02-20-08 – Windmills – Its not photography, its Farktography

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January 15, 2008 at 4:29 pm #1217

Elsinore
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Old ones, new ones, big ones, little ones, metal ones, wood ones: photograph windmills.

January 15, 2008 at 10:05 pm #14931

Morningbreath
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I am pretty pumped for this one. there are a lot more windmills in my area than I realized.

January 17, 2008 at 12:57 am #14932

Flavivirus
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do spinning wheels count? (the toys you like blow on and stuff)

January 17, 2008 at 1:14 am #14933

Elsinore
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Well, those strike me more as pinwheels, but maybe wickedfish could make a call on that since he suggested the theme.

January 23, 2008 at 1:37 am #14934

shep.1972
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would windmills ‘in process’ count? examples being a large aeroshell being molded, raw materials or the like? what about the construction of a turbine tower? at what stage is it a ‘windmill’ for the purposes of the contest?

January 23, 2008 at 3:47 am #14935

Elsinore
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I’m not sure why they wouldn’t count, though you might have to explain it, and sometimes explanations detract from the photo.

February 9, 2008 at 1:30 am #14936

corsec67
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There will be an eclipse on February 20th (10:00-10:51 PM EST), so after posting my picture(s) for this theme, I will be going outside to look at the moon.

(Just an FYI that there is going to be a nice eclipse that night, with the next one being in 2010)

I still have to look for a little windmill in a shop and take a picture of it…

February 17, 2008 at 11:13 pm #14937

soosh
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Alaska has shit for windmills. I doubt I’ll have an entry for this one.

February 18, 2008 at 4:03 pm #14939

Elsinore
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do spinning wheels count? (the toys you like blow on and stuff)

Just realized we never heard from wickedfish on this one. If you check in before Wednesday, can you clarify if pinwheels are ok by you?

February 18, 2008 at 4:27 pm #14940

corsec67
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do spinning wheels count? (the toys you like blow on and stuff)

Just realized we never heard from wickedfish on this one. If you check in before Wednesday, can you clarify if pinwheels are ok by you?

Just to throw this out there:
I think that a pinwheel would be fine according to the definition of a windmill:

Windmill
1 a: a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft; especially : a wind-driven water pump or electric generator b: the wind-driven wheel of a windmill
2: something that resembles or suggests a windmill; especially : a calisthenic exercise that involves alternately lowering each outstretched hand to touch the toes of the opposite foot

From m-w.com

Specifically, under 1b, just the wind-driven part is also considered a “windmill”. So, if it is designed to spin on a shaft that is almost horizontal just by wind power, that would be a windmill.

Of course, if you want to restrict it from that definition, it wouldn’t bother me.

February 18, 2008 at 5:47 pm #14941

schnee
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would a politician count?

February 18, 2008 at 6:12 pm #14942

Uranus
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would a politician count?

hell no. the buggers can’t even read….

February 18, 2008 at 7:09 pm #14943

staplermofo
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Hey miller, there is some delicious cake in that huge kite. You can trust me!

February 18, 2008 at 10:01 pm #14944

Elsinore
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Specifically, under 1b, just the wind-driven part is also considered a “windmill”. So, if it is designed to spin on a shaft that is almost horizontal just by wind power, that would be a windmill.

Of course, if you want to restrict it from that definition, it wouldn’t bother me.

No, I think that sounds fine, and maybe that will open this up to more people. Unless Wickedfish jumps in with strong objections, I think anything that fits those definitions should be fair game.

Politicians are more windbags than wind[/b]mills[/b], methinks 😉

February 19, 2008 at 5:18 am #14945

U-Man
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Alaska has shit for windmills.

Innovative. Bet they don’t work very well.
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