mrsawyer

Brev00 - Interesting that you brought up this topic today! I was recently preparing for an abstract photography challenge on panachallenge.com. Being at a loss for where to start, I searched DPR...

Wonderful photo! I voted this one as my #2 in the recent abstract challenge on panachallenge.com. What really impressed me was that you created an abstract photo without relying on post-processing...

Well, here it is the day of the Panachallenge.com entry deadline and my efforts to shoot a good abstract that needed little post-processing were not what I wanted. I decided to post-process...

Hi D, It's a free photo challenge site that originated on DPReview in the old days (around 2004) in the Panasonic forum. Eventually a separate site was created. It was geared toward Panasonic and...

I forgot to add, Your photo is very impressive and I'm glad you shared it!

In preparation to shoot a photo for the Abstract Challenge on Panachallenge.com, I was looking for a discussion of abstract photography three days ago to no avail. Did this thread happen to arise...

Hi TeriF, Well that definitely answers my question. A picture is worth a thousand words!  Thanks!

John Beavin: Your photo looks like an abstract to me. What, if any post-processing, did you apply to this photo?

kerszkavet: Thanks for the interesting examples. From what I see, it is possible to create abstracts SOOC or with minimal post-processing.

Denverwilly: Thank you for your suggestion. However, I am less interested in seeing examples and more interested in photographers' concepts and attitudes about how much of a role post-processing...

Well Una! Looks like you must be competing with me on Panachallenge.com, good luck! I have been happily using the FZ50 since 2007. I think it is a great camera. Push it so you learn its limits and...

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. (Love your name BTW!)

Have you created abstracts SOOC? Is it possible without just shooting an already abstract work of art? Will you please post links to the photos you mentioned. I didn't find them.

Thanks Mark, Of course I agree imagination is supreme, but of the two, the camera control vs post-processing, which takes precedent in your opinion in creating abstracts? Here is a little...

I searched this site for some discussions of abstract photography and found none... So I decided to post the the challenge info below. Perhaps it will stir someone's creativity! It is open to any...

I plan to take my FZ50 out to play this weekend in hopes of creating some abstract photography  for the current panachallenge.com theme. I searched this site for some discussions of abstracts and...

I created the following for the current Panachallenge theme, Pathways, but entered something else instead. Please let me know if you think either of these would have fared well with the other...

We are currently voting on challenge submissions created with a variety of camera brands. The theme is "Pathways". Take and look and vote and leave comments. You may want to visit often or even...

I have heard good things about GIMP as a free alternative for processing color and monochrome. For more info about the monochrome, check out this link. There is a discussion of monochrome...