Windmill in a garden Photo

Photographer’s Note

I'm afraid that I don't really know anything about this windmill except that it stands not far outside the town of Pons just off of the road that goes to Cognac. It is located in a very well maintained garden as you can see and appears to be in working order as the sails were going round when we saw it.

dareco, gracious, papagolf21, kiwi_explorer, ChrisJ, jhm, feather, gneufeld, gunbud, Muse, amaryllis, maltese, pasternak, tigra has marked this note useful

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saxo042 (15054) 2008-04-11 0:31

Hi Stephen,
I like this windmill, the colours and sharpness are excellent and the whole picture has a good balance and composition.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

dareco (17024) 2008-04-11 0:52

It must be so nice to drive through the countryside and see these windmills scattered about. Very pretty picture once again. TFS

wolf38 (12475) 2008-04-11 0:57

Hello Stephen. Actually there would have to be its own category for the topic mills. They are always worth seeing and fascinating. You took the photo with ideal light. Best regards, Wolfgang.

gracious (20017) 2008-04-11 0:59

Hello Stephen,
Excellent composition of the windmill in best pov captured! the image is sharp with perfect exposure and focus and good contrast of colouration
well done
greeting from NZ
Tony

papagolf21 (55872) 2008-04-11 1:03

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Très belle image de ce moulin qui trône fièrement sur une motte. Il faut reconnaître que le moulin a plus d'allure qu'une éolienne, il est vrai que l'usage n'est pas tout à fait le même.
Très bon cadrage et sujet très bien traité.
Amitiés.
Philippe

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-04-11 1:38

Hi Stephen,
The clear blue sky is just the perfect background to make your main scene stand out. Very good image and color quality ... I like the overall sharpness. Well captured and composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Paolo (40633) 2008-04-11 1:48

Hi Stepehn, beautiful view, colorful, full of light, qith excellent quality too.
thansk, ciao

sacavem (8032) 2008-04-11 2:08

Olá Stephen,

Great perspective shot here, good details and a super qualityjob,the clear blue sky is just the perfect backgroundyes.I like the good job here, well done.

Greetings,
Filipe

ChrisJ (69430) 2008-04-11 3:59

Hi Stephen

One of your very best shots to date. A marvellous blue sky with fantastic graphism of the windmill against the lighter toned sky. Impeccable sharpness & a perfect colour balance. Tfs!

trekks (14260) 2008-04-11 4:48

hello Stephen

Very nicely captured metering exposure to give this windmill a bright view. Well composed shot and such sharpness.

tfs, bill

jurek1951 (25708) 2008-04-11 6:17

Hi Stephen,
Really beautiful, nice POv, good lighting and exposure.Colors contrast and sharpness are very beautiful,
Georg

TopGeo (21357) 2008-04-11 6:25

Hello Stephen! Wonderful image they is these landscapes that I love, And for the beautiful imprinting and the simplicity, the place of windmill a good balance and composition the colours and sharpness, most excellent and the sky exceptional and interest
compliments
Georgios

John_F_Kennedy (30545) 2008-04-11 6:29

Very beautiful photo. Good perspective. Sharp, soft colours and composition are excellent.
Best wishes,
Achim

Fis2 (45152) 2008-04-11 10:54

Hej Stephen!
Very interesting windill. Good frame and colors. I like the light and sharpness. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

evanrizo (456) 2008-04-11 11:38

Hi Stephen, a really fantastic written photo, everything is superb, the light and the clearness are stunning, very well composed and framed.
The sky is ideal for it.
Best regards.
Evangelos

gilou530 (34657) 2008-04-11 13:07

salut stephen
un moulin magnifique sous une belle lumiére, image simple mais bien réalisée, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

feather (49848) 2008-04-11 13:35

It's probably just a stupid quirk of mine but I tend to treat objects like people and in a composition where the object has a definite front and back I prefer them to look into the frame and not out of it. It does sound stupid doesn't it? I can see why you composed it like this as the tree makes an excellent frame on the right. I just wish the windmill was further to the right so there was more space in front of it. Maybe there was something on the left to spoil the shot? Technically it is spot on with good light, colours and sharpness. I particularly like the way the blue sky fades to the horizon and the shadow of the sail on the mill itself.
Kath.

jonathan_hart (22564) 2008-04-11 14:04

the square format work well, nice inclusion of the tree on the right, fine colours and light well managed, this windmill is at the right place, and it's a very cute one,
regards
jo

chrisnet (20354) 2008-04-11 14:14

Hello Stephen,
Good POV with the windmill decentred at the left, good light and sharpness.
Regards

gneufeld (14989) 2008-04-11 19:05

Hi Stephen,
A great image - sharp as a tack and crystal clear against the clear sky. Nice details and very good composition. TFS. Gerald

gunbud (27515) 2008-04-11 19:09

Hi Stephen,
This would be a wonderful lawn ornament to have in ones backyard but I'm sure it still has some function on this charming farm. Lovely details adn sharpness to this fine image.
Regards, Tom

Muse (30559) 2008-04-11 23:48

Hello Stephen,
A very pretty mill in an environment of greenery which emphasizes it well. The light is however a little strong on the principal subject. Superb colors and a very good framing.
Excel weekend
Denise

jhm (81637) 2008-04-12 0:24

Hello Stephen,

All will mills are nice for look it.
But France is not at once the country with a lot windmills, that is Netherlands my neigbour country.
Splendid image of these wonderful mill and the blue sky and green grass in foreground make this attractive.
Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Bon week-end,
John.

amaryllis (17011) 2008-04-12 3:33

bonjour,
bon cadrage de ce superbe moulin sur sa petite colline, une bonne luminosité et je suis d'accord avec Philippe, un moulin a plus d'attrait qu'une éolienne (celà n'engage que nous)malgré que l'usage soit différent
mais j'adore les moulins comme celui-ci, les autres à eaux c'est superbe
merci de ce partage et bon week end
juliette

macondo (12935) 2008-04-13 6:21

Hello Stephen.
This shot looks enormous for some reason, probably its being nearly 800 x 800 and that remarkable tree on the right. The clarity and sharpness of this one are superb, about the best of all your shots. The colour and light are very well rendered. Perhaps I would crop off some of the top part, though.
Regards,
Andrew

maltese (21527) 2008-04-14 0:04

Hello Stephen
Un joli format carré et de très bonnes couleurs pur ce moulin.
Un placement judicieux dans cette très belle photo!!
Du très bon travail, amicalement
Hervé

pasternak (12934) 2008-04-14 4:25

Nice view of this windmill, composition is simple but the view is charming, the tree on the right is well used for the framing.

Cheers
A.

tigra (2966) 2008-04-19 19:15

Hello Stephen
This view is typical for Netherlands.. i was surprised that it was captured in France:)
Katia

testmaniac (11832) 2008-05-29 6:38

Hello Stephen,
Excellent composition of the windmill and colors.

TFS

Phil

Flavia (10202) 2009-04-07 7:05

Hi Stephen,

I like windmills and this picture is very nice. Good use of the pine tree framing the picture. Nice colour combination of basic colours: green, blue and white.

Regards,

Flavia