Old Mills, New Houses .. Photo

Photographer’s Note

This kind of mills was very common along the west portuguese coast before the invasion of industrial mills moved by engines. The strong winds at these places moved the great wheel, dressed with triangular sails. The wheel movement was transmitted to complex mechanisms inside the building putting in movement heavy grinding circular stones, transforming the grain in flour. Nowadays, these mills are mostly derelict but many people have bought some of their remains and transformed them in small cottages, used mainly in Summer time.

Spoony, Galeota, bpelvan, jrj, apazevedo, odemira, ChrisJ, castellano has marked this note useful

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Spoony (3539) 2004-09-14 8:47

Está aqui, sem duvida, um excelente enquadramento. É um registo importante de algo que é cada vez menos frequente aos nossos olhos. Interessante... sem duvida!
Muito boa Rui.

Galeota (10334) 2004-09-14 9:13

Very good point of view. A pitty that it came out slightly cropped on top. That's when a real wide angle lens would be so useful...

Good exposure and very nice colours.

bpelvan (3786) 2004-09-14 9:23

The mixture of the blue in the sky and on the building looks good. Also shadows of the poles has a good effect. Very wwll captıred Rui. Bravo. How lucky people living in them.
Regards

burdallet (0) 2004-09-14 14:01

Du vent je ne retiens que le temps
Le temps qu'il faut pour moudre longtemps

Du vent j'entend venir le temps
Le temps qui change souvent

En un mot : moulin je suis
et je vis les éléments
.../...

apivaz (1902) 2004-09-14 17:25

Bom registo. O contraste com o fantástico azul do céu resultou muito bem. Eu talvez englobasse toda a estrutura das velas no enquadramento. Boas fotos!

apazevedo (5469) 2004-09-14 19:34

Muito bela foto, Rui! Gostei bastante desta composição, nomeadamente da inclinação das pás do moinho e dos seus reflexos na parede branca, bem como da sequência da porta e janelas, contrastando muito bem com aquele bonito céu azul...

jrj (34779) 2004-09-15 6:12

Seems like a grand day for windmills (had one myself)
Very nice capture, good blue and white setting.
I tried a little more contrast in a WS

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spis (314) 2004-09-16 5:58