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| jhloos |
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  Joined: Thu May 03 2012, 12:52AM Posts: 95 | Hello everybody, as I said before, I wanted to post something typical Spanish, so there they are, the windmills of the La Mancha region, famous from the Don Quijote story, fighting against these big giants! I hope you like them and will inspire you. The photograph I took a few years ago in Mota del Cuervo, there are still 7 windmills left, but at the time Cervantes wrote the Quijote, there were much more and they were "brand" new, (a new invention, but nowadays nobody know if the arabs introduced them in Spain or the new "invention" came from Holland) gigantic modern buildings in this ancient landscape... I´ll be on holliday till the 9th of June, at an isolated site in the North of Spain, without internet, so I hope you work a lot while I am on vacation (it´s a joke  ). I´ll post my version of the June Study Burn at the second half of June.Enjoy the burning, I really hope you like it!!! Jurgen  [ Edited Thu May 31 2012, 03:03PM ] | ||
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| Teeburn |
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  Joined: Mon Jan 08 2007, 02:00PM Posts: 1232 | OH, Jergen!!! I'm very excited about this, great subject! I knew you would not disappoint. This is very exciting. I'm really gonna have fun with this one. But I have some brain storming to do. Can't wait to get started! Hope you have a great holiday! Look forward to hearing from you when you get back. Blessings! tee  | ||
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| J Kendall |
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  Joined: Sat May 05 2012, 12:55PM Posts: 98 | Very nice! | ||
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| Mesquiter |
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 Joined: Sun Apr 20 2003, 01:00PM Posts: 2112 | It is a nice subject burn. I really like the photograph you took, Jurgen....great composition. Does anyone know why the "blades" of the windmills aren't solid ? Looks like a mesh of some sort, and if solid they would harvest more wind ? | ||
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| Pyrofairy |
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 Joined: Sun Nov 21 2010, 12:46PM Posts: 14 | Weren't they originally covered with cloth, to make them lighter, and thus easier to spin? | ||
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| Mesquiter |
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Joined: Sun Apr 20 2003, 01:00PM Posts: 2112 | That would make sense, Pyrofairy. Never thought of that option  | ||
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| Athina |
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 Joined: Fri Mar 04 2011, 08:53AM Posts: 257 | I totally agree, very beautiful picture and i like the angle of the shooting. Bill, i also think they had cloth, in many paintings at least they draw them with cloth and sometimes torn at the edges by the wind. I guess Jurgen must know but we'll have to wait for his answer. | ||
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| jhloos |
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Joined: Thu May 03 2012, 12:52AM Posts: 95 | Hello everybody, Thank you all for your comments. I just returned from holiday. I have been 10 days in the lovely middle of nowhere in Asturias, northern Spain and had a great time in green nature, with a lot of animals everywhere in the beautiful mountains of the Picos de Europa... I am sure some photographs will be turned into a pyrography...I am pleased you like the photograph of the June Study Burn theme with the windmills and hope you´ll get inspired all to make this Spanish burning! Bill, you had a good question! Why are the blades not covered, not solid...? The mills were restored but a storm in 2007 destroyed part of the blades of some of them. You can see that on the photograph. That´s why the blades are not covered normally, because a windy day could destroy the blades when they are not milling. Even without covering the blades, the storm in 2007 damaged the windmills. But, to mill it was necesary to cover the blades with clothes, to cath more wind, so Pyrofairy and Athina both are right. To cath the best wind the miller opened the windows and looked out of the windows and so he knew from wich direction the wind blowed (because the wind blowed directly into his face). Each wind had is own name. The cap of the windmill could be turned towards the wind, so the blades could get the best winds. If you observe the photograph you´ll see the big beam of wood, that was used to move the cap (including the blades) into the correct wind direction. The beam could be moved by a mule and was tied to one of the white stones you can also see on the picture. Nowadays, the mills are restored again, but only one of them can mill. This windmill of Mota del Cuervo is the only one left in all La Mancha that can still mill. I hope I answered your question. Jurgen | ||
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| merv |
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 Joined: Fri May 04 2012, 11:58AM Posts: 272 | Beautiful shot Jurgen, you have a great photographic eye. This will make for a nice burn. | ||
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| jhloos |
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Joined: Thu May 03 2012, 12:52AM Posts: 95 | Thank you merv, I hope you get inspired to make a beautiful burn! Jurgen | ||
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