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Photographer’s Note

The castle of Consuegra of the son-in-law rises, surrounded with wind mills, on the hill Calderico, or " Of La Mancha Crestería ", placed to the south of the locality of Mother of the son-in-law, to the south of the province of Toledo.

The locality of Consuegra of the son-in-law, of Celtiberian, Roman roots and visigodas, it was an important front fortified during the struggles between Toledo and the caliphate of Cordoba, and it would be happening alternativamente for Christian and Arab hands. The Roman history of this fortitude goes back to the epoch of the Consaburum, which was provided with the typical edificciones of a big city, such as circus, spa, walls and aqueduct.

Possibly the first reconstruction of castle will realize Almanzor in the Xth century, in full Moslem mastery of these regions. In the year 1097 king Almotamid de Sevilla transferred the castle to Alfonso VI, across a matrimonial agreement for which the king was marrying the Sevillian princess Zaida, contributing this one as dowry the castle of Consuegra of the son-in-law. The fortitude was obtained this way without blood spilling, but soon, on August 15, 1097, Alfonso VI lost the castle in the battle of Mother of the son-in-law against the almorávides.

The castle was definitively recovered by the Christians in the middle of the XIIth century, and reconstructed by the Hospitable Gentlemen between this century and the following one, which explains his original architecture of "European" type. Alfonso VII delivered the fortitude, the people and the grounds of the outline to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the year 1183, who constructed the current castle and established there the capital of his Priorato of The Spot, guarding the step to the region of which it is a natural door. In him it celebrated several chapters the Order and there his valuable file was surviving, destroyed apparently during the French invasion, which troops occupied it from 1809 until 1813 for his strategic value.

The structure of this castle is quite atypical. It is constituted basically by a central body squared in a big cylindrical tower to each of his sides. The enclosure is surrounded by a barrier that only remains stay in the part that was surrounding the court of weapon.

The first thing that appears there is an empty space so called 'lookout', from where one gains access to the castle in strict sense, which is surrounded by the defensive barrier.

The door of access is framed by two cubic structures, and on her there finds the shield of the Prior of the Order Juan José of Austria and that of the Álvarez of Toledo.

Between the interior stays they emphasize the cistern, with covering of vault of cannon, a patio and the files of the Order of Saint John, destroy you for the French troops in 1809.

The albarrana tower, defensive Arab element that constitutes a clear trace of his step along the zone, performs circular form and he is in the most southern part of the castle. This tower was joined to the set by means of an adarve. It has four flats, for what his height is considerable.

Another classic photo of one of the places most known about Spain, the mills of Consuegra of the son-in-law and his castle.

A WS where his place is seen.

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scroller (2883) 2007-08-27 1:23

Intresting note and a good pov!
thanks
/Stefan

carper (64638) 2007-08-27 1:29

fantastic photo Charo,
the pov is great, the lines are good, the balance is nice and the sky is fantastic, I think you could get two photo's out this good image, very good photojob, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

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Valerka (8159) 2007-08-27 1:29

Hello, Chara,
Wow, thank you for the note.You reminded me of the three immortal Spaniards-Don Quixote, Sancho Pansa and, of course,Miguel de Servantes, their father.
TFS
Valerka:)

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MiguelP (14324) 2007-08-27 1:30

Hola Charo... Bonita estampa de los molinos. La luz es preciosa, y sin duda el contar con esos cielos (los más agradecidos cuando se fotografían planos generales) fue una gran suerte. El punto de vista con el castillo al fondo me gusta mucho.
Un abrazo,
Miguel

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-08-27 1:32

Hi Charo,
This has excellent depth and nice repeating patterns created by the windmills.... well composed. Very good image and color quality. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Gustaw (21670) 2007-08-27 1:33

Hi, my friend!
it is very interesting vacation view. I very like your composition. Excelent colours. It is clasical view from Spain. I very like your oryginal architecture. Well done. Beautiful colours and good light.
Marek

gildasjan (23666) 2007-08-27 1:34

Bonjour Charo
Tout simplement magnifique cette composition.tout est bien ajusté dans cette image.Une excellente réalisation.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

Clementi (43843) 2007-08-27 1:35

ciao Charo ,
bella composizione , mi piacciono molto questi mulini e a chiudere sullo sfondo il castello.
ottimo POV colore e sharp.
ben fatto
Giorgio

wolf38 (12728) 2007-08-27 1:35

Hallo Charo. Fünf Windmühlen und eine Burg. Ein wundervolles Bild. Don Quichotte hätte seine Freude daran. Alle seine Ideale würden erwachen. Sehr schön. viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

snunney (34732) 2007-08-27 1:37

Hello Charo,
A very good composition of these windmills receding diagonally back along the road towards the castle under a very nice sky. Excellent light and colours and good sharpness.

