Cutting the Wind Photo

Photographer’s Note

Everybody knows, in Spain, a literary personage named "Don Quijote".
He belongs to one of the most known book about chivalresque literature, titled "Don Quijote de La Mancha", writed by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605. In one of its Chapters, this book explains how "Don Quijote" fight against these windmills ridding his horse "Rocinante", while he was invaded by a madness momment.
"La Mancha" is a region in the center of Spain, where this story is situated, and most of its villages (Campo de Criptana, Mota del Cuervo, Madridejos, Consuegra…), have windmills on the hills like these in the photo. They belong to "Consuegra" village of the "Toledo" province, and are aligned on the top of a softly waved hill. Behind them, you can see the wide fields of La Mancha, hit by the hard summer sun.
I visited La Mancha in summer of 2003, specially hot, and there, it was about 40 C.

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En España, todos conocen a un personaje literario llamado "Don Quijote".
Pertenece a una de las mas conocidas novelas de la literatura de caballería, titulada "Don Quijote de la Mancha", escrita por Miguel de Cervantes en el año 1605.
En uno de sus capítulos, este libro explica como "Don Quijote" lucha contra estos molinos de viento cabalgando con su caballo "Rocinante", invadido por un momento de locura.
"La Mancha" es una región situada en el centro de España, donde ocurre esta historia, y muchos de sus pueblos (Campo de Criptana, Mota del Cuervo, Madridejos, Consuegra…) tienen molinos de viento como los de la foto.
Estos pertenecen al pueblo de "Consuegra" en la provincia de Toledo, y están alineados en lo alto de una colina suavemente ondulada. Detrás de ellos, podéis ver los anchos campos de La Mancha, bajo el duro sol del verano.
Visité La Mancha el verano de 2003, especialmente caluroso, y allí estábamos a casi 40º.

jmignot, Deke, PixelTerror, MiguelP, castellano, Jeppe, marcb, capthaddock, georgemoeciu has marked this note useful

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dkeus31 (26361) 2004-11-27 8:01

Nice perspective.
I would cut the right one and reducing the noise in the sky.
Good contrast.

Deke (708) 2004-11-27 20:01

Jaume, there is noise in the sky area but I tend to give benefit of doubt of the image is scanned and compressed from film as the original will be fine. I like the subject and it looks parched, even the windmills looked exhausted. That heat could make you mad! I suppose these mills are not working but preserved for heritage. Nice photo.

PixelTerror (86797) 2004-11-28 9:00

Hola Jaume, I like this nice view of the molinos full of light and with good depth, but the rigth one should be cropped away and the noise in the sky reduced, I show you in the WS.

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MiguelP (14336) 2004-11-28 13:57

Oye Jaume, sin peloteo... Esta foto está muy bien, me gusta mucho el encuadre; puesto a criticar te comento dos cosas: Quizás no le vendría mal algo más de contraste, especialemente en el fondo y ya puesto, yo hubera eliminado el molino que se queda a la mitad en el margen derecho. Siguiendo con la mancha, Ángel y yo cenamos el otro día con la pareja de Ciudad Real, Ángel y Sonia, te mandan recuerdos y que a ver cuando nos animamos a hacer una escapada por sus contornos. Hasta pronto.

AEG (2447) 2005-01-18 23:48

£adna perspektywa, piêkne foto

castellano (708) 2005-01-21 16:42

Magnífico encuadre. El Quijote revive de nuevo para luchar hasta la saciedad contra lo imposible.

Jeppe (18623) 2005-01-24 2:58

Very fine and popular motif - Theres several shots from this place on TE - I like this very much - giving us the details of the mills in a fine light - thanks Jaume for sharing.

joergen115 (2244) 2005-02-14 18:22 [Comment]

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acari (524) 2005-02-16 5:37

Me gusta mucho el cuadro y el contraste bien controlado.
Buena foto.
Albert

marcb (589) 2005-02-16 7:17

Very nice mills Jaume!! I like the subject and the excellent POV you choose. The light is great. I agree with Jean-Yves about the sky but anyway, it's a very good job! Best regards,
Marc

Galmeida (12559) 2005-02-17 19:34

Sorry but only now, I see you with attention in your Portfoliio, because there are so many members that is almost out of my time to see with attention significant works in this situation.

Great "Don Quijote" de "La Mancha". Good perspective, four and one another "windmill" in perpsective, good colors, contrast and composition.

Is really a great moment to shot and photo, and my congratulations!

AmiBe (6042) 2005-03-13 17:42

Nice picture, good compostion.
A bit noisy but it's a scan, I understand.
Looks like a painting.

capthaddock (28640) 2005-07-22 9:27

Hi Jaume - I really like the composition, it shows the mills from various different angles, and the intense light is well managed here. I went there in april this year, it was very windy and very crowded, far from 40°. (you seem to have many of your pictures taken during hellish hot weather)

sergio1 (12150) 2005-09-29 12:14

Hola Jaume que tal? Bonita coposición fotografica esta. Si Don Quijote viera esta foto se quedaría entusiasmado. Buena composición.
Buen trabajo.
Sergio

georgemoeciu (1148) 2006-05-17 9:33