Keeping up with our abstract nature series, we now present an even more challenging effort from our community. This time, our members focused their attention on the intricate nature of water through the lens of the abstract.
When it comes to words, there's little we can tell from rivers, ponds, and rain; fog and snow are even synonyms with the cliché of the romantic. But with the virtues of visual language things can get a bit more… Creative.
Something curious about water and the flickering reflections its liquid nature produces. Reproducing them in a clear way is something painting and drawing have a hard time doing. Photography is unmatched when seeking to achieve realism.
Photography resolved many issues in this artistic tradition and pushed the expressive beyond their current barriers. And along this wave of expansive creativity, abstract imagery became a thing.
You know, getting the abstract is keeping the essence of a subject while discarding everything else right? And such effort ain't an easy task. We can firmly say that abstract has become the crossover of painting and photography in one of just many forms.
Photo of the Week
The same waterfall as above – different season, different angle. I titled it “Infinity” because it resembles the infinity symbol.
The warping nature of the infinity symbol is a definitive a popular symbol. Abstract in water can feel like something straightforward to achieve; but examples like this, tell us a different story. By paying close attention to a swirl, Pat captured liquid tension in an unseen way ♾
Images like this week's Photo of the Week, serve as inspiration for us to never take our surroundings for granted. And is also an effective illustration of how our world meets with visual arts just by taking a closer look!
Weekly Photography Challenge Digest
Thanks, Tersha and Dahlia for pushing our creative boundaries one step forward every week!
Oil on the water
Sometimes, we possess the misconception that abstract requires proximity and closeness. Here, we are presented with something that's clearly the opposite of that; yet, still delivering an abstract aesthetic.
Congrats mate, water-droplets are CHALLENGING
My first try with photographing water droplets and I can say, the hardest part is getting the focus and the positioning right. This is one of my final images where I’ve got a bowl of water with a little bit of milk and color dye mixed with it. I’ve got syringe with a bit of dissolved soy-sauce that I try to drop into the bowl. Camera at 1/60, f 25, ISO 100 and shooting 10 frames a second and a flash to the side. This is fun
Liquid Color
A heavy looking water droplet! Curious about how Patrick achieved this shot? Follow the link!
For more tree bark textures, check out the 683st challenge post.
Highlights of the Latest Activity at our Community
We welcome back Erik, who shared some magnificent shots with us this week. There’s something timeless yet contemporary about the photo that follows. It's appealing to the eye, and I'm not sure exactly why. Maybe the tones, or the surface on the wagon; but there’s something undoubtedly aesthetic about it!
He was only one day in London and had only three hours spare to walk around. So he just got to take a few pictures, these are a couple of them:
Last but not least, he shared this clean approach to an everyday scene:
And remember, we've decided to make things more interesting in our community. Find out all there's to know about the “New Light Stalking Monthly Contest with $250 Cash Prize” in the following link, and don't forget to vote!
We'd Love To Hear Your Thoughts
Our Feedback Forum is a great place for all those people wanting to grow quickly as photographers. Here, you'll get your work reviewed by fellow photographers, but you'll also have the chance to critique the work of others. We believe in the power of feedback, and here are the latest shots shared in the pool:
The Shark Tank is a great place to learn and to discuss, but please read the instructions in order to have a better experience. Share your comments, opinions, and doubts on any or all of the images above. We also will be delighted to see some of your own images. Remember all comments are given to the photographs; not the photographers.
Also, don't forget to participate in our upcoming challenge!
