My views of Zaanse Shans in the Netherlands
Jul 24, 2019 13:32:35 #
A recent posting on this subject has inspired me to create a set of my own photographs of Zaanse Shans, from tours there in 1980 and 2010.
First, from the 1980 visit:
Making wooden shoes:
15-020 by David Casteel, on Flickr
16-001 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Windmills:
16-005 by David Casteel, on Flickr
16-008 by David Casteel, on Flickr
16-003 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Other village scenes:
16-011 by David Casteel, on Flickr
16-012 by David Casteel, on Flickr
16-016 by David Casteel, on Flickr
17-004 by David Casteel, on Flickr
17-005 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Now, from the 2010 visit:
Windmills:
DSC_5935 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5969 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5972 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5973 by David Casteel, on Flickr
What windmills do:
DSC_5942 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5945 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5947 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5950 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_5951 by David Casteel, on Flickr
(sorry, didn’t correct the perspective)
And a panorama:
Zaanse Schans pano 2 by David Casteel, on Flickr
I hope I haven’t bored everyone to death, but there is a lot to see there. I recommend a visit. (I apologize for the photos that are not erect--I don't know how to fix it here, because they are correct in Flickr.)
First, from the 1980 visit:
Making wooden shoes:
15-020 by David Casteel, on Flickr 16-001 by David Casteel, on Flickr Windmills:
16-005 by David Casteel, on Flickr 16-008 by David Casteel, on Flickr 16-003 by David Casteel, on Flickr Other village scenes:
16-011 by David Casteel, on Flickr 16-012 by David Casteel, on Flickr 16-016 by David Casteel, on Flickr 17-004 by David Casteel, on Flickr 17-005 by David Casteel, on Flickr Now, from the 2010 visit:
Windmills:
DSC_5935 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5969 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5972 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5973 by David Casteel, on Flickr What windmills do:
DSC_5942 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5945 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5947 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5950 by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_5951 by David Casteel, on Flickr (sorry, didn’t correct the perspective)
And a panorama:
Zaanse Schans pano 2 by David Casteel, on Flickr I hope I haven’t bored everyone to death, but there is a lot to see there. I recommend a visit. (I apologize for the photos that are not erect--I don't know how to fix it here, because they are correct in Flickr.)
Jul 24, 2019 13:41:45 #
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Jul 24, 2019 13:59:41 #
Great photo essay. Teamed with good descriptive text it would make an outstanding article in a magazine or guide book.
Jul 24, 2019 14:59:12 #
Well, there's a museum there, too, and I had a few photos from inside it, but I felt the set was probably too long as it was and didn't include them. The Flickr Albums do have more photos, but I chose the ones I felt best covered the subject.
Thanks for the nice comments. robertjeri, that is an interesting suggestion.
Thanks for the nice comments. robertjeri, that is an interesting suggestion.
Jul 25, 2019 05:39:51 #
Jul 25, 2019 05:45:27 #
David in Dallas wrote:
A recent posting on this subject has inspired me t... (show quote)
Very nice set of images.
Jul 25, 2019 06:21:34 #
Jul 25, 2019 10:10:58 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
I’m amazed by the wooden gears! The hours of labor expended in producing those huge gear sets must be in the thousands! Wonderfully interesting images, David!
Stan
Stan
Jul 25, 2019 10:14:18 #
Great set David!
We did not have time to walk into the village as you did.
Thx for sharing!
We did not have time to walk into the village as you did.
Thx for sharing!
Jul 25, 2019 11:00:47 #
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Jul 25, 2019 12:08:16 #
Thank you for showing me ,finally, the inner-workings of a Dutch Mill. I cannot imagine how much weight these things have and being supported above a home beneath them....the concept is unimaginable to a structural engineer. And all of the work in fabricating those gear wheel from wood is endless.
Wow what a incredible trip you must have had. Thanks again sir.
Wow what a incredible trip you must have had. Thanks again sir.
Jul 25, 2019 15:18:20 #
Saigon wrote:
The 1980 tour was by coach, and the 2010 was at the end of a long river cruise, from Amsterdam.Great set David!
We did not have time to walk into the village as you did.
Thx for sharing!
We did not have time to walk into the village as you did.
Thx for sharing!
Blair, some of those windmills are still functional and they make product using them.
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