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Photographer’s Note

Tosset mill
Located in the canton of Tool bags (Loiret), to approximately 100 km in the South-east of Paris, 80 km of Orleans (prefecture) and with 15 km of Montargis (sub-prefecture), the commune of Griselles counts 740 inhabitants divided out of 3032 hectares of which approximately 800 are occupied by the forest of Montargis, formerly royal forest.
The mills always form part of our landscapes and their origin is so old that it remains obscure, related on the myths and the legends. One knows only that it goes up with the invention of the grinding stone, circular part furnished with scratches suitable to crush the grain manually. Built out of wood in the forest areas, out of stone or brick elsewhere, they are admirable witnesses of our inventive spirit to use free natural energies, the force of water then that of the wind. They were the base of the artisanal economy, this is why the age of the mill lasted several centuries. One thinks of the flours (corn, corn, buckwheat), with oils (olive, flax), with cloths (wool, cotton, hemp), with paper. Their uses were actually very broad: the mill crushed the scaffold-poles of oak for the tanning of the skins, actuated the hammer of the forging mills, the sawmills, sharpened the knives...

pbernardon, jjbach, nwoehnl, Xalkida, jhm, carper, Albrecht, singuanti, ChrisJ, elihesamian, Tue, pamastro, bazal, orme, joseelias, MarekP, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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Zepi (22848) 2005-05-16 5:48

Hello Philippe ,

Très belle prise de vue.
Magnifique ciel,un vrai petit coin de paradis!
Splendide!!
Beau travail

Amicalement
Sébastien

jemaflor (39211) 2005-05-16 5:50

Ca sent notre bonne France profonde, belles couleurs et bonne composition avec cet angle, juste une petite remarque, la batisse est un peu trop (ou pas assez)coupée. Peut être que cela aurait valu la peine de déplacer le cadrage vers la droite ... enfin une idée comme ça.

nwoehnl (118) 2005-05-16 5:55

Hello Philippe. Mills are usually appealing subjects to photograph, and the one you found here is a nice one. The old building with the shingled roof and the window shutters adds a nice character, and the wheel of the mill is well included at the right. Interesting note, as usual. I wonder what it would look like if framed a bit further to the left (including a little more of the house and a little less of the wall at the right), but I guess you wanted to have the tree at the right for balance which is also fine.

Xalkida (11740) 2005-05-16 6:13

Excellent shot! I like the vivid colors, the POV and the original lighting! Very fine shot!

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-05-16 6:26

Ce sont des endroits ou l'on aimerait rêver et rester.
L'architecture est magnifique et le cadraage donne une grande valeur au système de roue et d'écluse.
Poetique, primesautier et Rousseauesque si je puis me permettre.
Jean Michel

jhm (82201) 2005-05-16 7:07

Bonjour Philippe,
Again a very placid picture, specially the water mill to the rights side, also a excellent note so as usual. I like generally this lovely composition. Splendid spring image!
Amicalement,
John.

bantonbuju (48514) 2005-05-16 7:12

salut philippe, i've seen your correspondence with norbert i i find his question quite right; anyhow, its a nice composition and final result of the photo is very pleasant;
have a nice week, jerzy

devimeuxbe (55853) 2005-05-16 7:32

Bonjour Philippe.
Quel beau moulin. L'ambiance très rurale est bien rendue. Lumière et netteté parfaites.
Du beau travail
Bertrand

tontonjc (6617) 2005-05-16 8:03

Trés belle image et un bien joli moulin . des couleurs superbes ... il manque juste le bruit de l'eau...

Bravo et belle note explicative

lukie (0) 2005-05-16 8:55

Philippe,

très jolie photo, très charmante. D'une qualitée splendide, bonne netteté et belles couleurs. Mais j'aime aussie la location. Merci.

amicalement,

Luc.

Schultzy (5428) 2005-05-16 9:42

Bonjour Philippe,
Encore un point fort de la photo, ces petits coins là il faut aller les chercher !
L'endroit est magnifique et très romantique. Les couleurs sont très "nature". La fenètre ouverte de la maison donne de la vie à l'endroit. Bien vu !

PixelTerror (86038) 2005-05-16 11:30

Bonjour Philippe,
Un endroit bucolique et calme a souhaite, un tres joli coin avec une belle perspective en remontant le ruisseau jusqu'au moulin, dommage d'avoir coupe la maison. Jolie vue quand meme et comme d'habitude une tres bonne note.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

weswang (18223) 2005-05-16 12:49

Hi Philippe, A beautiful shot to the beautiful scenery. The blue sky and the green trees make a very nice contrast to the special old styled house. What a lovely place to build a house. An excellent shot with great details, sharpness, and depth.

carper (64546) 2005-05-16 14:32

I like the good photo Phillippe,
very well composed shot , I like the lines, the depth, the very good details and the fantastic colours, very good job,
gr. Jaap

jp80 (8437) 2005-05-16 15:53

Bonsoir Philippe,
un bien joli moulin, parfaitement présenté grâce à ce cadrage judicieux. Les couleurs sont belles, et l'exposition bien gérée. Merci pour cette note intéressante.

Pascal

MvS (4163) 2005-05-16 16:09

Beautiful old mill house. I live the windoes on the roof - funnily placed, and the open windows. Great colours!
Thanks,
Magnus

Albrecht (10964) 2005-05-16 16:20

Hi Phillipe
Wonderful spot; old and interesting place and a good compo. Wonderful soft colours. Well done, regards Albrecht

singuanti (15240) 2005-05-16 22:29

Hi Philippe. You have excellent strong colors with a good deal of visual impact. This POV is nice and let's us get a good feel for the area. I like the high sharpness too. A very beautiful place and photo Philippe, well done.

pbernardon (593) 2005-05-17 3:34

un moulin en bon état une belle prise de vue dans une atmosphère buccolique, des notes interressantes....

Merci Philippe

ChrisJ (70019) 2005-05-17 4:53

Bonjour Philippe

I like the texture in the tiles on the roof, & the repetition of the windows in the imposing old mill house. C'est vraiment tres bon!

Didi (35998) 2005-05-17 7:24

Bonjour Philippe
Une belle vue d'ensemble de ce moulin avec des couleurs assez douces.
Et comme toujours arrosé d'un bon commentaire.
Si je passe par là j''ssayerai de photographier de l'autre côté de la rive si c'est possible.

hdl (6735) 2005-05-17 7:53

On doit admirer l'ingéniosité de "dans le temps". En utilisant le vent et l'eau ils arrivaient qm à faire pas mal de choses sans détruire la nature. C'est une belle vue bucolique et (comme d'habitude) une note super-éducative. Je dois m'accorder avec Norbert que le pdv n'est pas idéal, mais l'idéal n'est pas toujours possible. Merci pour cette vue très printanière.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-05-17 12:08

And...how can I forget you,dear Philippe?!!!:)

Another great informative shot with excellent result and with a nice POV,indeed light and colors with this excellent sharpness are fantastic here.very well worked and very nicely composed,too.
Thanks for sharing,Philippe!

Yours Truly
M

Jean-Luc (5488) 2005-05-17 14:08

Magnifique scène campagnarde! Les couleurs sont splendides et font ressortir toute la poésie et la beauté de cet endroit.
Mon cher philippe, c'est de la belle ouvrage..
Bravo!

Tue (25608) 2005-05-17 17:47

Bonsoir Philippe,
Beautiful picture of this old mill! The composition is very nice with also some green surroundings included! Very well done! :-D
Grtz, Lars

mumek (17468) 2005-05-18 7:49

Good morning Philippe!
What a beautiful capture of the mill! Excellent composition with the trees on the right side and the branches hanging from the top of the picture. Very sharp details and colorful scenery. Tha note as usual very informative.Very impressive work.Thanks for posting
best regards
ziggy

faubry (32277) 2005-05-19 4:55

tout simplement beau et paisible, quoi dire de plus! j'aime beaucoup
merci
francine

pamastro (7213) 2005-05-24 0:28

You captured the old feel here very nicely. The building with its slanted roofline and weathered roof and some more wild looking grass. The surroundings are nicely captured, too. You framed it well with the trees at the top. Maybe wider or farther back to get the entire mill would have enhanced its feel a bit. But it's a very nice feel here that you have captured.

bazal (7898) 2005-05-24 4:08

Bonjour, Philippe.
Belle image que nous découvrons là. J'aime beaucoup l'ambiance générale qui se dégage de cette composition. La lumière est très douce et nous gratifie de belles couleurs très fraîches et buccoliques bien en accord avec le sujet. Je trouve juste peut-être un peu dommage que le moulin ne soit pas entier dans la photo, mais les possibilités de recul n'étaient peut-être pas suffisantes? Superbe image, de toute façon, merci du partage !

orme (6746) 2005-06-07 23:08

I like the tranquility of this scene, Philippe. The large flat roof and the 'main door' on the 'second floor' are also great. Nicely framed with the trees in the top corners. Well seen. Excellent note.

saintclaude (1398) 2005-06-08 4:04

Un beau bâtiment, de l'herbe verte, un très beau ciel, de l'eau, une roue, une belle netteté, que demander de plus?
Très joliment réalisé, Philippe, j'aime beaucoup l'ambiance.
Bravo!
Amitiés.
Claude

joseelias (367) 2005-06-20 8:50

This place can produce tons of great images! This is in fact a captivating subject where you can explore not only the wide views as well lots of details and textures. The light in this one is quite nice especially in the mill where the flat contrast lets us appreciate all the details easily. About the framing I think I would like to see the left side of the mill (could be made with two photos) or in alternative a tighter crop on that side for us to center the attention in the creek and well more easily.

MarekP (4744) 2005-07-19 7:58

Bonjour Philippe,
It's nice to see a traditional water mill among so many wind ones on TE. Nicely sharp photo with many interesting details. Do you remember, where the sun was that time -- it's interesting I can't see any shadow, but the sky seems to bee quite clear.

Thanks,
Marek

pierrefonds (26105) 2007-04-02 7:59

Bonjour Philippe,

Une bonne prise de vue du moulin de Tosset, la photo a une bonne composition, profondeur de champs et de belles couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre