Winter in Ghent Belgium Black and White Acrylic Print

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The charming North Belgian city of Ghent (or Gent) is filled with remarkably well preserved medieval architecture. A stroll along the old Graslei Harbour will make you feel like you have wandered into an old master painting, especially in the fading sunlight of a late afternoon in winter. Walk across the St Michael's Bridge for a fabulous view of the gothic St Nicholas Church, pictured on the right, which, with a history dating back to the early 13th Century, is one of Ghent's most visited sites and instantly recognisable landmarks. I added a little texture and grain to this black and white image to compliment the vintage feel of the scene.

I'm a travel photographer and photo artist. I like to explore every nook and cranny of anywhere I visit and I'm always looking out for something unusual or unique, weird and wonderful, interesting and intriguing. For me, half the challenge is in the initial taking of the photo, the looking for something that catches my attention, getting that perfect composition, but the other half is in the processing, the tweaking and twisting and the addition of a little imagination to see how much detail I can bring to the surface and hopefully let the viewer see the same as I did when I took the shot. My images have been shot here, there and everywhere, mainly in the historic cities of Europe and with the occasional one taken in my own surroundings...