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This week’s random image of week is of a landscape image of an abandoned West Texas Windmill found on a cattle ranch that stumbled across during my 2017 West Texas road trip.
West Texas Windmill
I don’t know what it is but I love windmills. I really do not like the new power generators I think they are ugly and ruin a landscape. I prefer the old windmills that were designed to pull water from wells that dot the rural landscapes across the country. These old windmills are a dieing breed. Most counties have community wells and water systems and if a homestead is to far from one of these community water systems they generally use a powered water pump that runs off electricity, generators, or solar.
On large cattle ranches I occasionally see working windmills deep in the back country out on the ranch to water the livestock. You can still buy new version of these old windmills to pump water at your homestead.
When I’m out exploring I’m always on the look out for old and new windmills to photograph. Back in July 2017 I was exploring out near Albany, Texas when I came across this old West Texas Windmill sitting just off the road on a cattle ranch. At one time this old windmill was used to keep an cattle pond full. Now the rancher uses other means to keep the pond full of water.
About the Image
The West Texas Windmill was shot on a bright sunny day in July using my Sony a6000 Camera and with a Sony SEL16F28 16mm f/2.8 lens. I then edited the image with Adobe Lightroom CC and Topaz Labs A.I. Clear and DXO NIK Collection to clean up the image, remove noise, and recover the lost details.
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