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Challenge: Wind (Basic Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Molendijk, Schermerhorn
Date: Dec 12, 2004
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/1000s
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2004

 This is "Bovenmolen G", Molendijk 8, Schermerhorn. Build in 1633.

I stood up sundaymorning, saw reasonably good light, jumped into a car and raced towards Schermerhorn. But as I got near the light turned towards a boring grey. That blue sky in the background was rapidly disappearing and never came back. :(

Widmills? AGAIN!?!?
Yes, well, what am I to do if the subject is Wind, I live in Holland and my primary photography (cough) is landscapes (it seems)? So again windmills, but I chose another one this time. Here the miller was just ready with the sails on the 'wieken' (the wings?), I was too late at the scene to capture him standing on the wings busy with the sails. The light became very dull after this, so I took no more photos.
The windmill in the background is this one:
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Editing (dsc_0130.nef):
Nikon Capture 4.1.2
- Levels whitepoint to 232
- Digital DEE, shadows 25, highlights 20, tresh 190
- Whitebalance, Daylight Shade 6500K
- Color Booster, nature, 20
- Sharpening to low

Photoshop 6 (dsc_130a.tif 16 bit)
- rotated to straighten, with the doorpost as marker
- cropped out the biggest crop possible
- FM Chroma Noise Reduction
- Resampled to 640 high
- USM on lightness channel in lab mode 150% on 0.3 radius and 1 treshold

DateTimeDigitized : 2004:12:12 12:08:53
still on summertime, actual time is 11:08
ExposureProgram : Aperture Priority
ExposureBiasValue : EV0,3
MeteringMode : Division
FocalLength : 22,00(mm)
Quality : RAW
FocusMode : AF-S
Lens information : 18,0-70,0(mm) F3,5-F4,5
ColorSpace : MODE1a

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 199
Avg (all users): 5.8624
Avg (commenters): 6.0556
Avg (participants): 5.7111
Avg (non-participants): 5.9279
Views since voting: 1122
Views during voting: 408
Votes: 298
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Fujifilm X100VI
 12/22/2004 11:52:58 AM
I agree with the comments about the movement of the wind. Unfortunately I had no tripod with me, else I'd have shot it @ F18, ISO200 and probably a polarizer attached. The shutterspeed would need to be very slow, because the wings were not turning fast. So I opted for freezing @ 1/1000s.
Another aspect of uncertainty is the person in the shot. I should have asked him to pose, but I was not that bold. The reason why I kept him in is that a similar photo without him looked boring (The pose could be way better). I kept the grey box in because cropping it tighter made the stairs look too short and wrong.

Anyway, the photo was interesting enough to get a lot of comments, most helpful. Thank you all.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Coolpix 8700
 12/21/2004 06:18:54 PM
Lovely photo, good quality, nice subject. Although this is a wind object, I think it may have been more fitting if the mill had been cycling around, which could have been shown with a slower shutter speed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/21/2004 03:16:05 PM
returning for comments:
Almost like "Old faithful" A great image and figure helps tell the story. Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A350
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 12/21/2004 11:33:45 AM
Super composition. Now why weren't the sails on the move. I know - we can't have it all.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 12/20/2004 11:20:32 AM
This is way too static to illustrate 'wind", IMO. The position of the figure is unfortunate as well, so much better had be been 2 steps dpwn...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 12/20/2004 10:24:17 AM
would have been better without the person in that picture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 12/19/2004 10:03:12 PM
BEAUTIFUL SHOT. NICE COLOR CONTRAST.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 12/18/2004 06:52:03 PM
Beautiful shot, but it doesn't really say "wind" to me. Maybe a little motion blur on the vanes would have done it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-P100
 12/17/2004 05:00:08 PM
Majesty looks... very nice... just dont like that man standing there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 12/17/2004 12:05:41 AM
predictable, but well executed shot. I think the person in the shot and table, etc are distracting rather than enhancing this image. 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 12/16/2004 06:20:09 PM
Nice quiet mood to this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/16/2004 05:58:34 PM
The image is nice but too static. No motion. I think if the blades look like they were moving it would have been a stronger entry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 5700
 12/16/2004 03:05:36 PM
Picture perfect, I really like the wind mill. Very good composition. I wish you had captured some wind action though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2004 12:56:53 PM
One of the better windmill shots I have seen in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH
 12/16/2004 09:03:41 AM
Composition: 5 Technical: 4 Challenge: 4 Appeal 3 Average=4
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/16/2004 06:56:34 AM
What is that person doing in the bottom left of the frame? Was it essential to the photo that he be positioned there or in the frame at all?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/15/2004 03:32:02 PM
Ah, this is a beautiful capture. I think the smaller windmill is a nice counterpoint to the foreground. Person on the steps is unfortunately distracting. Same with the metal housing/cabinet in the lower left edge. I feel that you could have improved the color saturation by selectively boosting the cyans/blues, and greens. A dehazing step with an unsharp mask could also liven up the picture somewhat. Overall a pleasing entry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 12/15/2004 01:55:01 PM
A nice shot although a little static would hacve liked to see some movemant in the vanes , good idea with the person gives it scale.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/15/2004 01:10:15 PM
Composition: 7, Technical: 7, Appeal: 5, Challenge: 7, Overall Calculated Average Score: 7
Nikon D70
 12/15/2004 11:21:26 AM
very good shot but no movement
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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