through the old window pane

y a du monde au balcon !!

True, Dominique. People generally keep at least the washing machine, the trash bins and a cupboard for odds and ends on their balcony. Add a couple of flower pots and the space is pretty much gone!

That's a great observation Annalia, liked by me a lot.

Thank you, HappySnapper. Didn't need to play with post production tweaks! :D

Sehr schöne Aufnahme mit gutem Blick!

Thank you, Klaus. It's only a nondescript building but it worked well to show the deformation effect of the old glass pane.

I agree with your description!
It's, in fact, a very curious effect!
Very well observed and shown, Annalia

Thank you, Judite. Have a nice evening!

Fotografía artística, si que tiene un aire casi gaudiniano. Hace pensar como se consiguió.

Muchas gracias, José por las interesantes observaciones que compartes en tu comentario. Me alegra que a ti también te hizo pensar un poco en el estilo de Gaudi. Pensé talvez fuese tan solo una elucubración mia!
Que tengas una buena tarde.

Schöner Vergleich ! Die Verzeichnung durch die Fensterscheibe gibt einen interessanten Effekt !

Thank you very much, Ulrich. I thought it was an interesting effect to share.
Have a nice evening

molto carina............

mi piace piu la deformazione del vecchio pannello

:)

Grazie, Annemarie. Anche a me. Avevo quasi pensato di usare solo il pannello in vetro "tirato", ma poi ho deciso che sarebbe stato interessante vederli affiancati e mostrare come il potere deformante del vecchio vetro crea un effetto quasi allucinatorio. Ho anche pensato che se avessi usato solo il pannello a destra poteva sembrare una foto rilavorata con uno di questi filtri deformanti che si possono applicare con il computer. Comunque ci riproverò e vediamo cosa ne esce fuori :)))

Great effect. Beautiful

Thank you very much for the kind comment, Martin. Have a nice evening!

A beautiful juxtaposition!
Stay safe and healthy, Annalia!

Thank you for your nice comment, Rainer. Hope you are having a nice day!

Very observant of you and a great image!

Thank you, Doug. I think photography has helped me be more observant of details I would not have noticed before. Have a nice day!

AWWWWWESOME!!!! *bounces up and down*
I love this picture so much!!! You are right, it looks like a master's artwork, but the master this time is YOU! WELL SEEN. Perfectly photographed and it was so much fun to read about the picture and learn why the glass behaves differently on each side! I learned some time ago that even though it SEEMS solid, glass is just a very slow-moving liquid which you already know is called an "amorphous solid" www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-fiction-glass-liquid

I don't know if I've ever seen such a perfect example of this. You're fabulous! :)

Thank you, Janet. Your enthusiasm for photography is positively contagious. I really enjoyed a recent post you had where you commented on your "journey" as a photographer and talked about the power of inspiration. So, thank you very much, not only for the encouragement, but also for the inspiration your beautiful images and stories provide!
I did not think about the possibility that this image could have a sort of "scientific" value in offering a visual representation of the fluidity of glass until you mentioned it. Thank you for that too. I was a teacher for part of my career and the idea that my image could provide a "teaching tool" really tickles me!

Tra la parte "normale" e quella distorta c'è una deliziosa simmetria.

Grazie mille del commento, Photosofghosts. In effetti la mia idea era proprio di far vedere un'asimmetria nella simmetria. Se ci sono riuscita (nonostante abbia sbilanciato un pò l'immagine a favore del lato destro), mi fa piacere. Buona giornata!

Hi Annalia,

A very clever way to show the difference!! So creative!!
Such a brilliant and clear explanation too!

Best Wishes and stay safe!
Peter

Thank you very much, Peter. I do try to explain what moves me to take a certain image because I really like it when other photographers share their thoughts on their own work. Learning from each other seems to me one of the most rewarding aspect of our community here on Ipernity.
Have a nice day, Peter!

You're entirely right, the old glass certainly gives a much more interesting view. A good double image.

Thank you, George. I looked up "vetro tirato" (the Italian name for glass produced with the old process of drawing (or pulling) the glass pane) and discovered that there's something called "restoration glass" that imitates the result of old glass making processes, so that old buildings (or furniture) can be fitted with glass panes that produce the same effect as the one on the right of my image. I guess others must have noticed that that wavelike effect is intriguing!

A sober vision on the left along with an altered one on the right after a few bottles of wine.

A clever comment, Léopold. The right side does look "drunken"! Thank you for the comments and all your group suggestions!

Cheers then Annalia !