The stars like dust

A very trippy ceiling I came across in one of the rooms of the famous Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The original is black stars on white, I inverted it in Picasa for additional effect.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 7.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO speed: 800
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Squashed bug

A funny sculpture we came across in an Amsterdam shopping corridor. A Volkswagen beetle pressed into a round shape. It is an art piece by Ichwan Noor, titled Beetle sphere.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/25
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Face off

Back to Amsterdam, where we came across this intriguing sculpture at the Rokin. It is by Mark Manders, a Dutch/Belgian sculptor and it was installed in 2017. The bird is a nice touch.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Amsterdam-North architecture

Another shot from our day trip to Amsterdam. This is just north of the river IJ, showing the top parts of two landmark buildings: the former Shell tower and the Eye film museum.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 6.4 mm
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Amsterdam chain

Another chains shot for my art blog. This is a detail of a larger statue on top of a gate in the centre of Amsterdam.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/7.0
Focal length: 54 mm
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO speed: 60
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Amsterdam calligraphy

During our day trip to Amsterdam I spotted this graffiti on a wall. It reminded me of Chinese calligraphy.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 16.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO speed: 500
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Amsterdam Central Station

Interrupting the flow of images from our China trip for a moment. Last week we went for a day to Amsterdam. This shot is of the outside roof of the Central Station. I love the combination of straight lines and curves and of courses the patches of colour.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 7.9 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0