Into the Abyss

 

 

A detail of a sound amplifier on the streets of Leuven, Belgium.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Kind of Blue

 

 

A weathered stone wall in Lille.

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

Circles

 

 

Inside a shopping mall in Lille.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 6.6 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

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This is part of a weathered door in Lille. I liked the combination of the number with the mailbox - and some junk mail sticking out.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal length: 9.2 mm
Exposure time: 1/50
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Rusty Diagonals

The first of a series of photographs shot in Belgium and France mid June - our first trip since the Corona outbreak, and I finally was inspired to shoot a few abstracts again. This is a classic example, diagonals and rust patterns. Spotted this opportunity in Lille.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/40
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

Autumn in Hattem

 

A souvenir from an autumn forest walk in nearby Hattem. Nothing special, but I like the composition and the almost glowing effect of the mushrooms.

Camera: Nikon D7000 handheld

Aperture: f/5.6

Focal length: 155 mm

Exposure time: 1/100

ISO speed: 400

Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

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