Wednesday, April 22, 2015

W/Alphabe-Thursday

 Windmill at a local farm

W is for WINDMILL

This is actually a windpump, a type of windmill used for pumping water as the blades spin in the wind.

In one hour, a 4.8-metre diametre windpump is capable of pumping more than 6050 litres of water from a depth of approximately 30 metres when the wind is blowing between 25 and 30 kilometres per hour.

Did you get that? Well the important to thing to know is they can pump a lot of water!

 Cropped


 Inverted


Angled strokes

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62 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoApril 22, 2015 at 4:45 AM

    You've had a lot of artistic fun with this fantastically useful water mill EG.

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  2. RevrunnerApril 22, 2015 at 5:54 AM

    Who knew there could be such artistic use of the old windmill? :-)

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  3. AndyApril 22, 2015 at 5:59 AM

    This windmill is much more pleasing to the eyes than the colossal ones the government is placing throughout the countryside.

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  4. The CrankyApril 22, 2015 at 6:35 AM

    I grew up with this type of windmill, or 'old clacketys' as my grandfather called them. Love all the things you did with the original photo!

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  5. MersadApril 22, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    I love windmills. These shots are fantastic.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  6. KathyApril 22, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    What are the cup like objects? I live in a very wet area of Texas so windmills were not not prevalent and today they are mostly decorative. The same does not hold true for drier, arid parts of the state and through the Southwest and you see quite a few of them in those environments.

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  7. DarlaApril 22, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    That's a lot of water! Enjoyed the various ways you altered the photo. That last one makes a terrific abstract.

    Darla

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  8. VPApril 22, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    That thing becomes stranger and stranger... very good work!

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  9. VPApril 22, 2015 at 8:39 AM

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  10. AnnemorApril 22, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    From something real to something beyond reality.
    Nice work.
    Have a nice day.
    Mormor

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  11. MadSnapperApril 22, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    the last one is GORGEOUS... i can see it on a canvas and hanging on the wall. love it. and not only can these pump lots of water, to me they are beautiful against the sky

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  12. JeanneApril 22, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    Very cool shots of this and love your processing. Always so fun to try out this digital art!

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  13. bj April 22, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    ahhh, I always just LOVE your photos and these are amazing. Such a great subject to photograph...full of personality.

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  14. John's IslandApril 22, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Great old windmill and I like the inverted too. That third one though ... hmmm :-)

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  15. AimeecakesApril 22, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    These are great shots! I love the way you've played with them - very artistic

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  16. TexWisGirlApril 22, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    don't see many working ones anymore. *sigh*

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  17. Andrea @ From The SolApril 22, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    You are certainly evolving as a wonderful artist as well as a photographer. These are beautiful and I love the subtle suggestion of the windpump in the last one. I also enjoyed the reflections in the anemometers. Love all of this ECG ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  18. DebbieApril 22, 2015 at 10:23 AM

    i really enjoy seeing these...nothing says rural/farm like one of these!!!

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  19. William KendallApril 22, 2015 at 10:55 AM

    Ah, so that's what this variation is used for. I like what you've done with it.

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  20. Sylvia KApril 22, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    You have such fun with the simplest of shots and I love them all!! Hope your week is going well!! Enjoy!!

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  21. Small City ScenesApril 22, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    Interesting facts and varied images.
    MB

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  22. RedPatApril 22, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    That is a lot of water pumped up, EG!

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  23. DeniseinVAApril 22, 2015 at 11:53 AM

    I love to see these beautiful old windmills, a rare sight in my neck of the woods. Great shots and effects.

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  24. Gillian OlsonApril 22, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    Great looking windmill and hard working too, love the effects.

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  25. HalcyonApril 22, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    Good choice for W. I like the old-timey look!

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  26. carol l mckennaApril 22, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    Wonderful and beautiful photography for W!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  27. Bob BushellApril 22, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    I love it, it is the best.

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  28. Margaret Birding For PleasureApril 22, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    I really like both your edits.

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  29. LowellApril 22, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    The last treatment is my favorite! Great job!

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  30. Ginny HartzlerApril 22, 2015 at 1:14 PM

    Wow, I love your edits of this Windpump. I have never heard of it. But we have a lot of windmills around here, maybe one of them is a pump.

