Focal Point

 

 

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

Letters

 

 

A display of letters used for printing (Joure Museum).

P-Machinery

 

A detail of one of the machines on display at the Joure 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.

Less is MoRe

I've been short of inspiration the past few weeks. That said, I like this shot that I took last Tuesday in Museum MoRe in Gorssel. The combination of stairs and roof patterns, flipped, makes for a nice abstract.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 8.4 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Preparing sails

Another example of a volunteer depicting an old profession in the Enkhuizen Zuiderzee Museum, in this case the making of sails. Very appropriate for the museum/s subject.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/4.2
Focal length: 30.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 720
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Outside the classroom

One of many highlights of the Zuiderzee Museum Enkhuizen is the old village school. Outside the classroom was space for the children to leave their wooden shoes. A lovely sight.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 28.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 4000
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Making barrels

One of many special displays in the Enkhuizen Zuiderzee Museum, depicting professions of a century ago. They are manned by expert volunteers rather than mannequins.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 28.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 900
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nets

Not surprisingly, fishing and all its attributes play an important role in the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen. I like the abstract feeling of this shot of fishing nets, with its contrasts of circular and linear shapes.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal length: 18.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Zuiderzee chains

Of course, a setting like the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen offers plenty of opportunities for chains shots - that I continue to require for my art blog.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 155.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Canvas abstraction

A zoom in on a canvas sail of a boat moored in a canal in the Zuiderzee Museum Enkhuizen. I liked the combination of curves and colours.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 78.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Three smoky eyes

Last week we visited the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen. The first thing you see when you come off the boat is this collection of calciantion ovens. I went for black and white to create a vintage effect.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 24.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Up to the roof

An alternative take on the modern organ in the Elburg museum that was depicted before in this site (link).

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

Doremifasolla

Last week we visited the organ museum in nearby Elburg. An array of organ pipes always makes for a nice shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 250
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Piping

Last Thursday we visited the organ museum in nearby Elburg. This display of stacked organ pipes caught my eye,.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 23.9 mm
Exposure time: 1/10
ISO speed: 800
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Organ sonata in the modern style

Last Thursday we visited the organ museum in nearby Elburg. A lovely experience, and I was particularly impressed by this colourful modern organ. With these lines and colours, the shot becomes quite abstract.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 8.9 mm
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO speed: 500
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