Photo Windmill by Pedro Ramalho

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photo:

Windmill

photographer:

Pedro Ramalho add to favorites

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categories:

architecture, reporting, landscape

notes:

This Windmill is an ancient typical Portuguese one, to mill the different types of grains that are normally used to obtain flour to make bread.
Nowadays, there are only a few of them in an operational state, like this one.
The rotating (circular) motion, to be transmitted to the millstones zone, is obtained giving a small inclination to the sails (note the way how the sails are fixed on the windmill rig)
This creates a pressure zone on the front of the sails and a depression on its rear, what makes appear the rotational forces, that pushes the sails in a rotational mouvement (in the counter-clockwise direction, on this photo)
The Miller regulates the correct Windmill`s speed, guiding the sails more or less in the wind direction, rotating for that the upper roof part of the Windmill.

published:

Fri 11 Oct 2002 03:42

equipment:

digital camera Sony CYBERSHOT

permanent link:

https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/47863/

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Jose Sarmento #1 Fri 11 Oct 2002 03:47

The report that you offer to us is very important for all people understand the meaning of the Image. The picture is excllent. My congratulations, Pedro Ramalho

Graca Cavadas #2 Fri 11 Oct 2002 03:57

Excellent image!
Nice colors!
Congratulations!

Rosa Maria Fiuza Sciullo Faria #3 Fri 11 Oct 2002 04:10

I allways say that I love when the photographer tell about the photo. In this case the explanation is fantastic and interesting.
....and the photo.....is SUPERB !!!!!
Congrats my friend in more one great photo.

Gregory S. Linschitz #4 Fri 11 Oct 2002 04:40

Excellent a photo....
Interesting framing...
Pleasant colors, shades and a semitone..
Fine technics...
Style is felt...
My congratulations...

Borisych #5 Fri 11 Oct 2002 04:40

Very nice shot!

Fernando Dinis #6 Fri 11 Oct 2002 05:06

Excellent composition and lighting, very beautiful image Pedro !
regards

Victoria #7 Fri 11 Oct 2002 05:38

Very beautiful picture and good light!
Perfectly done, Pedro!!!

Sandra Battaglia #8 Fri 11 Oct 2002 05:39

What beautiful work. The foreground and background are perfect with exquisite details! Thank you for your information about this wonderful shot. smile

Vera Mazzoni #9 Fri 11 Oct 2002 06:21

Pedro, beautiful shot and comments. Yours photographs bring me back for my origin.

Mavis #10 Fri 11 Oct 2002 06:29

What a wonderful shot Pedro and the info is great . First class . I tried to take a Windmill shot when I came to Portugal in 87! but it wasn`t as fantastic as this shot .

Nadezda Koldysheva #11 Fri 11 Oct 2002 10:01

Excellent image!

Marita Toftgard #12 Fri 11 Oct 2002 12:13

Thank you for that thourough information.....now it is clear for me how they work..
Brilliant photo...amazing colours and clarity!!!!!

Vitor Nunes #13 Fri 11 Oct 2002 13:33

A good composition ( and complete information).

Filipe K. #14 Fri 11 Oct 2002 13:55

Excellent picture, the sun light gives it a warm feeling. This alied with the prespective chosen, and the right mixture of colors and contrast, turns what could be a normal picture, into a superb picture. My congratulations, Pedro!

Oliveira Costa #15 Fri 11 Oct 2002 14:00

Very well captured with beautiful light and very well framed.
The notes give to the photo a new form of view. Thank you.
I never saw Windmills in the Photoforum and I think they dessert a work more detailed.
Congratulations Pedro Ramalho.

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