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An excellent photo!

What a great shoreline !!!!

It still is a beautiful shot, Peter!! ;-))

Perfect capture, love the perspective and soft light!:)

i like this picture !!!

Wow, what a nice Zaanse Schans panorama, a fav for every mill lover.
So also for me! Peter! ;-)

WONDERFUL SHOT

i can not help myself, I love windmills. beautiful .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter , that very unique shot , what you do not see all the time .

The privilege of being retired Alex!

Peter , Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas , is the time when you never do all the things you intended to do when you were still working

Wonderful mills view ...........................................................

Is there a constant wind in The Netherlands? Do the mills automatically turn into the wind? Old windmills here in the USA have a vane that turns the blades into the wind, but I don't see that on the mills in Holland.

No Larry, not at all, both with respect to strength and direction, although a W, NW or SW wind is more frequent. Durtch mills do not automatically turn into the wind, much too heavy wings. The "bar construction", I do not know the correct English word, at the back of the mill serves to turn the wings. In a photo of Anna-Maria: http://www.fotothing.com/Annamaria/photo/61faa6d1adf64d85478d6cd4d24c8822/
you can clearly see this construction. People can walk on the "balcony" around the mill to move the wings in the right position.

Thank you very much Loek!

Thank you all for your nice comments!

Beautiful shot and view ;-)

Thank you Brynjar.

Thank you for the information Peter. I've noticed the bars on the back side of the mills in the past and have been curious about their function. Now I know!!!

a wonderful classic image!

Thank you Glacierman.

Looks like an old master! Wonderful shot.

I saw the picture before but I think this shot is a master piece! :-)

Thank you Peter.

Thank you Bea.

Oustanding photo Peter.

Thank you very much for the many nice comments Lizzie.