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The same church in Ahaus, but a different wall and shot from a different perspective. as in the previous shot, the conversion to black and white is almost an obligation in shots like this.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 15.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Obstruction

A photographic souvenir from a day trip to the German city of Ahaus, just across the border. This is a detail shot of the side of the local church - a fascinating combination of an old tower and a modern church.

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

Bolsward in ruins

Earlier this week we went on a day trip to nearby Friesland, visiting inter alia the city of Bolsward. We've been to these church ruins before, but the beautiful weather made for better shots than in the past. I like how the shadows on the floor break the symmetry.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 7

Continuing the series of abstracted Shanghai high-rise buildings. As in most cases, the conversion to black and white helped emphasize the inherent line play. The reflections along the dark diagonal add spice with their interactions.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 25.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 100
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

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 4

Another shot in the series of abstracted Shanghai high-rise buildings. As in most cases, the conversion to black and white helped emphasize the inherent line play.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 32.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 100
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

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 3

Another shot in the series of abstracted Shanghai high-rise buildings. Although conversion to black and white is usually the way to go for these shots, I kept this one in colour because of that blue diagonal..

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 13.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 320
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 2

Back to the Nanjing Usnisa palace. Here we have a detail of the roof of the entrance building - a stunning abstractions full of twists and turns. One of my favourite shots of the trip.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 32.9 mm
Exposure time: 1/1000
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 1

About halfway our Shanghai trip, we took a short organized three day excursion to Nanjing, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang. The first stop was at the Nanjing Usnisa Palace, a formidable complex that houses relics of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. The architecture is incredible, and the visit was unforgettable. The first of a number of shots of this site that I'll post the coming weeks.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/1000
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 2

Another shot in the series of abstracted Shanghai high-rise buildings. In this case, the curvature of the layers give a flowing feeling to the final shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 13.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 160
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 1

One of my special themes during this trip was abstraction of high-rise buildings - of which there are thousands in Shanghai. By playing with the angle, and in this case also converting to black and white, one transforms these buildings into abstract works.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 22.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/80
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0