windmills face towards the North where the island's climate sources its strongest winds over the largest part of the year.
There are currently 16 windmills on Mykonos of which seven are positioned on the famous landmark hill in Chora. Most of them were built by the Venetians in the 16th century, but construction continued into the early 20th century. They were primarily used to mill wheat. They were an important source of income for the inhabitants. Their use gradually declined until they ceased production in the middle of the 20th century. Their architecture is similar. They all have a round shape, white colour and a pointed roof and very small windows. Such windmills are found in almost all Cyclades islands. One of these windmills has been transformed into a museum. The whole village of Chora and part of the harbour are visible from this point.
No wind, not even a breeze... That's not good for a windmill. Let's give it some purpose!
It's a very nice warm summer day. I'm ridding my bike and suddenly this windmill appears. Standing up straight and posing for the camera. I've got a subject, some lines and the village Maasland makes a nice background. All I have to do now is press the shutterbutton. Click!
Texture by ~Brenda-Starr~.
A windmill in Netherlands worth to be treated in a classical Dutch painting style. What does it mean is explained very well in wikipedia:
... "A more realistic Dutch landscape style developed, seen from ground level, often based on drawings made outdoors, with lower horizons which made it possible to emphasize the often impressive cloud formations that were (and are) so typical in the climate of the region, and which cast a particular light.
Favorite subjects were the dunes along the western sea coast, rivers with their broad adjoining meadows where cattle grazed, often with the silhouette of a city in the distance. Winter landscapes with frozen canals and creeks also abounded. The sea was a favourite topic as well since the Low Countries depended on it for trade, battled with it for new land, and battled on it with competing nations.
Important early figures in the move to realism were Esaias van de Velde (1587–1630) and Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634), both also mentioned above as genre painters – in Avercamp's case the same paintings deserve mention in each category.
From the late 1620s the "tonal phase" of landscape painting started, as artists softened or blurred their outlines, and concentrated on an atmospheric effect, with great prominence given to the sky, and human figures usually either absent or small and distant."
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The famous Windmills of Mykonos. Captured a millions time. Here's another shot 😉
Die berühmten und zigmal fotografierten Windmühlen von Mykonos. Hier kommt noch ein Foto dazu 😉
Always fun to see the Northern Lights. They weren't as strong as the last time they were visible here but there was almost no moonlight so the stars were able to shine, I naturally picked a windmill ... it is almost expected of me.
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The Netherlands is so closely associated with windmills, that it's often the first fact people recall about the country. The Dutch built windmills for many centuries. The mills were developed for corn milling, land drainage, saw milling, and in fact all manner of industrial purposes.
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries were approximately 10,000 functional windmills in use in the Netherlands. Many mills were demolished after the arrival of electricity. About 1100 mills are throughout the Netherlands still standing and complete workable. They are preserved as important cultural and historic sites and are very popular tourist destinations. A number of characteristic mills was rebuilt in the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (Dutch Open Air Museum).
The first mill is a Poldermill or Drainage windmill for draining polders in Noordlaren (Province of Groningen), built in 1862, relocated in the Dutch Open Air Museum in 1960. It uses an Archimedean screw to force up water. This is a screw-shaped device that is able to raise water by two metres.
The mill in the background, a Wind-driven Sawmill, a paltrok or postmill used as a sawmill, is from Numansdorp (Province of South Holland), built around 1680, relocated in the Museum in 1928.
This sawmill is a large sawing machine, a mill for the production of planks and poles, etc.
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Nederland is nauw verbonden met windmolens. Wij bouwen al eeuwen molens voor allerlei industriële doeleinden: korenmolens, drainagemolens, zaagmolens, enz.
In de 17e, 18e en 19e eeuw waren ongeveer 10.000 windmolens in gebruik. Veel molens werden gesloopt na de komst van de elektrische energie. Nu staan er nog circa 1100 over heel Nederland verspreid. Het merendeel werkt zelfs nog. Ze worden in tact gehouden als belangrijke culturele en historische bezienswaardigheden, en zijn populaire toeristische attracties. Een aantal karakteristieke molens is gered door ze te herbouwen in het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum. Op het 44 hectare grote museumterrein zijn alle in Nederland voorkomende soorten windmolens te bezichtigen.
De eerste molen op de foto is een poldermolen voor het voor het droogmalen van de polder bij Noordlaren (provincie Groningen). De molen is oorspronkelijk uit 1862 en verhuisde in 1960 naar het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum.
De molen op de achtergrond, een houtzaagmolen, een paltrokmolen die werd gebruikt om boomstammen tot planken en palen te zagen. Deze molen is rond 1680 gebouwd in Numansdorp, in 1854 naar Dubbeldam (Dordrecht) verplaatst en in 1928 verhuisd naar het museum.
Dit is een grote zaagmolen zaagmachine, een molen de productie van planken en palen, etc.
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Halnaker Windmill, Designated South Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It really is a fantastic place, with stunning view across Chichester and the Coast.
5 Exposures merged in Photomatix and Topaz filter applied in Photoshop.