Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 9

Continuing the series of abstracted Shanghai high-rise buildings. The diagonal composition and the black and white conversion adds to the abstract feeling.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 7.7 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 8

Continuing the series of abstracted Shanghai high-rise buildings. The orientation rotation adds to the abstract feeling.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 15.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 320
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

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 6

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.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 26.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Shanghai High-rise Buildings Abstract 5

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/5.0
Focal length: 22.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
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

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

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