In Hattem

Not my usual fare, but the combination of the smooth curve of the roof of this house in Hattem and the shades of blue appealed to me.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 12.7 mm
Exposure time: 1/1000
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Roofstract

This is the roof of a church in Bocholt, Germany, turned 90 degrees for enhanced abstract effect.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal length: 40.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/160
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 6

When we left the Nanjing Usnisa palace, we had to wait for a bus at a bus stand with an extraordinary roof. Another abstract architecture opportunity spotted and taken.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 6.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 5

Back to the entrance (or in this case exit) of the Nanjing Usnisa palace. A variation on a shot I posted before (here).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO speed: 125
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 LuOne shopping mall roof 1

Starting the blog with an image from our recent trip to Shanghai. This is the roof of a new shopping mall, LuOne - a nice play on words as it is situated near our Shanghai home in the former LuWan district.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 7.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0