Windmill from the Great Plain Photo

Photographer’s Note

Windmill from the Great Plain

The aim of founding the Szentendre Open Air Museum was to present folk architecture, interior decoration, farming and way of life in the Hungarian language area from the 2nd half of the 18th century to the 1st half of the 20th century, through original and authentic objects, relocated houses arranged in old settlement patters. The more and more elaborate settlement plan appropriates the relocation of more than 400 edifices into the museum, arranged into village-like regional units on the basis of ethnographical considerations.

Great Plain region

The Great Hungarian Plain is generally considered as the typical Hungarian region. The best known Hungarian words all over the world – puszta, csárda, betyár, gulyás, paprika – have theri origins here. Specific natural formations of this territory are the bleak flatland with its alkaline soil, the mirage, the sand drift, or the shallow waters and thick reeds providing home for a colourful birds.
The geographical units of the Great Plain are situated between the rivers Danube and Tisza, the Trans-Tisza territory and the Banat. Its middle regions thickly interspersed with small villages were on the course of campaigns and lost their population several times during the middle ages.
The development of market towns in the plains started in the 14-15th centuries. The Turkish occupation and later the liberating fights in the whole region resulted in the repeated destruction and large number of emigrants. Resettlement of the depopulated areas began in the 1730s. The new immigrants arrived mainly from the northern part of the historic Hungary; most of them were Slovakians but German-speaking settlers also came from the provinces of the German Empire.

Windmill, Dusnok

Oral tradition says that the mill stood originally in the Miskei-Puszta, until Pál Facskó bought it and built it up in Dusnok. The inscription incised in the big cogged wheel informs us about the most important data: 1888 május 6 a Holkovics János csinálta Facskó Pál (6 May 1888, Holkovics János made it - translation). The support beam of the shaft of the same wheel, however, displays the year 1885, which means either that the mill had been built during a longer period or that the parts came from several places. After the death of Pál Facskó the mill passed into the hands of Imre Bogárdi and Mátyás Ambrus. They sold it to János Koprivánacz in 1926. He tried his luck in America at the beginning of the 20th century and when he resettled, he bought the mill with the money saved in America. He hoped for making a good living with the mill. At the beginning the mill yielded a profit, but was soon left behind because it could not compete with mills with modern technology. After the death of János Koprivánacz, his brother Peter inherited the mill. The communists prohibited the operation in the mill in 1950 and after this year, milling took place illegally and later the mill was used as dwelling house.
Depending on the wind, the mill ground 12-8 metric centners of wheat a day. The sail turned 10-3 times in a minute and the grinding stone turned 8,8 times with each rotation of the sail. (Source: skanzen.hu)

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vincz (19043) 2009-05-13 1:44

Beautiful light on this massive windmill. It looks like some kind of mushroom, different style than the dutch one. Very interesting.

ophelcia (5486) 2009-05-13 1:57

The funny thing is that SKANSEN is Swedish word:) but we've got open air museums all over the world, great shot, the windmill makes a massive impression;)
G.

KLB (18105) 2009-05-13 1:59

Hi Georges

An excellent presentation of this impressive windmill.
I like the combination between the sling liking the sails and the square format you've chosen : it's very well thought.
The light is fantastic and offer a great contrast.
Excellent quality, as usual.

Regards
Karine

pauloog (6615) 2009-05-13 2:00

Hello George,
A quiet view of the windmill in clear natural colours and a good play of light and shadows, well profiled against a beautiful sky.
Regards,
Paul

dip (12642) 2009-05-13 2:10

Hi George,
wonderful image of the windmill,
good clarity and sharpness,the colors look natural and the light management is also very good,
excellent framed and composed,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

atilgone (4749) 2009-05-13 2:10

Hello george
great shot vey nice presentation of the windmill. thanks for the note
tfs

jlbrthnn (38181) 2009-05-13 2:30

Hello George,
The mill is very different from the very well-known Dutch mills thanks to the photographs, with others, of Jaap, (carper). The point of view describes it very well. Clearness and the colors are impressive and attractive. An excellent publication. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

mesutilgim (36906) 2009-05-13 2:30

Hi dear George,
Very nice capture; with perfect photographic qualities and good and nice notes.
What I found amazing is one detail here; the wooden triangle with the charts wheel at the end is most probably balancing the dome of the mill.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Romatou (1375) 2009-05-13 2:34

A beautiful composition.Very nice lighting and colour and details.It could be a classic dutch scene,but some hungarians hills in the bakground tell this is not ! you have managed to capture the scene like a superb painting.

