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17-JUL-2011

Weekly Challenge #66: "Machine" - Windmill

Geneva, Illinois

The Fabyan Windmill is an authentic Dutch windmill. The 68-foot, 5-story structure was
originally built by Louis Blackhaus, a German craftsman, between 1850 and 1860.

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Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/5s f/4.0 at 17.0mm iso125 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-Jul-2011 11:57:55
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 7D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/5 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance1.220 m

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Tom LeRoy25-Jul-2011 08:14
Wonderful POV of the great structure. Love the warm tones and details!V!
Mieke WA Minkjan24-Jul-2011 04:50
great piece of craftmanship!
is it still a working wind mill?
Ray Rebortira21-Jul-2011 22:36
I kept clicking on the glowing triangle, thinking the machine would run!
sue anne21-Jul-2011 14:52
Lovely rich colors and lighting - like the perspective upward.
Carl and Racine Erland21-Jul-2011 03:56
Fantastic perspective and great craftsmanchip. - Racine
Bryan Murahashi20-Jul-2011 13:42
A fabulous capture with great light and woodworking craftsmanship. V
Cindi Smith20-Jul-2011 02:50
You rock, TOTALLY ROCK! I'm a little late getting to everyones and I'm glad I finally did...this is AWESOME! :)
Guest 19-Jul-2011 23:00
Great stuff in wood.
Bill Klein19-Jul-2011 16:31
Outstanding shot! BV!
LynnH19-Jul-2011 11:10
Gorgeous photo! V
Ed McConnell19-Jul-2011 00:02
great choice and great job on the POV and exposure..
Wolfgang Bluhm18-Jul-2011 23:42
Ah, good old German engineering! Excellent shot, love the perspective.
J. Scott Coile18-Jul-2011 22:14
Excellent look at the inner-workings.
Dawn McKenzie-Wykes18-Jul-2011 21:51
Massive machine... interesting.
Lee G18-Jul-2011 21:36
A cool look into a time machine!
:O)
Walter Otto Koenig18-Jul-2011 14:27
This is really interesting. Great job with the exposure to show the internal details and a cool perspective too.
Janice Dunn18-Jul-2011 08:28
Wow - the internals of the windmill - good one Wei
An De Wilde18-Jul-2011 07:32
good idea !
Barry S Moore18-Jul-2011 06:37
They build these like this anymore - real craftsmanship
shatterbug18-Jul-2011 05:17
Quite a machine...love the lighting and tones!
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