Windmill under the full moon, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

There was a full moon the other night. It may have been around 2 o'clock in the morning. The weather was very humid and there was a slight fog crawling from the sea. I was walking back home from a party (that explains the fact I forgot what was the camera settings lol). Then all of a sudden this windmill popped-up in front of me and I couldn't resist.

I was pleasantly surprised the day after when I saw how the photo came out.

The old windmill is near the centre of Scarborough and is now converted into a hotel.

History: The windmill played a very important role in the English Civil War. When Scarborough was beseiged during the civil war in 1645 the windmill was used by Parliament's General Sir John Meldrum as an artillery observation post.
The present structure of the windmill dates originally from 1784 when Thomas Robinson was given the bayliffs authority to build a new mill. The sails worked until 1898 when a gas turbine replaced them. The mill finally stopped grinding corn in 1927 and gradually fell into disrepair. Over the next 60 years the mill had a variety of uses including storing seed and newspaper distribution.

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torben (3100) 2004-01-10 18:23

Yes it's a very special and attractive light, moody and mysterious. Was this handheld? nothing like a few pints to steady the hand ;-)

Gatis (925) 2004-01-10 18:38

Uhhh, impressive. I would like it a bit further away... just to have that gloomy feel :) But it is nice as it is

SavioCastro (601) 2004-01-10 19:22

Linda foto. Gostei muito do clima passado, o B&W foi muito bem escolhido para esta composiçăo, o degradee também agrada muito. A nota está muito boa e explicativa. Parabéns.

momshu (505) 2004-01-10 20:48

Wonderful sense of living in fog & neutral shades. Great notes, much appreciated.

cxxl (2684) 2004-01-10 23:29

Good capture in very difficult light. Well done. Would auto levels improve the tone a little? It may however lessen the mysteriuous nature of the picture.

dmikulic (14) 2004-01-11 3:30

Interesant. Unseen.

boof (634) 2004-01-11 4:14

nice ominous feeling to this picture. the scaling of grey across the picture is very nice. good exposure on it perhaps actually. I ran it across neat image and it really really cleaned it up a bit and made it very nice might want to give it a try. somethign as simple as neat image I think doesnt need a wk since it is a one step function but give it a try and see if you like it.

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osamaatef (161) 2004-01-11 5:18

wow very nice shot well done

wtolyz (20) 2004-01-11 5:38

Excellent!Beautiful and touching picture, incredibly light. Impressive shot

cloverstar (0) 2004-01-11 10:43

Excellent misty and moody shot. Great idea to take this at 2am with only moonlight. Good thinking and well thought out. Great job, and very informative note.

Eagle78 (1933) 2004-01-19 14:54

Great shot Robert! the fog almost turns it in a kind of ghosty place :) Maybe it really was a ghost after the party :))) A good note too, thanks!

goerhal (781) 2004-01-20 4:21

WOW what a great musterious light! I would however like to see more of the foreground underneath as I think it is to hard cropped in the low parts. I also wonder how long the exposure was here?

Jaku (6812) 2004-05-29 16:55

Great shot Robert! Very good light.

cleal (32) 2004-06-01 19:15

So beautiful and perfectly shot. And that is all.

roconnell (327) 2004-06-06 15:40

Beautiful natural gradient that gives a sense of the passage of time and a midnight unveiling. The fog softens the straight lines of the Windmill and adds very nicely to the mood. Well done.

sueno (54) 2004-06-09 17:39 [Comment]

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flydragon (0) 2004-06-23 11:28

Hello Robert
this picture is great moody and so mysterious
your composition is also verry good
did u took a picture a little bit far and with more sky and fog
the light is amazing.
i will take more time to see your work ;o)
best regard
Simon

kooreman (321) 2004-06-23 11:39

Robert, nice windmill standing out of the fog. If you can do this after a party at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night, what could happen if youre fresh and fit;-) ??
Beautiful shot.
Greetings, Jan
*** an amateur with an opinion ***

Ulises (1026) 2005-04-10 13:11