Two doors next to each other. The one a blazing red, the other a drab grey. The brickwork sharply demarcated between the houses. Apparently, the owners could not come to an agreement. Augmented architectural photography. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Spotted this solitary African violet in the crack between the kerb stones. This little guy deserved the knee fall (more like lying down) needed to take this picture. Some shots were ruined by a friendly photography-curious cat… I opened up my lens to achieve the shallow depth of field. The unsharp fore- and background were all achieved in-lens, no digital magickery required.
I figured it was time for a nice and harmonious picture after the last few alienating posts. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
OK, this one is a bit experimental. Evening in Liverpool, without a tripod, I shot a short time series of a biker passing. I knew I wanted to merge the images and suggest movement/time. As there were only four images, the easiest was to (ab)use color channels with the visually pleasing result above.
I like the way the CMYK and RGB colour schemes come through depending on whether the intensity is lower or higher than the background. The colours merge into the black-and-white figure that rides out of the frame. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Also in Liverpool, I came across this window that had been decorated with colourful thumb/hand prints. The kids had obviously had fun with their colours but the descriptions were likely added by an adult. In post-processing, I mirrored the writing, changing the perspective from the inside for the kids to the outside for us.
As I liked the dash of colours in the monotonous brick work, I decided to do some selective colouring of the black-and-white image. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Apparently turbine bags (?) and sails are not in high demand anymore. This photo was taken in the surroundings of Albert Docks in Liverpool, England, a few weeks ago. This area is full of decrepit buildings of better shipping/trading days. I spent more or less the entire day shooting with a vintage eastern-German 1960s 35 mm lens (Primagon, Meyer Optik).
More photos to come that are taken with old glass and definitely more from Liverpool. Vintage lenses have heaps of character and I thoroughly enjoy the manual ‘work’ that they demand. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters