On Mars

A rusty abstract that I spotted a few weeks ago in Deventer.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

 

Deventer patterns

 

 

The new city hall of Deventer offers some nice photo opportunities...

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 11.6 mm
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

The Elephant outside the room

Last month in Deventer - umbrellas as oart of the street decoration and one roof with a small elephant sculpture made for a nice unusual image.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal length: 45.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Text

 

 

Spotted these lines of texts on a modern church in Ahaus, Germany. I thought ot made for a nice photo opportunity.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 13.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO speed: 160
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

O

 

 

A "found abstract" spotted earlier this week in the German city Ahaus, just across the border. The back of a car that was collecting rubbish.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 20.4 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

TP

 

Anything can become an abstract if you keep your eyes open. This is a stack of rolls of toilet paper in the restroom of a fish shop in nearby Wezep.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 320
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Where Red Meets Blue

 

 

A "found abstract": the concrete foot of a temporary gate opposite our home had an interesting colours pattern.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Kobe

 

A close-up of a bench in Lille - the texture and colour combinations reminded me of Kobe beef.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 6.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

 

 

 

Rust in Lille

 

 

I love taking detailed pictures of rusty surfaces - instant abstracts. I spotted this one in Lille.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

 

 

 

Into the Abyss

 

 

A detail of a sound amplifier on the streets of Leuven, Belgium.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Kind of Blue

 

 

A weathered stone wall in Lille.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Circles

 

 

Inside a shopping mall in Lille.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 6.6 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

37

 

 

This is part of a weathered door in Lille. I liked the combination of the number with the mailbox - and some junk mail sticking out.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 9.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/50
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Rusty Diagonals

The first of a series of photographs shot in Belgium and France mid June - our first trip since the Corona outbreak, and I finally was inspired to shoot a few abstracts again. This is a classic example, diagonals and rust patterns. Spotted this opportunity in Lille.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

 

Golden years ahead

 

 

Captured a new shot in the CoolArt series, shooting reflections of my wife's colourful paintings in an aluminium cool bag (or a crumpled foil).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/50
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

X marks the spot

 

Spotted this opportunity in Joure. A wall used for displaying advertisement posters, with layers of remains still there.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Ups and Downs

 

A decoration (art piece?) spotted along a road in Joure. The angle makes it interesting. This is the type of minimalist abstract I love to create - and having such a blue sky as backdrop is a bonus.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/1250

ISO speed: 100

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Corners

I spotted this opportunity in a shop in Joure that was being prepared for reconstruction, and found temporary use as an outlet centre. This window had been hidden behind a wall. For many years probably.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/5.0

Focal length: 13.1 mm

Exposure time: 1/13

ISO speed: 800

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Whirls

 

It's been a while, but here is a shot I took a few weeks ago in the Kampen City Museum. A close up of a glass art piece that works well as an abstract I think.

Camera: Nikon D7000 handheld

Aperture: f/5.6

Focal length: 145 mm

Exposure time: 1/30

ISO speed: 400

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Unparallel lines

The second of two abstract shots I took at a local sundial near the Koornmarktpoort in Kampen. Very pleased with both of them.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/250

ISO speed: 100

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Corner

The first of two abstract shots I took at a local sundial near the Koornmarktpoort in Kampen. Very pleased with both of them.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/500

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Autumn in Hattem

 

A souvenir from an autumn forest walk in nearby Hattem. Nothing special, but I like the composition and the almost glowing effect of the mushrooms.

Camera: Nikon D7000 handheld

Aperture: f/5.6

Focal length: 155 mm

Exposure time: 1/100

ISO speed: 400

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Horseplay

Alternative title: Close encounters of the equine kind. On a walk through a forest in nearby Hattem we came across this friendly horse grazing in the meadows. When he saw us stopping and looking he came running to the fence. Unfortunately, no carrots in our pockets.

Camera: Nikon D7000 handheld

Aperture: f/6.3

Focal length: 300 mm

Exposure time: 1/60

ISO speed: 400

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Chains 2020

Nothing special, just another chains shot I needed for my art blog. I can't even remember where I took this one - most likely in Kampen, on one of the tall ships moored there.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/4.5

Focal length: 9.7 mm

Exposure time: 1/4000

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Pastoral

Not my usual fare, but there you go. I spotted this opportunity in the Kampen citypark (in walking distance from our home).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/4.5

Focal length: 7.9 mm

Exposure time: 1/160

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Woodwork

 

This one is also in Kampen, a door that had been prepared for re-painting. I like the combination of shapes, textures and colours. 

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/160

ISO speed: 125

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Hang in there

 

Walking along the IJssel in the city of Kampen is always interesting, because the boats change often, and sometimes one can spot nice details, as in this shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/7.0

Focal length: 47.7 mm

Exposure time: 1/320

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

The Blue Rain

The same spot in the same park as the previous picture. This is the wisteria, which in Dutch is known as Blauweregen (Blue rain).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Leaving the wet behind

In the Kampen park. Thus bird (a goose variation) just came out of the water while we were walking by.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/7.0
Focal length: 54.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/200
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Trident

One of the bridges across the IJssel near Kampen. I picked a viewpoint where it looks like there's only three pylons instead of four. Oh well, I thought it made for an interesting shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 17.7 mm
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0