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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 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Tom LeRoy		25-Jul-2011 08:14
Wonderful POV of the great structure. Love the warm tones and details!V!

Mieke WA Minkjan		24-Jul-2011 04:50
great piece of craftmanship! is it still a working wind mill?

Ray Rebortira		21-Jul-2011 22:36
I kept clicking on the glowing triangle, thinking the machine would run!

sue anne		21-Jul-2011 14:52
Lovely rich colors and lighting - like the perspective upward.

Carl and Racine Erland		21-Jul-2011 03:56
Fantastic perspective and great craftsmanchip. - Racine

Bryan Murahashi		20-Jul-2011 13:42
A fabulous capture with great light and woodworking craftsmanship. V

Cindi Smith		20-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 Klein		19-Jul-2011 16:31
Outstanding shot! BV!

LynnH		19-Jul-2011 11:10
Gorgeous photo! V

Ed McConnell		19-Jul-2011 00:02
great choice and great job on the POV and exposure..

Wolfgang Bluhm		18-Jul-2011 23:42
Ah, good old German engineering! Excellent shot, love the perspective.

J. Scott Coile		18-Jul-2011 22:14
Excellent look at the inner-workings.

Dawn McKenzie-Wykes		18-Jul-2011 21:51
Massive machine... interesting.

Lee G		18-Jul-2011 21:36
A cool look into a time machine! :O)

Walter Otto Koenig		18-Jul-2011 14:27
This is really interesting. Great job with the exposure to show the internal details and a cool perspective too.

Janice Dunn		18-Jul-2011 08:28
Wow - the internals of the windmill - good one Wei

An De Wilde		18-Jul-2011 07:32
good idea !

Barry S Moore		18-Jul-2011 06:37
They build these like this anymore - real craftsmanship

shatterbug		18-Jul-2011 05:17
Quite a machine...love the lighting and tones!

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