Andro (4) 2007-08-27 1:38

Hi
Excellent photo...

papagolf21 (56251) 2007-08-27 1:40

Bonjour, mon amie Charo,
Superbe prise de vue de ces moulins et de cette ancienne citadelle. En voyant les moulins, je ne puis m'empêcher de penser à l'histoire de Cervantès !
Un grand merci, Charo, pour les photos présentées en atelier, un pur régal.
Bravo pour la note richement documentée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

barrufeto_77 (25719) 2007-08-27 1:42

Hola Charo.

Un tanto clásica ya...pero que siempre gusta. Al menos a mi la verdad.

Grandes los molinos con el castillo al final grandes!

Un saludo, Oscar

jojo31 (1601) 2007-08-27 1:50

Bonjour
excellente composition
bien les moulins et les ruines du chateau
excellents détails
amicalement

jojo

UnTrained (0) 2007-08-27 2:14

Hola Charo,
wonderful explaining note for the architecture of the fortification and the historical background. Well added workshops to get a better impression. A risk to forget this wonderful capture which is the first we see here. The dual leading by the row of mills to the fortress and the road is wonderful, great composition and POV. The brightness, colours and sharpness are also well done. My first impression was about being back into the age of Miguel Cervantes story about Don Quichotte. Great combination, muchas gracias.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

hatti52 (12654) 2007-08-27 2:23

Hola Charo,
Great POV and light
well composed
regards

Mer1000 (738) 2007-08-27 3:19

Hola Charo
lo primero es darte las gracias por toda la información que nos aportas con tu fotografía. Es impresionante.
Me gusta la toma que has realizado, con esos molinos en linea, terminando en el Castillo. Enhorabuena.
Un abrazo, Mer

rbcy1974 (20742) 2007-08-27 3:26

Hola Charo
Una composicion impecable
la multidud de nubes en el cielo le dan una textura exquisita al cielo,
hermosos colores y luz
Un saludo
Daniel

jonathan_hart (22570) 2007-08-27 3:27

hola Charo
it's the best POV to show us all the beauty of this nice place
excellent light and depth
fine natural colours
regards
jo

r021251 (3917) 2007-08-27 3:46

Superbe. Belle angle de prise d vue. Effetde sortie et d'entrée dans la photo réussi. Couleurs nettes et sans artifices, Le chemin donne l'impression de longueur.. Bravo...

asajernigan (14090) 2007-08-27 3:46

Charo,
Great composition here showing the windmills and castle in this shot. The repeating pattern formed by the windmills are very appealing. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF. The road leads the eye through the photo giving the shot nice motion.
TFS,
Asa

jlbrthnn (37749) 2007-08-27 3:47

Buenos días Charo,
la Esta magnífica imagen. El primer plan es bonito y nos conduce a naturalmente al castillo. Siempre estos colores y estas nubes sobrenaturales. Magnífica realización. Enhorabuena.
Buen día
cordialmente
Joël

kaptan (1442) 2007-08-27 3:48

Wonderful
good composition
good lighting.nice frame.perfect sharpness.Congrajulations.Nezih

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-08-27 6:34

Charo
THE composition for this place. Excellent job!
Esta es LA composicion para este lugar.
Muy bien hecho!
La nitidez y luz estan buenisimas
saludos
Jorge

vero07 (1747) 2007-08-27 8:38

Hola Charo,
Preciosa foto! El lugar de por si ya es bonito y además lo acompañas de un magnífico cielo. Gracias por tu amplia e interesante nota...
Excelente trabajo!

carmia (4954) 2007-08-27 9:10

HoLA Charo, fantastica foto, perfecto enquadre y composicion. otro gran trabajo tuyo, felicidades! Carme.

P-S-I-G (24482) 2007-08-27 9:38

Hola Charo,
Que buena foto ! Me gusta mucho el POV.
Fantastica foto !
Un saludo,
Fabrice

vbl (1402) 2007-08-27 9:56

Hola Charo:
es una preciosa postal. Me encanta la composición y los contrastes y definición. La composición es perfecta e inmejorable con ese castillo detrás. Y ese cielo se ha confabulado contigo para hacer de esta foto la foto ideal.
un saludo vanessa

llimone (672) 2007-08-27 11:08

Hola Charo.
Magnifica y bonita fotografia de la Mancha.
Buena composicion y unos colores fantasticos. Excelentes detalles. Creo que es un foto muy buena que he puesto en mis favoritos.
Un saludo.
Ricardo

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leonorkuhn (13559) 2007-08-27 13:26

Hola Charo,

Muy bonita toma! me gusta la diagonal del camino hasta el castillo y los molinos en gran perspectiva. Muy hermosos colores, excelente luminosidad y nitidez.

