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Panoramic
Imaging - Malta,
March 2008
Ta' Kola Windmill, GOZO Exploring Malta With - 360
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March 08 - Ta' Kola Windmill, GOZO, MALTA
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360°
panoramic image showing the Ta' Kola Windmill, Gozo, Malta. It was a VERY hot
and sunny day. However, I used my "home-made" pano head and
using the backup Pantax camera to take 12 shots around a 360 degree
panoramic view.
The
tripod was setup in the shade of a small
palm tree in the quiet village square
garden directly opposite the windmill.
This minimised the "flare"
from direct sunlight that often spoils
my full 360 camera lens.
The
multiple pictures used in this panoramic shot
produced a much
better effort for controlling direct sunlight in to the lens. However,
ghosting will occur if there's any
movement carried out in the scene during
the actual picture taking, so once again
this technique doesn't produce a
"perfect" panorama.
I
explored the inside of the windmill and
climbed the steep winding stairs right
to the top. This is a genuinely
interesting museum and well worth
visiting in you ever have a chance while
in Malta.
The old chap manning the door
and ticket checking is really helpful and has a very dry sense of humour.
He suggested that Victoria (capital of Gozo) was only a short walk and
even drew me a map... 8 kilometres later I hobbled into the city main
square, very thirsty and extremely sunburnt!
Ta' Kola Windmill,
Xaghra, Gozo, Malta
Dry Description Snipped From
Wikipedia:
The Ta' Kola windmill is a step back in time to the trade of the miller and a fine example of the rural economy and domestic life of Gozo in centuries past.
Built in 1725 and named after the miller who lived and worked here (in Maltese 'mithna' means windmill and ta' Kola means ‘of Nicholas' – Nicholas' Windmill). The mill consists of a rectangular building that incorporates a circular tower some 15 metres high. Of the twelve windmills built by the Knights, only the Ta' Kola windmill in Gozo still remains in good working condition. The windmill is now available to show visitors how these mills worked.
The Museum also houses a wide range of tools, some of which were originally manufactured by the owners of the mill. On the first floor, the living quarters of the miller have been recreated using traditional furniture and items related to Gozitan crafts, such as weaving and lace making.
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