Oh I don't know...it's abstract enough for me Dave.

You do seem to have an eye for finding these things. I dig it.

After the explaination I really like it. The title of it is brilliant also. The swirls and green and black really work at the right.

i guess i only like the colours in this picture here.

GeckoZ: cool, that's a step in the right direction ;-)

djn1: hehe

oro?

Dave, I think you are worng about it not being abstract enough to be labeled abstract. Pretty much if the viewer can't tell what it is I would cosider it abstract, afterall, all abstract photos are take of things, that when viewed "normally" are not abstract at all. The red thing looks like it has an eye, and reminds me of an old cover for the book Moby Dick.

Dear Sir,

I am a journalism/design student from Dublin, Ireland. You have have helped to inspire me to start taking my own pics and would like to hear your views on some of them. I enjoy your site.

David.
www.poetbloggs.com

I would tend to agree with Benjamin. I've always thought of abstract as an interpretation by the artist of some "thing" (scene, object, what-not) through a particular lens (and I'm not necessarily talking about a camera lens). It sometimes is recognizable and sometimes isn't. On a slightly different note, I find it interesting as we view the posts of others and read their descriptions that the experience is quite different and most of the time more interesting. The added dimension of the description, comments and follow-ups are really quite satisfying. Time to get off the philosophical box...
For the image. I really like the colors and form. It makes the composition. The "noise" created by the metal is a bit distracting for some reason. Dave - is that not your reflection in the lower left corner... maybe this one could also go in the self-portrait category. ;-) All in all, another entry that makes one think, react and be inspired.

I first thought it's a Dalí painting... I really like it! You inspire my work and the development of a feeling for professional photography!

At first i thought it was a shot of a painting. It is very hard to appreciate this picture, my eyes didn't know where to go, what to look. Perhaps a crop of the right part would be more interesting (from the begining of the red thing to the right). I don't know...

Im glad you explained it. Im always in awe of the places you look and see photographs, you have a real eye. I like the grainyness that the metal gives, at first i looked to see if you had used a fast film speed, but when i saw iso 100 i was confused, so i read your explanation. I think it needed explaining, but never the less its brilliant. Im sure im getting repetative....

i didn't really like this at first, because i felt uncomfortable and i don't really know what it is. i felt like i'm lost. but, after a while i begin to realize that this is about the hamony of color, texture and the form/figure. i would not have guessed that this is a photo if i saw it somewhere else than a chromasia or a photoblog of some sort. nice abstract.

I must say, I do prefer your originals of people specifically. I personally don't realy care for pics of other people's art.

My first reaction was, oh no, he's just photographed something (perhaps someone's impression of an octopus in a swimming pool?) in a badly-printed magazine - I'd just about convinced myself I could see staple-holes in the "paper fold". So I was astonished to read that it's a reflection! And so suddenly, it feels much more creative, and I like it all the more.

My first reaction was, oh no, he's just photographed something (perhaps someone's impression of an octopus in a swimming pool?) in a badly-printed magazine - I'd just about convinced myself I could see staple-holes in the "paper fold". So I was astonished to read that it's a reflection! And so suddenly, it feels much more creative, and I like it all the more.

alan: no, it's not my reflection, but it does look like it.

shaun: I personally don't really care for comments that are clearly irrelevant. RTFM, or in this case, my description ;-)

brian: lol. I've been working on another of these, shot in the same surface, that I'll probably put up tomorrow. At this stage, I prefer the new one.

Very appropriate title for the photo, he is my favorite painter and this does bring his work to mind, although this is a little too modern perhaps, this looks more like a character in a modern video game! I like the photo.

My first reaction was similar to Brians - I thought it looked printed or like a canvas. After reading the description I like it better but I think the 'noise' is a little distracting too. I like the colours and the arangement of shapes but the detail isn't fine enough to be detailed, however it's just fine enough to be distracting, if that makes sense.

Jamey: yep, I agree. The high res' version looks a lot better, and would make a good print, but at this size it loses a lot of detail.

I too thought this was a canvas - or maybe four canvases mounted together. I would have liked some minor visual hint at the actual context. I'll bet this was really cool to just look at and enjoy in person.

Like the colors, but thats about it with this one. Don't mind the grainy texture, it adds interest.

I don't like shots that need an explanation.

Interesting image. I appreciate the colors and your post processing prowess.

It actually looks like a portion of a Dali painting, nice capture. The only thing I'd say is that although its natural, I don;t like the noise the surface of the metal is creating. We spend so much time trying to produce smooth images using Noise Ninja, that when something naturally noisy comes along its hard to like the noise. If you know what I mean!

this is doubble art. photography and painting. Two artists meet each other. Great!

Hi
I don't see Dali here, but sure Max Ernst canvas...

It just lack a little piece of figurative subject. A kind of human inside, a reflection of a man or woman, an animal, so so, perhaps it will works better,

friendly
Patrick

http://www.posterartcollector.com/Artist_Gallery/images/max_ernst500.jpg

just to illustrate what i mean before

http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/742bg.jpg

Dali reference, it just reminded me of the top left portion of this dali image.

Thank You. Like the colors and mood. Great!

The image first formed by my brain was that of half a butterfly. To read the explanation is nice but there is no doubting that this is an abstract and, for a photograph, a very painterly one. It is a tremendous image utilising colour and texture to great effect.

I think the best thing about this photo is the way colours spread in it.

I reckon if the photographer can't even tell what it is, then it's abstract enough to be called an abstract :-) I like it.

Steve
Image-Shop.com

Thanks everyone :-)

this iz ok i lilke it a little