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Challenge: Rule of Thirds (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Windmills
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Molendijk 10, Schermerhorn, NL
Date: Sep 18, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Sep 20, 2005
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Lower Windmill K (ondermolen K), located at the Molendijk near Schermerhorn.
Build in 1633 and one of a group of windmills that pump the water from the lowlands to the surrounding canal. They pumped it in stages, every mill takes care of a certain elevation. This is one of the lower mills, the one in the background is the accompanying upper windmill G.
At the moment the windmill cannot pump any water. The water pumping mechanism is in bad condition and taken out of the windmill. Besides that, the original supply canal has been lowered and rerouted. They are working on this situation to get the system working again (for fun).
The wooden structure inside is original, but you can imagine that the mechanisms and reeds don't last 400 years. It has recently been resurfaced.
Took this photo at 9 in the morning on sunday. When I left home the light was a lot better. It only became worse. This happens every time. When I work and don't have time the light is great. When I have a day off or in the weekend the light is blah.
The lower third line is the horizon and the left vertical third line goes trough the middle of the windmill. Yeah I cropped it to get there, but you cannot expect me to step into the water (no zoom on a prime).
Editing;
NC: curves, contrast tone to normal
PS6: rotate horizon, crop 4:5, curves, channel mixer, chroma noise reduction, color balance (added some cyan and yellow), brightness +5, contrast +5, USM, resample, USM, SFTW.
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12/05/2005 06:10:17 PM |
| one of these days, i'm gonna have to come for a visit so i can see these beauties in person! :) |
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09/28/2005 06:53:06 PM |
| I for one, thought this deserved a much higher finish than it received. I gave this a 9. obviously a few of us thought this was a well thought out and executed photo Good job and good luck on the next one! |
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09/27/2005 11:57:46 PM |
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09/27/2005 05:26:20 PM |
| I love pictures of windmills. Beautiful example of the rules of thirds. |
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09/26/2005 06:24:11 PM |
| Great chocolate box image |
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09/25/2005 04:39:52 PM |
| looks like the Fens. Lovely shot, very clear & sharp, meets challenge |
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09/23/2005 03:41:40 PM |
| Very good work. Nice depth of field. Nice subject. |
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09/23/2005 12:46:00 AM |
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09/22/2005 07:45:31 PM |
| I love the reflection. Nice picture. |
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09/22/2005 06:23:54 PM |
| I like this photo, but I think to really meet the challenge the cross of the blades should be on a 1/3 intersection line. |
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09/21/2005 06:04:18 PM |
| Nice reflection and that boat draws me into your image. I just wish you could have had a nice bright blue sky for this. |
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09/21/2005 12:03:08 PM |
| I personally would have liked to have seen this a little brighter, but I'm still giving it a 10. |
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09/21/2005 11:09:48 AM |
| The touch of red makes the shot. Love the windmill!! I wish the sky color were a bit more vitrant. The reflection in the marsh is pretty. It might be fun to try a single color sat, by ridding the shot of all of the color except the red. Just a fun thought. ;~D |
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