DIGITAL SPEED CHALLENGE #521 -- Abstractions

This week's challenge focuses on Abstractions. We're looking to capture something in a way that it would not usually be seen. Looking for the details, the patterns, the lines, the form, shape and colors that complete a subject and utilizing those key features to make an engaging image.

This challenge begins when posted and will end on midnight Monday GMT Oct 15, 2018. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

CHALLENGE RULES:
1. Camera: Any DIGITAL CAMERA is allowed, (not just DSLR)
2. Time: Any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible. Photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size: See standard P.O.T.N. Image Posting Rules.
4. Post Processing: Do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting: ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
6. Details: Show camera model & lens used. Post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
7. Commenting: Please, NO COMMENTING DURING CHALLENGE feel free to comment in this thread after a winner is declared.
8. Content: Keep it clean, and both Family and Work safe.
9. Have questions? PM me.
10. Have FUN!

* THE WINNER ALWAYS SETS THE THEME FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE, POSTS IT AND JUDGES IT - BE PREPARED! A new challenge should be posted ASAP after you have been declared the winner.

Flower Macro

The Painter's Palette

Photo from Benitoite's gallery.
Image hosted by forum (797596)

Madrona Bark

Chihuly

IMAGE LINK: https://dilopiximages.​smugmug.com …43Qj/i-dtKr6r9/A&lb=1&s=A

Ed's Gallery

Iphone SE

The challenge is now closed. I'll post the winners shortly.

Great images submitted for this challenge.


texkam - no idea what this might be but I like the shades of green and the diagonal lines.

M_Six - great color and detail in this flower maccro. A closer focus would have made it even more abstract.

Benitoite - beautiful sunset/sunrise. Great color in that sky.

darkslinger - also no idea what this might be but I like the arcing focus in the center of the photo.

teekay - that bark has a lot of character and great detail. Great photo.

LTdave - great photo of the chapel at the Air Force Academy. It's a great structure and makes for a nic abstract image.

dilorenzo1954 -nice detailed image of a Chihuly glass sculpture. I like the nice rich honey tone of this image.

Cuypers1807 - I like the mimimalism here and the painterly effect in this image.

And the winners are:

1st Place -- darkslinger, no idea what it is but I like those metalic arcs. Please let me/us know what that is.

2nd Place -- texkam with those green diagonal stripes.

3rd Place -- dilorenzo1954 with the honey colored Chihuly glass.

Thank you all for your submissions. Over to you darkslinger to host the next chalenge.

Congratulations darkslinger! Yours was my fave also! Congrats to texkam too!
Thanks for the 3rd place award Don. It's been a looooooong time since I've posted...(didn't know if I still had "it")

Congrats darkslinger! Well deserved.
Old Crow, Thanks for the kind words. Rather than paint, what you are seeing is one of my darkroom sinks I use for wet plate collodion. It is getting quite interesting and shiny from some silver slowly depositing on it over the years.

Congratulations to darkslinger! Glad I wasn't judging - so many fine shots.

Darkslinger, your shot is very interesting and like most everyone else, WHAT IS IT?

congratulations.

i like your Chihuly glass too Dilorenzo. that stuff is amazing...