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18th c. Windmill at Cley, Norfolk.

© Peter W. Marks

18th c. Windmill at Cley, Norfolk.

Uploaded: May 22, 2012

Description

1/100sec; f10; ISO 200; 20mm

Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 20.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Stephen Shoff May 22, 2012

That's a long ways from Cornwall, Peter.

I like the dramatic sky to go along with the windmill. #1464569

Peter W. Marks May 23, 2012

Good morning Stephen. My daughter lives in Norwich, Nflk and visiting her while on vacation gave us a chance to see a flatter part of the old country. This mill has been a private residence for many years and is a bed and breakfst currently.
As much as I like blue skies it is one like this which saves having to mess around 'borrowing' a sky from another image. #10146784

Debbie E. Payne May 23, 2012

I agree, Peter, this is the perfect sky for this shot. I think cloudy skies that are like this have a lot of character to them and make you the viewer feel like you are a part of being in the "storm". Well seen and well taken. #10146970

Stephen Shoff May 23, 2012

Did I miss-communicate? I like the sky in this image. #10147093

Carla Capra Anderson May 23, 2012

The sky is dramatic and certainly surrounds and frames the warm tones of the windmill. Great combination and image. #10147102

Teresa H. Hunt May 23, 2012

I agree, the sky helps make this image :) Though I've about had enough gloomy skies. We have been having winter weather the last few days. #10147237

Aimee C. Eisaman May 23, 2012

I agree with the others...the sky is just a wonderful backdrop for this. It's got some personality, but not too powerful to take attention away from the architectural details. :~)

Winter Teresa??? You don't get snow much right? Just alot more heavy rain in the winter? #10147243

Peter W. Marks May 23, 2012

No, Mike, no mis-communication, we are all in agreement that the sky is pretty good. I was just trying to say that it is most fortunate when nearly everything comes together and one can do a minimum of PS work. On this image I cropped off some vehicles at the bottom and a house on the right side then just spent a few minutes on levels etc. I will show you all the original.
But many thanks ladies I appreciate your comments. Now are you positive you can't all come to England instead of DC? You know in the bottom of your hearts nothing came out of there that didn't just cost us more taxes! #10147298

Jeff E Jensen May 23, 2012

Yup, I like it as-is.

Peter, I'd love to come spend a month in England with you, I just have to figure out how to fund it. . . . #10147417

Michael Kelly level-classic May 23, 2012

Very nice Peter and you did a great job on the edit! Really has a good feel of loneliness and isolation (even though it may be surrounded by a city for all I know). Great detail and a perfect sky. #10147440

Teresa H. Hunt May 23, 2012

Aimee, it depends on the year for snow. Right now we're getting winter weather in the form of rain, rain and more rain! #10147464

Teresa H. Hunt May 23, 2012

And Pete, I'd love to visit England with someone who knows the area well!! But like Jeff, I have to figure out how to fund such a trip :) #10147466

Stephen Shoff May 23, 2012

I'll see you in a couple of months, Peter. I'll be near Preston #10147747

Dale Hardin May 23, 2012

Very nice indeed, Peter. Noticed no one mentioned that there is a windmill on the windmill. Do you know it's function? Power or water pump? #10147985

Peter W. Marks May 24, 2012

Thank you friends. And well-observed Dale, I could write a whole history of windmills in Europe and their different designs and and functions. Basically there were two functions; most commonly they were what in the USA we call 'grist mills'used to grind grain into flour or meal. The other type was designed to pump water to irrigation ditches or for land drainage and these were found mainly in the flat lands in the east of England and Holland.
The one I have shown is for flour milling and is known as a 'tower mill' as it has a fixed brick tower onto which the top portion, (the cap), behind the blades (the sails) can be rotated to face the wind direction. On Cley tower mill, the small windmill behind the cap that Dale refers to is known as a 'fantail' and through a series of gears turns the cap and thus the main sails to automatically face the wind direction. On earlier windmills this was not automatic and the miller would manually turn the mill to face the wind.
I do appreciate you asking questions such as this as it keeps my old brain active and makes me delve deeper into things I either never knew or have forgotten.

Above is another windmill near Holt, Norfolk. This is also a tower mill but for those interested you will see the fantail is very different from my Cley, mill. #10148136

Peter W. Marks May 24, 2012

Sorry , I pressed the wrong key so I will try again here.
#10148140

Beth Spencer May 24, 2012

I really like this picture and the sky really adds to it.. You did a great job! I appreciate your sharing with us, I would not have know that if you had not shared. Thanks. #10149051

lisa anderson May 24, 2012

Congratulations on the EP! I like the sky too. You mentioned it was a private residence, I think it would be pretty cool to live in a windwmill. #10149126

Rita K. Connell level-classic May 25, 2012

great capture pete I really like the setting against the sky. you did a very nice job with the edit. I really like your second image as well. for me I like a bluer sky #10149474

Sue C. Cole May 28, 2012

Very nice Peter. I would love to visit England!! #10157838

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