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  31. GreenComotionApril 22, 2015 at 1:24 PM

    Tina,
    Happy Earth Day!
    The angled strokes are very pretty.
    Have a Beautiful Day!
    Peace :)

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  32. eileeninmdApril 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    I love the old windmills! Great shots and I love your edited images.. Well done!

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  33. RoseApril 22, 2015 at 2:22 PM

    I have not did the conversion to our American measurements, but just thinking of the 2 litre coke bottles gives me some idea...that is a lot of water in one hour!

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  34. LmkazmierczakApril 22, 2015 at 2:31 PM

    Happy Earth Day...Terrific manipulations on an iconic subject♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/weird-bolls/

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  35. Sallie (FullTime-Life)April 22, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Oh certainly not I have all those facts memorized ))). It is very interesting and I will remember your summary statement. Lot of water. Water very important. Just ask California! And the windmill makes a beautiful picture!

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  36. NatureFootstepApril 22, 2015 at 3:20 PM

    wow, you turned an important and historical object into a great piece of abstract art I could hang on my wall any day. :) Nice work!

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  37. Gill - That British WomanApril 22, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    love the way you have played with the photos.

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  38. Linda W.April 22, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    I just love windmills, especially the old-timey ones! Interesting special effects you've added to these photos.

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  39. Bethany CarsonApril 22, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    Awesome shots of the windmill! There's a similar old one not to far from our house, but the new electricity-generating windmills have really taken over the area.

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  40. StephanieApril 22, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    Love all the shots you post edited on.

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  41. CountryMumApril 22, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    I do so love windmills. They are so quintessentially country! Wonderful capture.

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  42. abriannaApril 22, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    I like it!

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  43. Carola BartzApril 22, 2015 at 9:03 PM

    6050 liters an hour is a lot of water! I love the different pictures of the windmill/pump, especially the inverted one. It is so much fun to play around with them, isn't it?

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  44. MichelleApril 22, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    Nice artistic rendering!

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  45. AnonymousApril 22, 2015 at 9:29 PM

    Great shots of the windmill. I do wish my windmill still worked.

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  46. Yogi♪♪♪April 22, 2015 at 10:05 PM

    I love your experimental pics.

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  47. KateApril 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM

    Don't see too many of these around anymore, which is one reason why I enjoyed all your photos today.

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  48. NCSueApril 22, 2015 at 10:50 PM

    Very cool! Great shots.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/04/at-keyboard.html

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  49. RandyApril 22, 2015 at 10:52 PM

    The last one looks like a wonderful painting.

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  50. KayApril 22, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    These old fashioned ones are becoming very rare. I like what you've done with the techniques; the last one is my favorite.

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  51. JeevanApril 23, 2015 at 3:14 AM

    Simple yet amazing mechanism! Interesting angle of shot and post effects

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  52. UnknownApril 23, 2015 at 6:28 AM

    You can still find similar windmills here.

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  53. Heather{Our Life In a Click}April 23, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Very cool shot and post!

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  54. AnnesphamilyApril 23, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Amazing and interesting and I do imagine, very useful. Thank you for sharing.

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  55. AnonymousApril 23, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Am so used to the Dutch windmills that I didn't realize this one also could create energy!

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  56. orvokkiApril 23, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    Very beautiful photos of windmills.

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  57. JimApril 23, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    This is a nice windmill, Ms. TG. My friend has one beside the little pond on his property. I helped him erect it.
    The raising of John's windmill
    Dad had one on his farm until he replaced it with an electric pump after we got electricity.
    ..

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  58. JackApril 23, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    I wish I knew where to find one of these. It would work for the May 1 "revolution" theme.

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  59. Su-sieee! MacApril 24, 2015 at 12:34 AM

    Great, great GREAT photos! You caught its power.

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  60. Gemma WisemanApril 24, 2015 at 5:13 AM

    Those sails are so beautifully converted into fascinating art.

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  61. Rocky Mountain WomanApril 24, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Interesting processing!

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  62. Whispering ThoughtsApril 25, 2015 at 4:12 PM

    I enjoyed the variations with the windmill

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