Great picture and the history was outstanding. Please give more history on your pictures. We Americans still have a lot to learn from the Europeans. Maybe New Orleans could use some windmills.

As always shining. Stand the mills all, sometimes to the Ringvaart.
Wil

Superb image!
JuneBug

The peat diggers cut bricks from the moor that would heat up the furnaces of the the houses and factories. As the land was lowered it became flooded by water and a lake was created. But the land was much too valuable. It was fertile and needed for growing crops. So the farmers commissioned a wind mill. From the time the wind mill was put into operation it drained the water from the polder into the man made channel for over a century. By then the steam ages introduced more powerful machines and thus the steam driven pumps in the brick building with the smoke stack made the wind mill unvoluntary retire. That lasted until halfway the 20th century when electricty driven pumps came onto stage.
The wind mill and the steam engines are still there, and they are open to the public sometimes. Volunteers mantain and run the engines now. And sometimes, like two months ago, they are called for to operate the machinery. That's when a major power failure put a big electrical pump station out of order. And all those modern engineers did not have a clue as how to start up and operate a steam engine!
So what we have here is a triple redundant pump station. And that's a reassuring thought when you live 6 feet below ground water level, like the author...

Nice one Pal...this is a stunning shot!...well done for it...thanks Bob

Lovely image and an interesting story. Thanks for sharing this with us. Well done.
Russ

Excellent picture!!! Love it.

Prachtige foto weer, Paul! Mooi licht, mooi water, mooie lucht en de molen zelf heb je goed geplaatst. Het bootje erbij doet het ook goed. Great job!

Very nice colours but it would have been nice if there wasn't a boat in front of it, but anyway keep it up

Another great windmill shot.

Well done.
Jackie

What an awsome picture.. as usual. Great work, and interesting facts :) thanx Paul!

Wonderful capture Paul... great colour and clarity,, great facts too... very nice work

First of all, this one is going in my favs and on my desktop. I love that boat. Please ship it to me.. Love that white bridge going over the water. Next, you have no idea how long you had me studying that windmill and the fact that people obviously live in it. I am intriqued. Lastly, your commentary was very informative, one of the most educational I have seen so far. EXCELLENT post! 10,s.
Pat

the picture is very exact. everything is so clearly presented. wonderful. jen

Helly m' dear Paul....first of all the magnificience of this photo is just wonderful. SUch drama comes from that windmill..The softness of the sky and the colours and reflections is another grand thng...and all the info you shared with us makes it all come alive and so real. Such beauty there is in where you live...many hugs to ya...verena

This is a very well done photograph as usual for you, and I especially appreciate the historical background you provided. Great work!

An excellent photo made richer by your explanation and the boat. Is it a working boat or a pleasure boat?

Stunning image Paul and narrative! Clean, rich, sharp image and a 10 from me!

Great composition. Outstanding clarity. Well done!!! The narrative makes the image all the better.