The Old Mill by TwoPynts
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Description
A stroll down historic St. George Street is a treat for the sense. The smell of fresh baked foods and candies waft through the air, there are countless arts and crafts to gaze upon, and the variety of people makes it an excellent place to people watch. As you near the North end of the street near the Castillo de San Marcos, you come upon this old building (well, they are almost all old) with a waterwheel slowly turning. This was the site of a gristmill back in St. Augustine's more primitive days. The old mill is now a restaurant and gift shop, but the wheel is still there, turning, turning. Through postwork I tried to achieve the look of an old Technicolor tourist postcard without going too overstaturated. It is a shame you can't see the fine details of the image at this size, the years and water have given the wall wonderful textures and colors. I posted a larger detail of it HERE so that you can appreciate the subtleties. Hey, you can even make out the person in the window there. ;oP More can be read about St. Augustine at OldCity.com. ----- Thanks for stopping by and for your chivalrous comments on yesterday's photo, Castle Otttis.
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Comments (30)
Great find Kortalouche!! I love old things and this one looks old enough to me!! Looks like there's a beautiful red balcony behind that wheel?? Would love to see that too! ;)
Beautiful image! You certainly get around to some very nice places. KP
And I've just bought a piece of land a few meters away from that kind of oldies... I hope I'll have the same words than Sir Constable, in a few years... Cool shot!
perfect ..just right color saturation..excellent composition..
Excellent shot. outstanding light and colors. Beautiful place. Superb!!!
Doesn't look like a Mill that has been through the Mill...pristine condition and a fine Image...salute...squinting at the Lady
Splendid shot of this old mild ! It's always a pleasure to see one. There are some villages in France where there are always some too. A touching sound of the past !
going to cocoa beach saturday, lived in orlando for 5 years..never been there, but maybe we can do a day drive? Nice POV!
Wow, what a gorgeous scene. I love those old mills, but very few remain. And none around here like this. You are fortunate, but also very talented to have captured this scene so perfectly. V
beautiful old mill .. wonderful to see this fine treasure in American history!
A slice of history. This place looks really impressive!!!
Wonderful historical piece, well done and great tone control. Did you use a fisheye lens? because I get the feeling you were trying to get it all in?? and there seems to be a slight bulge towards the middle? or is it just me and my caffeine detox? LOL The sharp contrasts of colours and tones, all work in this, very well done, beautifully executed?
Awesome photography... perfect in everything !
Nice image as john has said it does suffer some lens distortion but probably not noticeably so.
Oh, awesome! Kort, you have to stop this, or I'm throwing my gear in the car and driving down to St. Augustine tomorrow. Oh, I can't do that. I'm having dinner with friends to celebrate my B-Day. And I have a interclub competition afterwards. Bummmer! OK, then on Saturday! Nope. My camera club is going to the Catskills for the foliage on Sunday. OK, next weekend! Yup! One more gorgeous picture and I am on my way!
very nice shot... a great mix of colors - certainly got alot into this one image!
Excellent image, with the colors and the age of the mill, wonderful find:):):)...V
Love this image! Colors and simplicity make it excellent!
a wonderful photography of this mill. a fascinating and most interesting image. excellent done,Kort !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
For some reason I am reminded of the movie "The Eagle has landed", just in a war like mood I gues! Great image, I can feel the cool water from here! What a great structure!!!
A lovely old mill wheel, so nicely captured
It is always a treat to see one of these old mills. Excellent shots. Aloha
Interesting old mill and well captured.
great shot , well done ~~~~GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
ohman this one is soooo cooooool :)
Oh wow, stop describing it so well! :) My mouth is making water! Fantastic work, Kort, what a joy! You make us feel like walking with you!
The light is very good. i like teh shade of the colors too. it's an excellent photography. have a good day
Excellent capture of this beauty..agree wiht jcv2 you make my mouth water! Aloha!
This is so pretty!! I looked at your site and saved it to my favs! I am hoping for a camera soon and can't wait to start photos again. Looking at all your work keeps me inspired. Thank you.