Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Abstract Photo - 5/21/14 "Silver and Blue"

NF Photography prompt: Abstract Photo

Often when I create abstracts, I find one of my photos that is ugly, a mistake, blurred, or that I have no practical use for and challenge myself to make something artistic from it. I have no idea why I snapped the photo my abstract is based on. Perhaps it was the mystery of what was attached to the post and removed, leaving only scraps of tape.
"Silver and Blue"
(my high school's colors)
Cropped, enhanced, manipulated, reworked.
Original photo taken at a local park from above
a painted, square wooden post with duct tape
and other blue tape stuck to the top. The
background is shredded bark mulch.

8 comments:

Judy said...

I thought it was a quilt, but then the top layer is obviously duct tape...
I much prefer your manipulated version to the original!!

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

Well that is just awesome ... I would have never imagined what the original would be. The colors and the cropping are perfect. Bravo!

Andrea @ From The Sol

Ritva said...

my first thought - Finnish flag :-)then a quilt. Looks lovely and I would not have guessed the inspiration to it.

Leovi said...

A beautiful creation that beautiful abstract composition !

NatureFootstep said...

silver and blue goes well together. Love the overall appearance. :)

lorik said...

Great composition and I like results of your processing.

Lmkazmierczak said...

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Prairie Jill said...

Great abstract! I really love your processing.