An gloomy one. This one will be difficult to recognise with the dramatic lighting and the peculiar shape. You are looking at a big rock polished to have smooth waves/blobs onto which very fine specks of ice rain have fallen. The bit in front has not been polished or perhaps something has broken off. As if it has been sprinkled with powder sugar. Without context, it looks a bit like fungus on a raspberry. © 2017 Fred S. Wouters
In the ‘blue hour’ at dawn, you have the chance to catch nice images like these. Time it right and the artificial yellowish light has approximately the same intensity as the blue natural light. I like the geometric composition with the many shapes and lines. © 2017 Fred S. Wouters
I took advantage of the cold early morning to shoot this improved statue of the famous Göttingen physicist Weber (left) and mathematician Gauss (right) in high contrast. The thin layer of ice crystals augments the details. I love the whimsical humour of the bottle of beer in Gauss’ hand. It looks absolutely natural and intended and fits with the thoughtful discussion between the two. Even if someone were to remove the bottle (and it’s been there for a long time already), this cannot be unseen anymore. © 2017 Fred S. Wouters
Well-executed large mural on a graffiti landmark building in Göttingen. I’m not sure what the Borg-esque eye piece means but a very cool image nevertheless. I like the way in which the wall structure gives the piece depth. © 2017 Fred S. Wouters
A roof ornament of the Longshan temple in Taipei, Taiwan. This (rather large) temple complex is like a little world in the middle of the busy city. I like the stark contrast between the flat and glas panel building right next to the colourful temple building roof. There is no escaping the city. © 2017 Fred S. Wouters
This corridor in a small temple in the mountains of north Taiwan had a multitude of door frames; hexagonal, rectangular, round. It kind of reminds me of the interior of a submarine with the highly impractical round door way and the stairs. © 2017 Fred S. Wouters