Saludos
Leonor

kiks (6053) 2007-08-27 13:31

Hi Charo,

what a great POV you've choose to get this windmills and castle. Just LOVELY.
TFS
Kiks

alonsote (244) 2007-08-27 13:36

Hola Charo!
Increible foto, el contraste de colores es fantastico, asi como la composicion, me gusta como resalta el blanco de los molinos con respecto a la imagen en general. Grandiosas condiciones de luz tuviste y que supiste aprovechar bien, felicidades!
Saludos
Alonso

emilbo (9333) 2007-08-27 14:07

Hola Charo!
Magnifique vue de tous ces moulins à vent, d'un blanc pur, qui nous amène jusqu'au château.
Superbes couleurs et bonne note. La photo est parfaite mais moi j'y vois aussi un beau panoramique. J'ai donc préparé un Workshop.
Salutations!...
Emilius

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barni (14501) 2007-08-27 14:10

Holla Charo
Magnifique point de vue sur ces moulins.
Très bonne idée d'avoir gardé le chateau en arrière plan.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

dip (12552) 2007-08-27 14:36

Hi Charo,
this is a wonderful image!
great POV,very good clarity and sharpness and amazing colors,
very well done!
Regards,
Dimitris.

JorgeCK (2594) 2007-08-27 15:16

Hola Charo,
El lindo azul del cielo, las nubes una tras de la otra y los molinos blancos en linea crean un panorama fantastico. Buen contraste con una composition excellente.
Saludos
joRge

zumoduvas (1974) 2007-08-27 15:28

Excelente foto Charo.

Conocia los de Ciudad Real, pero no estos de Toledo con un buen castillo de fondo.

Saludos.

adores (15487) 2007-08-27 16:24

Olá Charo!
Estes moinhos são fantásticos e o piv está excelente mostrando o castelo atrás. O céu está perfeito e a nuvem da esquerda quase parece tocar o moinho. Bem conseguida!

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-08-28 2:37

Hola Charo, really a good image!
i like a lot the colours and the tones..
well composed, the windmills create a good perspective...
VERY GOOD!
ciao!
Valeria

mpsf (731) 2007-08-28 3:55

Qué imagen tan perfecta, Charo! con los molinos a un lado y al fondo, del otro, el castillo. Has plasmado de una vez la esencia pura de la Mancha. El cielo precioso.
Buen trabajo, un abrazo.
Pilar

vinicio (22362) 2007-08-28 6:14

Wonderful cohabitation of different structures and architectures in beautiful nature, excellent image with very good POV and colors, a place very interesting under all the POVs, well done, Charo, compliments, also to the useful note.
Ciao
Vinicio

josepmarin (33785) 2007-08-28 8:38

Hola Charo,
buen encuadre, y gran resultado gráfico aquí. Tu punto de vista desde arriba nos ofrece una bonita perspectiva de los molinos y del camino que serpentea a su lado, con el castillo detrás y la llanura manchega al fondo.
El cielo de invierno con las nubes funciona muy bien, y me gusta la iluminacion y los colores de la foto.
Conozco este lugar y es magnífico, creo que es, junto al de Campo de Criptana, de los mejores conjuntos de molinos que se pueden ver en La Mancha.
Gracias por esta bella foto.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Nicou (44641) 2007-08-28 9:32

Hello

superbe image, ce point de vue sur ces beaux moulins d'une blancheru étonnante et un château au loi, une vraie merveilles.

Bravo et belle soirée

Nicou

luiscar (3282) 2007-08-28 14:29

Hola Charo
una bella imagen, el encuadre es portentoso, la definición y el color, perfectos.
me gusta que hayas añadido el castillo, se sale de lo tipico y complementa bien.
buen trabajo
saludos.

CENT-TRETZE (2133) 2007-08-28 14:52

Hola Charo:

Perdóname, te tengo totalmente abandonada. Solo hace falta ver el retraso que llevo en comentar esta preciosidad de foto de estos molinos de la Mancha.

