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David or Goliath?

            “The Goliath” is a Dutch windmill in the polder near the Eemshaven in the Dutch province of Groningen. The mill dates from 1897 and is the northernmost mill on the Dutch mainland. 
The Goliath no longer has a function (the waterway now runs around the mill), but once drained the Eemspolder. However, the mill can circulate the water in a circuit. The mill has undergone a thorough restoration and is running again to grind, with a new roof and new blade cross.
The name Goliath turned out to be a very fitting name for it sits among much larger and high-tech wind turbines. They are part of the Westereems Wind Farm exploited by RWE. The farm consists of 54 wind turbines ranging between 98-132 meters in hub height and a power production of 3 MW per turbine (171 MW peak in total). 

Technical stuff
This is a single handheld shot taken with a Canon G5X. I was travelling lightweight trough the regions of Friesland and Groningen; in the north of The Netherlands. It wasn’t in the planning to visit this mill. But I managed to squeeze it in at the last minute; due to the fact that I was so close by (shame to miss it). Hence the G5X I used for this photo. But this point-and-shoot camera+ is a little gem for this kind of situations.
Post-production consisted of umphing the saturation a little and balancing the toning of the wind turbines. Lastly, I added the copyright signs (in Photoshop). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the frequent copying of my photos. So, don't bother commenting on that.

   

Taken in: Holland / Groningen / Koningsoord (show map)

Taken on: October 29, 2023

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