Category: Altered Reality

The blue diazo colour derivation added here has enhanced the saturation of the blue sky in the original transparency. The treatment has also given the (originally) white wall of the building a much lighter hue of blue. The strong contrast with the colourful robes of two little monks enhanced the visual impact of the entire image.
This was one of the many images that I captured in Thailand during my visit in 1978. It was also an award-winning slide of the 13th Torreon International Salon, Mexico held in 1980.

Here is another example of utilizing the lines of a framework as the basic element of the composition. By montaging the original with a piece of blue Diazo film, the blank sky is turned into the saturated blue, creating a bias relief effect. This has further enhanced the visual impact of the image. The original slide won the PSA Contemporary Gold Medal of the 64th Pittsburgh International Salon, USA, held in 1977.

I found this scaffolding at one of the buildings in Singapore and was attracted by the strong lines and pattern of the setting. I pre-visualized the effect that I could achieve once the light background is treated with my favorite colour derivation technique. One of my photography students volunteered to climb up the scaffolding to complete my perceived image of a man at work. The added bias relief treatment obviously boosted the visual impact of the image. This slide won the H. Morrison Medal of the 1984 Northern Counties International Salon, UK. It was an honour for me to be invited as a judge of the same salon in 1996.