Focal Point

 

 

Spotted yesterday - a close-up of an art installation in the gardens of the Arnhem City Museum. 

Primeval

 

 

Abstracted Art - one of my favourites in the genre. This is a detail of a huge metal sculpture that was on display in the Sneek Museum.

Shard

 

 

I shot plenty of rusty abstracts over the years, but this might be my favourite of them all. I love the 3D structure.

Shapes

 

 

A zoomed in abstract - converting text to shapes. I like the structures.

Another brick in the wall

 

 

Nothing to see here, just a corner of an old wall... and yet....

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

 

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

 

 

 

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

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

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