Intermezzo: Windmill

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 9 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Every con has its pro
after a Dutch proverb, introduced by the famous football (soccer) player Johan Cruijff, also renowned by his philosophical statements. He said: "every pro has its con", but the reverse also seems to true.

Serendipity effect: When I took the picture I wanted to picture the mill, not the reeds which I considered a nice framing of the main subject. When I saw the result I considered it a failed piece of crap and threw it into the waste basket. Afterwards I gave it a second look and decided that the main subject wasn't the windmill but the picture as a whole, giving an impression of Friesian (Dutch) landscape on a dark winterday.

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Comments (14)

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful! I really like it. :) I posted responses to your seredipity for February 9 and 10. :( I completely didn't realize that it was supposed to be the 8th. *sigh*

9 Feb 2008 6:51am

Helma from Tehran, Iran

Very nice shot and dreamlike ! ... good

9 Feb 2008 9:48am

Steven from Montreal, Canada

Very nice

9 Feb 2008 10:14am

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada

Het is een goede zaak u het niet weg wierp. Teaches us to always take a second look!

9 Feb 2008 12:25pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I'm glad you rescued this from the delete folder because it's a nice shot. The reeds are a wonderful screen through which we can see the landscape. Nice shot.

9 Feb 2008 1:51pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Thank God you came to your senses, because this is fabulous! don't ever throw anything away again LOL

9 Feb 2008 2:14pm

yasuri from Gerona, Spain

Preciosa composicion

9 Feb 2008 3:20pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Beautiful shot. I like a lot this composition.

9 Feb 2008 4:30pm

sithenah from Greater Manchester/Cheshire, United Kingdom

I love this because the reeds at the front show a depth that would be missing otherwise - I've done it myself but often it is a mistake to crop out all the foreground - not that you could have done with this particular photo.

9 Feb 2008 4:59pm

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Thia is such a wonderful shot Illuci!n I love the composition!

9 Feb 2008 8:14pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent!

9 Feb 2008 8:59pm

Sujit Sudhi from Hyderabad, India

Superb capture. And I am glad you decided to compose it this way. Great capture.

Is it Kinderdijk? I've been there and the view is breathtaking. But the colours were so different from how it appears in your picture. Its amazing how nature wears different clothes at different times of the year :).

Kinderdijk was an amazing experience. Your's is a beautiful country.

10 Feb 2008 2:24am

@Sujit Sudhi: In Friesian they say "Better let dan net" (Better late than not). No, it's not Kinderdijk, although I have family living in the area there. I try to capture outside pictures in different weather conditions and that's not too difficult in this country. Thanks for your compliment! Of course I could compliment you with your country but that's a bit comparing a mouse with an elephant anyway what I appreciate of India is its music (I like the sitar very much|) and the Hindu mythology which I've been trying to understand fo years, especially the Baghavad Gita is what I'm busy with now. Beautiful! Sanskrit is "the mother of all languages", older than Greek or Latin and it sounds so beautiful! If I had time I would take Sanskrit lessons, they are given here and there is much interest for it. Thanks for your patience for an answer on your friendly comment!

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

I love this capture and am glad you didn't throw it away!The atmosphere is wonderful and it works even better with the mill just a suggestion!

11 Feb 2008 5:40am

ajoeh from Mataram, Indonesia

Well framed.

14 Feb 2008 12:29am

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