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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.





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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
 

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Thanks, Billy...

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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.
 

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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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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.
 

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Voigtlander Rollfilmkamera (vtg. ca. 1927), Skopar 10.5 cm f/4.5, .EDU Ultra 400, Xtol replenished stock
 

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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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