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i've trying for 3 washes to get that same stain out of my favorite pants! who knew it was abstract art! hey, maybe... no, nevermind.

( i think you're on to something here!)
 
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Two from my series "Autumnal Abstracts".... I have many more!

These were made by pointing the camera at the canopy in the fall and deliberately moving the camera while the shutter was open.





Regards,
 
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A long while ago I got called on posting a photo here -- I was told it was not an abstraction because I told what it was. So this is not the Grand Phallic Land Sculpture of The Andes.
 

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Vaughn said:
A long while ago I got called on posting a photo here -- I was told it was not an abstraction because I told what it was. So this is not the Grand Phallic Land Sculpture of The Andes.
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I'm glad I managed to nudge you in the right direction
 
Thanks, Billy...

8x10 Carbon Print
8x10 Kodak Copy Film, 250mm lens
A bit of glare on the print when photographing it.
 

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fgorga said:
Two from my series "Autumnal Abstracts".... I have many more!
These were made by pointing the camera at the canopy in the fall and deliberately moving the camera while the shutter was open.
Regards,
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Nice work Frank.

This is also a technique I sometimes use (my post #73, 90, 100). There is some physical involvement from the photographer (moving the camera wildly around) and snapping a large series of pictures, but inherently the pictures appear random, which has an element of surprise when inspecting the result. The creative part is selecting the crops for a nice composition. I think this must not be dismissed as cheap, because it is quite critical how to set up the camera and it is not easy to make it reproducible. I also think there is potentially room for experiment and innovation, to let the photos evolve into wonderful patterns.
 
Ok never tried to do an Abstract photo before, does this meet the standards?
... MF B&W HP5+ .. Scanned, using complete neg, un-cropped.

 
peter k. said:
Ok never tried to do an Abstract photo before, does this meet the standards?
... MF B&W HP5+ .. Scanned, using complete neg, un-cropped.
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Nothing wrong with it Peter. Nice pattern with a mix of regular and irregular parts. It is so abstract, when you would like to hang it on the wall one must ask which side must be up.
 


Voigtlander Rollfilmkamera (vtg. ca. 1927), Skopar 10.5 cm f/4.5, .EDU Ultra 400, Xtol replenished stock
 
Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Velvia 50

 
Ultrafine Extreme 100, Nikon F2, 55mm Micro-Nikkor
seeds by terry, on Flickr
 
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tomkatf: that's a stunning image! Wonderful tension...
 
Hi all, first image post, and I'll start with this work I published earlier in a small limited-edition book and will be showed in a virtual exhibition later next month..



OUT OF CONTEXT
Hassy SWC + FP4​
 
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