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
With the Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in the background, this is a detail of an ornamental three-level drinking fountain for animals in the main shopping street of Göttingen. Something you walk past without really noticing. The ‘ground level’ is a drinking bowl for dogs (decorated with dogs), the top is a bird bath (yes, with birds). Following the same logic, the middle level is meant for horses. This is a detail with the horse heads. The actual bowl is outside the frame. I like the anachronism and the stern look of the animals. Yesterday was the right moment for the picture. © Fred S. Wouters, 2016.
Colour explosion! Just south of Göttingen. A jaw-dropping sunset over a neat row of trees. © 2016, Fred S. Wouters
Tiles on the walls of the “Stadthalle” in Göttingen. More or less the entire building is covered in these half-meter sized tiles. Quite a sight. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
This machine is from the times before you could buy flowers (‘Blumen’) on Sunday at the tank stop. The RotaFleur machine would take 5 Deutschmark to save your relationship. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
The Gauss observatory in Göttingen, Germany. Note the big dome on top of the building. This is where Carl-Friedrich Gauss did his famous work. Fittingly, the iron railing around the building is decorated with stars. This image was taken with the Trioplan 50 mm at wide open aperture. This lens does wonderfully whacky things with out-of-focus objects. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters