These shadows come from Brewster’s Windmill on Cape Cod, also known as, Old Higgin’s Farm Windmill. The Windmill was built in 1795.
The octagonal, 20-foot diameter base supports a revolving cap that was constructed with curved timbers similar to a hull of a ship. Pulling the tail pole rotates the revolving cap. The tail pole is attached to a wagon wheel on the ground. It is pulled by a horse, ox or human so that the masts face into the wind. The entire mill stands 30 feet tall. I had posed a person near the wheel pushing to give a sense of scale. When I saw the shadows it was casting I knew it would make a great Shadow Sunday shot.
The octagonal, 20-foot diameter base supports a revolving cap that was constructed with curved timbers similar to a hull of a ship. Pulling the tail pole rotates the revolving cap. The tail pole is attached to a wagon wheel on the ground. It is pulled by a horse, ox or human so that the masts face into the wind. The entire mill stands 30 feet tall. I had posed a person near the wheel pushing to give a sense of scale. When I saw the shadows it was casting I knew it would make a great Shadow Sunday shot.
10 comments:
What a wonderful old windmill! Terrific shot and shadows for the day! Have a great weekend!
Sylvia
Beautiful piece of history!
Sunny spring day greetings from Helsinki, Finland!
what a gorgeous shadow shot!!!
you are so right, this is a lovely shadow. the light and colors here are wonderful. happy SSS.
The Cape seems to offer a stout breeze that flows from the Atlantic. It is a natural that the pioneers of their day worked to harness the power for the farms that sat upon this sandbar. Such a massive shadow that exists belies the thin blades of the mill. Beauty and function nicely here!
Gorgeous! Thank you.
Kathy M.
Oh that is cute and cool. Happy SSS!
...a wonderful SSS image. It's full of story and warmth.
This is a great shadow shot. Thanks for sharing the history.
Amazing shot!
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