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Van Gogh could just as well have painted what’s around it

Eindhoven · NL · 12.10.2026

He painted this mill in 1884. I don’t believe the mill was the only thing that caught his eye. It has stood here for centuries, still the same. And everything around it is still alive, and worth a look just as much as the mill itself.

Silhouette of the wooden water wheel against a pale blue evening sky. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 200 · 24 mm · −1.3 EV

Water spills over a weir in smooth, blurred streaks, seen through soft green leaves. — 1/30 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · −2.7 EV

A dark woodland path beside the water at dusk, with trees closing in overhead. — 1/30 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 26 mm · −2.7 EV

1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 640 · 24 mm · −1.7 EV — The heart of a tree, split open from the ground up. The camera at the very bottom, pointed up toward the crown.

Dark foliage frames a bright opening onto bushes and trees. — 1/60 s · f/6.3 · ISO 1000 · 24 mm · −1.7 EV

A bracket fungus grows from a mossy slope in dim forest light. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 2000 · 84 mm · −1.7 EV

1/60 s · f/5.6 · ISO 2500 · 105 mm · −1.7 EV — Green in living, deep shades. The power of fallen nature.

Dark leaves in silhouette against soft, glowing circles of evening light. — 1/60 s · f/5.6 · ISO 200 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

A backlit green leaf against a glowing evening sky. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 200 · 76 mm · −2.0 EV

A pale grey mushroom half hidden among tall blades of grass. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 800 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

A backlit oak leaf with reddish spots against a warm sunset glow. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 76 mm · −2.0 EV

A tiny door and two miniature houses fixed to the bark of a tree. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 640 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

Purple flowers hang beside a dark tree trunk, with a pale sky behind. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 320 · 59 mm · −2.0 EV

A puddle edged with moss reflects the evening sky and trees. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 500 · 24 mm · −1.3 EV

A curled, amber-brown leaf stands upright on green moss, glowing like a small flame. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 1000 · 105 mm · −1.3 EV

A single white flower among dark green leaves. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 2500 · 105 mm · −1.3 EV

1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 2000 · 33 mm · −1.3 EV — The power of a single paddle of the mill wheel: worn wood, and steel bent by the force of the water.

A dandelion seed head lit from the front against a dark green background. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 500 · 105 mm · −1.3 EV

The black wooden watermill with its red tiled roofs and water wheel, seen through reeds at dusk. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 1000 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

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