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.

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

Bicycle art

A detail of a larger sculpture of a bicycle, constructed from rusty bicycle parts. We encountered this one in the prison yard.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Leeuwarden lineplay

First in a series of shots I took during a day-trip to Leeuwarden last week. This one was shot inside an art piece on the side walk, aiming up (and not being able to see the picture about to be taken). I like the asymmetry in this shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

On target

The fifth (and last) in a series of art abstractions that I shot last month in the Kampen City museum. All are details of three dimensional art works by Sibyl Heijnen.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Morphing

The fourth in a series of art abstractions that I shot last month in the Kampen City museum. All are details of three dimensional art works by Sibyl Heijnen.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO speed: 800
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Fire and ice

The third in a series of art abstractions that I shot a few days ago in the Kampen City museum. All are details of three dimensional art works by Sibyl Heijnen.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/13
ISO speed: 800
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Collision

The second in a series of art abstractions that I shot a few days ago in the Kampen City museum. All are details of three dimensional art works by Sibyl Heijnen.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Hiding the blues

The first in a series of art abstractions that I shot a few days ago in the Kampen City museum. All are details of three dimensional art works by Sibyl Heijnen.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/13
ISO speed: 800
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Levitation

Another shot from the Kampen Full Color Festival. This art piece, flipped upside down, makes for an interesting shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 23.3 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

HeLP!

It's been over two months since I last posted here - hardly took any pictures and none I was satisfied with. Last weekend's Full Color festival in Kampen changed this, and I'll post a few the coming days. This is from an art piece consisting of scores of LP records hung as a display. Art or vandalism?

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Chains of gold

One more for the links section of my art blog. This is a detail of an art piece on display during the Kampen Art Route last weekend.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 9.4 mm
Exposure time: 1/50
ISO speed: 250
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

So blue

An art abstraction - a close-up of a ceramic art piece on display during the Kampen Art Route last weekend.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 9.4 mm
Exposure time: 1/50
ISO speed: 250
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Through the looking glass

Earlier this week we visited the artistic town of Ootmarsum in the East of the Netherlands. This abstract is a detail of a glass-based piece of street art.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 7.3 mm
Exposure time: 1/200
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Torque

A different take on the art installation we saw in the Lu One shopping mall (first shot was posted here). Another example of  using a detail of an existing art piece to create an abstract photograph.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Into the abyss

Details of larger art works can yield interesting abstract photographs. Here I had a go at a large cardboard sculpture exhibited in the local City Museum. It is most likely made by Maartje Korstanje.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/13
ISO speed: 800
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

LuOne art installation

Spotted in the LuOne shopping mall: an intriguing piece of art, consisting of dozens of coloured wires. I went for a composition strong on both diagonals. Unfortunately, I did not notice the name of the artist.

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