A second image from what I should probably call the “renovations series”. As with Tools I, the main effect was created with Painteresque with vignetting and antique paper effects done in PhotoToaster.

This might look like a menacing species of cactus, but it’s actually an aloe plant given a twist with MarbleCam and processed with PhotoFX and the late, lamented PhotoForge.

When I came across this fish carcass, filleted and discard by the fishermen who carve up their daily catch at the edge of Devonshire Bay, it was crying out to be photographed. After several attempts with my iPhone native camera yielded no worthwhile results, I experimented with some Hipstamatic settings and this combo of Foxy lens and Ina’s 1935 film produced a soft and subtle shot.

For the past four months we have been renovating our house, virtually sharing it with teams of tilers, masons plumbers, carpenters and electricians. Their arsenal of tools – of which these are but a few – is fascinating.

I edited this iPhone 5 shot with Painteresque and Snapseed to bring out the textures in the wood and metal tools.