I took this picture Christmas morning on a gravel road about ten miles west of Havana, Illinois. We were on a Christmas morning drive, and the barn sitting next to the windmill caught my eye. We drove down the road to shoot it, but once I got there, the windmill was the better subject. I like a lot of things about this old structure- most notably the brass blades, the mechanical components, and the dead vine climbing up the wooden base.
The glare off the blades is a little stronger than I'd like, but I didn't have a lot of options with this shot. We were parked in the middle of a country road, and "No Trespassing" signs were plastered on the fence in front of the windmill as well as on the barn beside it.
I'll post the color version of this picture next week. It's a different shot- the colors dominate it, whereas the structure is dominant in black and white.
4 comments:
I agree with you. I think I'll like the black and white the best. The snow on it adds to the picture. If only it could talk to us. I love the shot. Ma
Thanks for the kind words. About the snow... I'm not sure if that's snow or corrosion on the blades. I had assumed the latter until I read your post. Since then, I've zoomed in on the color picture, and I'm really not sure. Maybe you're right.
Replying to your other comment on the Water tower shot, if you do go look for it, it's about half way between the junction with 136 and Anderson Lake. It's probably no more than 300 yards off the road (Rt. 100, I think).
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