No hace falta que diga que se trata de uno de tus mejores trabajos, por que yo me atrevo a decir que por mi gusto es una de las mejores fotos tuyas, y no será por que tienes pocas. Pasa a engrosar mi galería de favoritas sin discusión.

Los molinos, el castillo, la profundidad, el cielo las nubes es perfecto y también merece una mención especial tu elaborado escrito. Te felicito amiga mía.

Un beso

Josep

Docarmo (8820) 2007-08-28 20:59

Hola Charo,
Una bonita imagen con estos molinos en línea hasta el castillo. Eso da una excelente perspectiva. La luminosidad y las sombras, así como la espléndida nitidez hagan un efecto de 3D.
Gracias por la preciosa información de la nota.
Maria do Carmo

fayeulle (26543) 2007-08-28 23:44

Bonjour Charo
Bien entendu ces moulins sont très connus mais j'ignorais qu'il y avait une forteresse à proximité. J'aime ces alignements et la manière dont tu as cadré cet ensemble.
Cordialement
JP

AiresSantos (41970) 2007-08-29 1:06

Hi Charo
Great perspective of the mills and the castle. I like your POV and how you framed the picture. Lovely sky, very good details and colours
TFS and greetings
Aires

sacavem (8231) 2007-08-29 1:32

Olá Charo,

Me encanta muito esta tua foto.É uma paisagem maravilhosa com os moinhos e o castelo em fundo. Boas cores, luminosidade e contraste.
Parabéns e um abraço,
Filipe
Nota: as tuas criticas estão sem pontos verdes(?)

giorgimer (21070) 2007-08-29 4:17

Wow Charo!

great view! I nearly can see Don Quijote!
perfect composition, very interesting note.

TFS

Gio

Tort (2266) 2007-08-29 7:47

Hola Charo
Bella toma del castillo y de los molinos con gran profundidad, estupendos colores y detalles.
La panoramica nos muestra bien la belleza de este lugar.
Buen trabajo y excelente nota
Saludos
Juan Tort

claudeD (11280) 2007-08-29 9:06

Bonjour Charo,

Tout simplement magnifique cette prise de vue.Tu as réalisé une excellente composition.Le ciel est magnifique.J'ai ajouté cette photo à mes favoris.
Bonne journée.

Salutations amicales du Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

pboehringer (770) 2007-08-29 12:40

Charo,
that is really a stunning shot! The composition with the windmills, the castle and the street leads so well the eyes in a noce diagonal through the image. It is a pure delight to "walk" through this landscape. Additionally the sky and the clouds gives an extremely comforting mood.
Congratulations!
Regards, Peter

patdeph (17748) 2007-08-29 12:53

hola Charo
superb colours and light.I like very much this diagonale of white mills doing a great contrast with the landscape.The castle on the same line and the road in front of them are really beautiful and make a magnificent composition.congratulation.
Pascale

saylan-cb (12726) 2007-08-29 14:38

Hi Charo
very nice interesting view.A great colours and light the sky is fantastic.Good POV,well done.
TFS/Regards

cam (8880) 2007-08-29 17:53

Hola Charo
I like the POV, the mills set in a diagonal, along the road that is taking us to the castle.
I clicked on Consuegra and found all the multifacets of this wonderful place, that you are presenting us so well.

Have a good day
Charles

berek (28871) 2007-08-29 21:52

Hi Charo,
you caught very good perspective with this right point of view. I like clouds and your framing very much. well done.
B.Erek

pablominto (40508) 2007-08-30 5:12

Hello Charo,
A great series of windmills, leading up to the castle in the back!
An interesting scenery and an intriguing composition, well balanced and with good lines...
Good point of view, the sky is good too!
Greetings,
Pablo -

feather (49858) 2007-08-30 6:23

This is a real beauty. Not too much I can add the appreciation gone before. The use of the not only the path but the windmills to lead the eye into the frame is perfect. Our eyes can read the image perfectly from left to right all the way to the castle. The strong Spanish light is not easy to handle and all those whites could have caused problems, but you managed that very well. Excellent work
Kath

Emile (19913) 2007-08-30 8:37

Hola Charo.
Precioso paisaje captado desde un buen punto de vista el cual incluye no solo los molinos pero tambien la presencia del castillo en el fondo. Los colores y tu definicion estan magnificos, has aprovechado en todo su esplendor la iluminacion de tan bello dia.
El WS de Emilius (emilbo) no me gusta ya que le quita una buena parte de la carretera y el acantilado con lo cual la foto pierde una gran perspectiva. Tu WS esta bien como informativo. Gracias por tu historica nota.
Saludos.

