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A Temptation for Don Quixote


A Temptation for Don Quixote
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Copyright: Sorina Balea (sorinabal) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 580 W: 22 N: 923] (5526)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-08
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Tropicana Award 3, Dutch windmills [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-07 0:57
Viewed: 467
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was shot in the beautiful and interesting UNESCO site Kinderdijk near Rotterdam.

We made our visit on the Easter day last year which happened to be a very beautiful spring day, with a peaceful and silent atmosphere.

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Beautiful photo dear Sorina.Nice colours and great work!Greetings.
A.

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  • Jong Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 393 W: 0 N: 231] (2384)
  • [2008-01-07 1:11]

its was a beautiful day as shown on picture. lovely windmill, superb lighting and colours

Hello Sorina
Beautifull shot of this "windmolen"
Good colours and composition.
Grusse aus Holland
Aloys

Hello Sorina! Beautiful watermill! Beautiful colors. Very nice light. Original take. Best regard!

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  • lavan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 2 N: 78] (2072)
  • [2008-01-07 1:43]

nice composition and color

Hi Sorina

Nice windmill... and I like the blue sky here.... great

Amri HMS

frumos prezentata imaginea, excelente claritatea si culorile.
dragut titlul :)
la multi ani.
numai bine.
sorin

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 747 W: 11 N: 1599] (6213)
  • [2008-01-07 5:37]

This is just stunning. The colour is perfect. I love all the fine detail you achieved on the windmill and the little house.Awesome work and stunning gallery. I do hope Don Quixote leaves it alone. :)
Very well done.
Regards
Wanda

Oh absolutely *A Temptation for Don Quixote*
Even I went looking for my sword after seeing this great post of our country!
I concider this as a token of approval.. you must have had a good time!

TFS

John

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 890 W: 0 N: 659] (7809)
  • [2008-01-07 12:31]

Brilliant colors and sharp as hell!
Thanks Sorina.
jan

Hi Sorina
A very beautiful and crispy windmill
On a real famous windmill place
Ruud

Hi Sorina

Great windmill shot, and this is so representative of Netherlands. I cannot believe that you have captured such a colorful still image here with clear blue sky below which is thin layer of cloud.

Very sharp and good contrast in this composition, and high saturation to make it superbly attractive.

And you did it on Canon S3! Great job. TFS

bill

p/s I was looking through your thumbnails and you do have a great collection of landscape shots.

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1591 W: 0 N: 173] (12253)
  • [2008-01-08 2:33]

Hello Sorina,
Excellente composition and capture. The colors are great, it's a beautiful shot with ideal condition of weather :) Thanks
Regards
Diane

Hi Sorina,
This is a superb sharp image of the so well know windmill at the Kinderdijk. So you visited this place as I did with JohnT and his gang :-) The steel blue sky is a real bonus, it's not quite often so clear in Holland. Excellent posting my dear.
Hans

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  • AJ786 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 59 N: 1046] (6669)
  • [2008-01-08 5:39]

Hi my friend,

Beautiful windmill landscape/building..Love the b;ue sky as the BG and beautiful FG with partial reflections on the water...

TFS

Cheers
AJ786
:-)

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3216 W: 368 N: 2668] (11490)
  • [2008-01-08 11:31]

A very nice windmill photo, Sorina. Yep, April was nice weather. From May on weather turned dull and grey, and summer was gone before it had begun :-(
Beautiful in all aspects. Colour sat, compo, sharpness... and subject.
TFS

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5077 W: 178 N: 5961] (31727)
  • [2008-01-09 4:15]

Hello my friend...

Beautiful icon of Holland.
amazed eats beauty, colors and sharpness of this mill
In fact a beautiful and wonderful postcard.
You have very good taste!
Congratulations

Sérgio

Hello Sorina.
Very beautiful watermill and perspective.Excellent composition and colours.Well done.TFS.
Greetings
H.Ayhan
:)

hello! beauty composition! excellent lights and colours!fantastic POV!TFS
Aga

This is a postcard image Sorina.. just beautiful.

Regards Mark :)

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  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1195 W: 264 N: 877] (8915)
  • [2008-01-12 18:10]

Hi Sorina ,
WONDERFUL shot!!
Excellent bright blue colour at the BG. A pretty impressive composition with great sharpness and lovely colors.
TFS
Lopa

Hello Sorina,
Missed this shot from Kinderdijk...
Wonderful capture of windmill. Love that blue sky here.
I didn't had that sky at my visit in Sep :(
Vandana
later

Hello Sorina!
Foarte frumoasa moara de vint si minunate culorile in poza ta!
Perfecta lumina, incadrarea, rama!
Eu sint inca in Romania...nu prea am avut timp de trek-uri...
Numai bine!
Lili

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  • JanP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 181 W: 55 N: 113] (649)
  • [2008-01-15 9:05]

Hi Sorina.
Wonderful picture and fine postprocessing. The soft vignetting adds depths to the sky. Really well done.
Fine title, by the way... :))
Regards, Jan

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  • salmi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 850 W: 5 N: 430] (4732)
  • [2008-01-16 13:05]
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Servus Sorina,
Minunata aceasta fotografie, splendid loc, ai prins un cer superb, culorile sunt de exceptie. Felicitari!
Multumesc pentru incurajari!
Mihaela

PS. Gata vacanta la ski?

this is my favorite subject to see in a photo :)
i like looking at windmill photos but i don't hav any of my own :P

perfect composition
colors, details and sharpness are beautiful

Tropicana Award

koh

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  • tibig Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 624 W: 25 N: 587] (6583)
  • [2008-01-19 10:08]

O carte postala ilustrata perfecta.
Salutari,
Tibi

Hello Sorina,
A classic and beautiful shot of Holland. Crisp and clear, and the little splashes of color are perfect.
All the best,
Karen

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  • RSK Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 257 W: 56 N: 359] (3103)
  • [2008-01-21 19:46]
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Hi Sorina, now this is what I call an image of a Windmill
I have taken images of the ones on the Spanish plains that Don
Quixote had supposedly attacked & they were so much smaller
& less intimading to me than I thought they would be after reading the book:)I like how you practically fill the whole frame with this structure,nice capture of the light to.TFS

Ron

Bonjour Sorina
Très beau cadrage vertical de ce moulin dans son bel environnement.Net et bien exposé.
Du beau job.
Bonne journée.
Cordialement
Gildas

Such beautiful clarity and composition!!!
The blue is very clear and sharp- not too dark or too bright. Taken at the right time of day; the shadows make the picture more interesting, and the water looks nice as well.
Great colors.
Well done Sorina!
TFS and thanks again for your comments on Rock or Rocks.

very good pov and colors too

The symbol and the essence of Holland: wonderfully riproduced.
This photo is so clear and so colourful that makes one happy to look at it: such a joyous atmosphere, such serenity!
One of the best in its genre.
My best compliments,
Donato

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