Horseplay

Alternative title: Close encounters of the equine kind. On a walk through a forest in nearby Hattem we came across this friendly horse grazing in the meadows. When he saw us stopping and looking he came running to the fence. Unfortunately, no carrots in our pockets.

Camera: Nikon D7000 handheld

Aperture: f/6.3

Focal length: 300 mm

Exposure time: 1/60

ISO speed: 400

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Chains 2020

Nothing special, just another chains shot I needed for my art blog. I can't even remember where I took this one - most likely in Kampen, on one of the tall ships moored there.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/4.5

Focal length: 9.7 mm

Exposure time: 1/4000

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Pastoral

Not my usual fare, but there you go. I spotted this opportunity in the Kampen citypark (in walking distance from our home).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/4.5

Focal length: 7.9 mm

Exposure time: 1/160

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Woodwork

 

This one is also in Kampen, a door that had been prepared for re-painting. I like the combination of shapes, textures and colours. 

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/3.6

Focal length: 4.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/160

ISO speed: 125

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Hang in there

 

Walking along the IJssel in the city of Kampen is always interesting, because the boats change often, and sometimes one can spot nice details, as in this shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld

Aperture: f/7.0

Focal length: 47.7 mm

Exposure time: 1/320

ISO speed: 200

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

The Blue Rain

The same spot in the same park as the previous picture. This is the wisteria, which in Dutch is known as Blauweregen (Blue rain).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Leaving the wet behind

In the Kampen park. Thus bird (a goose variation) just came out of the water while we were walking by.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/7.0
Focal length: 54.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/200
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Trident

One of the bridges across the IJssel near Kampen. I picked a viewpoint where it looks like there's only three pylons instead of four. Oh well, I thought it made for an interesting shot.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 17.7 mm
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Line play

The tall ships moored at the river side in Kampen always make for nice photography opportunities - especially in combination with the nice weather we've been having. This was taken in walking distance from our home.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Springmill

Normally I'm not keen on taking flower or blossom pictures, but I thought the combination with the windmill was interesting. This is in nearby Zalk.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 8.4 mm
Exposure time: 1/200
ISO speed: 160
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Zalk chains

My last update was in November 2019. Since then my photography has gone through a dry spell for various reasons, the last months of course also due to the Corona crisis. Last week I took two pictures in Zalk near Kampen that I want to share. This chains shot is nothing special, but I can use it for the links section of my art blog.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

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

Chains in Seimur en Auxois

As usual, I can't pass by an opportunity for a chains shot, which I'll use in the links section of my main blog.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 120 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Autumn pipe in Seimur en Auxois

A recent trip to the Burgundy region of France did not yield lots of good shots - but I like this autumn study.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/5.3
Focal length: 56.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Bourtange chains

A visit to Bourtange (in the province of Groningen, near the German border) a few weeks ago yielded another chains shot for my blog.

Camera: Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-300 mm lens handheld
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal length: 38.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Jailhouse rocks again

Back to the prison, a similar shot as the first one, but with different local lighting conditions.

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

Float on

There was plenty of activity in the city centre of Leeuwarden, possibly connected to the start of the academic year. Here are a few of scores of people navigating along the city canals, standing on little boats.

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

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

Jailhouse rocks

One of the highlights of the trip to Leeuwarden was our first visit to the old prison, which is now used as hotel and office space, while preserving many of the aspects of its original purpose.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO speed: 500
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

More Deventer umbrellas

Another take on the subject of decorative street umbrellas in Deventer that I first posted about last week (link).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 7.1 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 200
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

Deventer umbrellas

A shot I took on a day trip to nearby Deventer last week, where in some of the streets they had hung scores of umbrellas to liven up the place. Successfully.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 10.3 mm
Exposure time: 1/320
ISO speed: 250
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Storage

The same church in Ahaus, but a different wall and shot from a different perspective. as in the previous shot, the conversion to black and white is almost an obligation in shots like this.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 15.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0