leo61 (43336) 2007-08-31 10:05

Hi Charo!
How could I miss this fantastic shot????
Great POV and very good comosition with the diagonal road and the row of windmills.Good light,natural colors and a great sky.
Regards,Leo

bakes888 (18155) 2007-09-01 0:53

Hi Charo. Wonderful photo. Well composed with the row of windmills making an excellent lead-in to give depth. Excellent colour and detail also. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

gary91 (15321) 2007-09-01 3:01

Hola Charo,
This is a wonderful image !
I love this composition with the road crossing the image down to the castle. The sky is great and the clouds are giving a wonderful texture.
Very well done !
Have a nice week-end.
Best regards, Christian

maduixeta (1795) 2007-09-02 6:49

Hola Charo!
preciosa foto de estes molinos de consuegra.
Excelente la profundidad y la composición, y los colores son perfectos.
Buen trabajo,
Saludos,
Sònia.

kipli (1007) 2007-09-03 5:25

Che foto fantastica!
Bello il soggetto e perfetta l'esecuzione con dei colori cosí vivi.
Impossibile trovare un difetto...ottimo lavoro.

Ciao
Andrea

balatrek (7419) 2007-09-15 13:35

Hola Charo,

Una vista clásica de estos Molinos pero con la fuerza añadida que proporciona el castillo al fondo, sin duda ejerce un contraste diferente y crea una composición bien equilibrada, una muy buena luz y un cielo perfecto para este trabajo.

Un saludo
José

make (697) 2007-09-18 12:57

Hi Charo,
a beautiful picture have you taken. I've never been in La Mancha, but when I look on your picture I have to thinking of Don Quijote. Curious, why actually. ;-)
Very nice balanced light. The clouds give your photo a good depth. Perfect! Well done.

Regards
Mario

gunbud (27789) 2007-10-18 20:39

Hi Charo,
Brillant prespective renders considerable depth and beautiful lines to this image. The road leading past the windmills brings us on a wonderful journey to the great old castle and the beautiful blue sky with its puffy white clouds. Excellent use of light shows clear colors and great sharpness to this fine photo.
Regards, Tom

paura (38278) 2007-11-27 15:51

Charo,
Que beleza de fotografia perdida no seu album! A composição está estupenda, com um excelente ponto de tomada, cores bem ajustadas e uma bela fotometria.

Abraço

Paulo

ayansadhu (1499) 2007-12-08 1:07

Nice composition
warm colors
perfect imaging

Ayan

Guy_Velazquez (0) 2008-01-10 4:09

Hola Charo, preciosa foto, bellos colores y luminosidad, me encantan los molinos de viento de la mancha me hacen recordar al Quijote. Espero conocerlos en persona algún dia. Un saludo desde Colombia. Un saludo.

abettine (429) 2008-01-13 23:31

Bonjour Charo
Vous avez vraiment une très jolie galerie ! Je 'arrête un instant sur celle-ci car j'aime beaucoup l'angle de la prise de vue et la profondeur de champ utilisée, ainsi que le contraste entre ces moulins et le vieux chateau.
Bonne journée.
Antoine.

guitianmiranda (3612) 2008-02-10 5:45

Una fotografía muy clásica que me recuerda a una fotografia (Molinos al atardecer) que hice yo en Grecia, y que certifica la semejanza de los pueblos que se distribuyen a lo largo del Mediterráneo. Un saludo.

francio64 (10878) 2008-05-30 16:04

Complimenti mia cara amica Charo.
Ottimo POV per una foto di quelle da incorniciare.
Un caro e cordiale saluto da Francesco

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ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-06-24 0:28

Fantástica imagem.
Umcéu dramático muito bem recortado por estes moinhos de La mancha
parabéns Charo
Ab
R

MarianneS (14264) 2008-06-26 23:03

Hola Charo,
Qué bonita vista, con todos estes molines de viento!
El cielo està estupendo para encuadrarlo. También me gusta la perspectiva con la calle... Una magnífica composición.
Un abrazo,
Marianne

hispic (7399) 2008-07-24 2:17

Hola Charo,
Marvelous shot that captured the five shining wind mills in the afternoon light with the castle in the background. It's great to dare to cut the two wind mills behind you, and also to have chosen the time that there is no tourists.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

COSTANTINO (22601) 2008-09-01 10:50

Hello Charo,
no words,no comments for your photo only
bravo and congratulations..
Great pov,excellent depth ,dreamy image and amazing presentation ..
A photo very delicate and amazing..
regards
thanks for sharing
Costantino