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.

Holesome

 

Shot outside 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.

Shard

 

 

I shot plenty of rusty abstracts over the years, but this might be my favourite of them all. I love the 3D structure.

Shapes

 

 

A zoomed in abstract - converting text to shapes. I like the structures.

Another brick in the wall

 

 

Nothing to see here, just a corner of an old wall... and yet....

On Mars

A rusty abstract that I spotted a few weeks ago in Deventer.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

 

Deventer patterns

 

 

The new city hall of Deventer offers some nice photo opportunities...

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 11.6 mm
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

The Elephant outside the room

Last month in Deventer - umbrellas as oart of the street decoration and one roof with a small elephant sculpture made for a nice unusual image.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal length: 45.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

TP

 

Anything can become an abstract if you keep your eyes open. This is a stack of rolls of toilet paper in the restroom of a fish shop in nearby Wezep.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 320
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Where Red Meets Blue

 

 

A "found abstract": the concrete foot of a temporary gate opposite our home had an interesting colours pattern.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Golden years ahead

 

 

Captured a new shot in the CoolArt series, shooting reflections of my wife's colourful paintings in an aluminium cool bag (or a crumpled foil).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/50
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

X marks the spot

 

Spotted this opportunity in Joure. A wall used for displaying advertisement posters, with layers of remains still there.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Ups and Downs

 

A decoration (art piece?) spotted along a road in Joure. The angle makes it interesting. This is the type of minimalist abstract I love to create - and having such a blue sky as backdrop is a bonus.

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

Corners

I spotted this opportunity in a shop in Joure that was being prepared for reconstruction, and found temporary use as an outlet centre. This window had been hidden behind a wall. For many years probably.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/5.0

Focal length: 13.1 mm

Exposure time: 1/13

ISO speed: 800

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

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

Unparallel lines

The second of two abstract shots I took at a local sundial near the Koornmarktpoort in Kampen. Very pleased with both of them.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/250

ISO speed: 100

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Corner

The first of two abstract shots I took at a local sundial near the Koornmarktpoort in Kampen. Very pleased with both of them.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/500

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0