Amicalement ,

François.

jurek1951 (26006) 2009-05-13 2:38

Hi George,
windmill, beautiful subject captured nicely with good contrast and colors,well done,
Georg

besnard (30772) 2009-05-13 2:42

Bonjour George
Une très belle composition lumineuse et bien cadrée de ce superbe moulin.
Merci pour cette belle image et bonne journée.
Nicole

vasilpro (8882) 2009-05-13 3:08

Hello George,
Impressive windmill, beautiful composition, an excellent photo. Very nice contrast, sharpness and lovely colors.
Have a nice day, Vasilis.

jhm (82723) 2009-05-13 3:41

Hello George,

Thank you very much for your interesting note.
I like it open air museums, regular I bring a visit here in Belgium to Bokrijk, this is also a open air museum.
Almost a Dutch mill, always pleasant for look at.
Composition and presentation are superb. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

TopGeo (21891) 2009-05-13 4:18

Hi George,
wonderful picture Superb idea, of the windmill in excellent blue sky, good clarity and sharpness,and POV with nice the colors look natural and the light management is also very good, perfect strong framed and composed scene and note,
Greetings,
Georgios

dareco (17104) 2009-05-13 6:18

Another great series!! Very nice lighting, color, detail, pov.....very beautiful!! TFS

TGULUMSER (12514) 2009-05-13 8:32

Hello George,
The windmill looks very nice under the magnificent blue sky. Wonderful presentation,
Best regards,
Tulay

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-05-13 11:07

Hello George,
Contrasts and colors are very pleasant here.
I like a lot your use of the light.
Have a nice day,
JB.

ymrk (8839) 2009-05-13 11:52

I liked in this perfect view.Move is most great in here.
Have a good week,Dear friend!

Yağmur

argycon (2749) 2009-05-13 13:21

Hi George,
Excellent capture of the fantastic windmill!
Fine framing with beautiful colors!
Superb light handling!
tfs
Regards
kostas

ktanska (16611) 2009-05-13 23:59

Hi George,
Really good looking old windmill. And again neatness of that open air museum is stunning. Good off centre framing, perfect weather and optimal sidelight to emphasize that round form.
Kari

danyy (69001) 2009-05-14 0:17

Bonjour George,
une photo à la Carper, format carré et moulin, des couleurs et des lumières parfaites, dommage qu'on, a dos du moulin.
Regards.
Daniel.

aadilj (17950) 2009-05-14 2:32

Hi george, this is sharp, crisp and wonderfully hued with brilliant tones and lovely freshness. the balance and the pov too are perfect

alibasarir (14439) 2009-05-14 2:35

merhaba George,
özellikle keskin detaylar ve renkler süper.çok güzel bir bakış açısı olmuş.yel değirmeni kadraj içinde nefis görünüyor eline sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

Royaldevon (5938) 2009-05-14 3:05

Hello George,

This is superb! I just love windmills!
The light is amazing causing fine colour saturation and interesting shadows.
The sharp focus and dof is outstanding.
Precise composition completes a wonderful shot.
Bravo!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

John_F_Kennedy (31563) 2009-05-14 3:48

Very interesting mill architecture outside the Netherlands. Very good colours and framing. Sharp detailed
Best wishes,
Achim

paura (38584) 2009-05-14 5:28

Georg,
Enquadramento e cores perfeits para mostrar a linda imagem. Beleza de trabalho, amigo.

Abraço

Paulo

francio64 (11212) 2009-05-14 13:32

Ciao George,
forse tu non sai che io ho una particolare passione per i mulini.
Ho anche un tema in proposito e questa tua foto la inserisco in questo mio tema.

Bella inquadratura e colori.
Francesco

P.S.
Forse hai il sensore sporco!

hay_kes (28562) 2009-05-14 16:47

Merhaba George,
Very beautiful windmill.Great POV, Colours and perspective.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

Graal (58139) 2009-05-14 23:00

Jó napot George,
unusual museum, nice old windmill, good informations and superb quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

AiresSantos (42298) 2009-05-15 2:54

Hi George
Fine details in this excellent picture with the windmill.
This tecnique to rotate in order to have the best direction of the wind is excellent
Beautiful colours and very good note
Have a nice weekend
Aires

amaryllis (17565) 2009-05-15 13:22

Bonjour Georg
une superbe photo de ce joli moulin et l'on peut voir les moindres détails du mécanisme de celui-ci
une luminosité et netteté parfaite et un cadrage excellent
juliette

Tue (25608) 2009-05-16 7:49

Hey George,
Excellent photo work for the view of this windmill, presented in a very good composition. I find the colours pleasant, just as the light. Good sharpness too, thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

pablominto (40824) 2009-05-17 13:43

Hello George,

A classical windmill image, a well composed presentation!
Besides the image shows interesting details in the technical construction...
Excellent colour palette and sharp details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

jonathan_hart (22578) 2009-05-18 4:44

excellent light and colors, good sharpness, a fine quality to appreciate the beauty of this simple architecture, and interesting to see this POV with the wheel behind the windmill
jc

rikko77 (6206) 2009-05-19 14:08

Hi George
nice composition, good, well saturated colors...you show us a windmill which is not from Nederland..great! :-)
greetings
Rikk