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Date: Dec 14, 2012
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2012

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I think a comp has a very short time, less than 1 second, to be interesting, or not. A comp that's interesting needs to offer multiple opportunities to repeat that first second, especially if it's an abstract. Otherwise, the viewer will have an "access denied" moment & move on.

I am trying to offer the 3 things human vision needs to succeed: line, shape, & tone. If I can offer these things in a seductive, interesting way, the viewer will not move on. The viewer will linger, visually tracing detail that doesn't add up to anything, line that is sharp & clear but without meaning, tone that offers variation of light & shadow that only seems like it's going to reveal form. The pattern-recognition talent of the brain will insist on finding something to recognize, but only if the viewer lingers, looking for more than that first second. If not, then it's a failed abstract.

I'm hoping the viewer will find a reason to linger, & find enough line, shape, & tone to see whatever their brain finds for them. The viewer completes the work. Each viewer completes the work in their own unique way.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/16/2012 08:31:01 PM
Some could see this as evolving from B&W to color, but I see it as distillation from color to B&W. A very fascinating creation from your original capture!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 12/16/2012 05:03:54 PM
I lingered. I want to see what is there but is not there but could be there...
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 12/15/2012 11:34:52 AM
SO much more interesting than the original! I would never see the potential you saw.
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/14/2012 05:16:59 PM
Tha is really cool and creative.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/14/2012 02:16:16 PM
This is 3D. Like a piece of crystal rock with an ancient flower trapped inside. I love it.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 12/14/2012 01:28:16 PM
You're definitely the king of WTF am I looking at shots.
I've probably mentioned this before, but these types of abstracts are so hit and miss. The one above I do like, but many other instances I do not.
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