I mucho fiddled about with this tree pic. Then made it a negative. I know not rocket science but it took ages. I must get a life .....

Sorry ... not sure (again) if this is abstract. But I like it and dont know what other category it could be. Let me know if I am off topic.

I agree abstract is a challenging concept but I think Tywais has defined the word properly.

P1120155 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

What is that, FracturedRabbit?

P1120155 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

What is that, FracturedRabbit?

Looks like an ice cube floating in scotch (which better not be a good scotch or heaven forbid, a single malt).

'Tis the season to be merry. It's an Xmas tree, shot out of focus.

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I seem to be able to get a lot of shots out of focus too F R, but not on purpose.

However, this came out, don't know if its abstract or if I just pushed the button at the wrong time.

Sand waves.

Some excellent shots there !

This is going to make for a great read .

I have just found this thread , been a little slow lately guys ,

Great works , keep it going

Not sure where to put this... so here goes...

The Happy Hooker?

Question ,

Is abstract photography the actual first image taken , or can it be a manipulation ?

I purposely changed the settings in my camera to achieve a different perception , that from the real image .

If I were to take a real image , I mean an image that can be acknowledged and understood as an object , then manipulated it , would it be abstract ?

Sorry if it is a bit of a mind-bender .

OK , this a real object with a different camera setting to confuse those who view the outcome ,

There is some post edit , but minimal

Help me THAIWAIS .

Fireworks Fantasy 4 shots in this one folks,

Win

3 shots Fireworks

Win

2 Shots and the Famous Bridge at the bottom of the photo

Win

1 shot as is in 2006

Win

This must be my best one shot taken in 2004 and as is

I call this one "The Three Kings"

Please have a good Holiday folks.

Win

Kan Win ..... Brilliant photos. Thanks for sharing.

Goompa .. I like the last pic. EXCELLENT. Not sure about the others. Brings home to me that some at least of the photo HAS to be clear/in focus and that is the case in the final pic.

SC241631 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

SC241631 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

WOW! Bokeh city!

SC241631 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

WOW! Bokeh city!

Indeed! You can't beat a $20 ancient Russian lens for bokeh ball surprises!

Probably most photographed fruit ever ever ever. My poke and hope software fiddling possibly makes it abstract.

SC241631 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

WOW! Bokeh city!

Indeed! You can't beat a $20 ancient Russian lens for bokeh ball surprises!

I'll get the old Jupiter 11A and Helios 44M-4 out when I get back to Blighty.

Mod please remove if considered off subject.

Mod please remove if considered off subject.

You've touched on something here that crossed my simple mind a couple of days back. Photography and the Arts.

We don't have any art threads going. At all.

I don't know enough about art to be able to start a thread on it, but perhaps and hopefully another member will.

Although it would be good if it wasn't just Thai related.

^ I don't see any thing wrong with it... at all... Pawneese... it's actually a good image...

How many threads do we need! ? But perhaps we should a much as possible keep it to Thailand as much as possible, though?.... There is one thread already for non Thai stuff!

Just my thoughts!

Happy New Year everyone!

SC241631 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

WOW! Bokeh city!

Indeed! You can't beat a $20 ancient Russian lens for bokeh ball surprises!

I'll get the old Jupiter 11A and Helios 44M-4 out when I get back to Blighty.

I have a Jupiter 11 on the way from Ukraine.....

^^ Rabbit, this is a great resource for figuring out which old glass is worthy . . .

http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/

http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/

^^ Rabbit, this is a great resource for figuring out which old glass is worthy . . .

http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/

http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/

The first link is a little, how can I say it, Pentaxy. The second is useful, but because of flange distances I think there are a wider selection of lenses that you can stick on an M43 (i.e. almost anything).

For a while I had an obsession with a thread of GETDPI titled "photographing your bokeh. It's now up to 103 pages http://www.getdpi.com/forum/4-3rds-cameras/10029-photographing-your-bokeh-103.html

I have stopped visiting because I would see these amazing photos, and before I could stop myself I was on eBay purchasing all manner of obscurity. Most were cheap though, especially some of the C-mount lenses which were designed for security cameras and had average IQ but extreme bokeh. Then there was an Angenieux....

It's a filthy obsession.