97th Show and Tell Competition - "Natural Abstractions"

[seeannimage]

I am very excited to host the next Show & Tell competition.
The theme I have chosen for the 97th Competition is:
“Natural Abstractions"
What I'm looking for is abstraction by pattern, shape, color/tone, texture, lighting, focus, or non, of
anything in nature - rock, wood, grasses, trees, animals, birds, the heavens, etc. or a combination of. Use your PHOTOGRAPHIC skills to stimulate and rock the senses. Use of some photoshopping is definitely ok, but show us your
photographic, artistic eye!


I’m sure everyone already knows, but I am posting one example for illustration

http://www.pbase.com/seeannimage/image/93117068/medium


The competition will end on Saturday September 13 at 10:00 pm Pacific Standard Time.

Rules:
1. Photos must be hosted on pbase.com.
2. Photos must be embedded in your post. See
http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=18022
3. Please post only the medium versions of your picture.
4. Only enter up to 3 photos per-contest.
5. The host is not eligible for their own contest.
6. Any picture you've taken is eligible regardless of time taken and camera.
7. You can do all the post processing you want.
8. Have fun.

When posting, please do include a direct link to your photo so that it can be viewed at its original size.

For your reference, all previous contest topics and links to the winning images:
96 - Interiors http://www.pbase.com/image/101231628/original
95 - Childhood http://www.pbase.com/image/48603976/original
94 - Greatest Hits http://www.pbase.com/anerino/image/91155144/original
93 – Looking Down http://www.pbase.com/michaelburlakphotography/image/98680784/original
92 - Equilibrium http://www.pbase.com/chuckmaceda/image/72571925/original
91 - Nightscapes http://www.pbase.com/agroni/image/39423567
90 - Food http://www.pbase.com/image/94820388/original
89 - Reading Women http://www.pbase.com/jimcritchley/image/74210354/original
88 - Ordinary objects http://www.pbase.com/hiero/image/91413563/original
87 - Hot and cold light http://www.pbase.com/image/93368060
86 - Expressions http://www.pbase.com/adamcohen/image/96914193/original
85 - Orange http://www.pbase.com/fishit/image/60847002/original
84 - Faces http://www.pbase.com/erichmangl/image/13974949/original
83 - Unposed people http://www.pbase.com/frankief/image/81262075/original
82 - Surrealism http://www.pbase.com/nemeo2006/image/88732955/original
81 - Hope http://www.pbase.com/grompem/image/36807640/original
80 - Doors and Gates: http://www.pbase.com/c_schweizer/image/93456962/original
79 - Icon http://www.pbase.com/mclew/image/76162538/original
78 – Power http://www.pbase.com/raynerj/image/65824512/original
77 - Inclement weather http://www.pbase.com/bclaypole/image/93976023/original
76 - Curves http://www.pbase.com/clyne/image/59279054/original
75 - Juxtaposition http://www.pbase.com/grompem/image/53863021/original
74 - Unusual http://www.pbase.com/jimcritchley/image/75587692/original
73 - Diaphanous http://www.pbase.com/cocameli/image/70752002/original
72 - Nature's Palette http://www.pbase.com/treas/image/88369561/original
71 - Make Me Laugh http://www.pbase.com/sandiwhi/image/90829497/original
70 - Three of a Kind http://www.pbase.com/nickviv/image/78009635/original
69 - Cold Days http://www.pbase.com/carrhighlander/image/54831982/original
68 - Steps http://www.pbase.com/woodstock1103/image/71257682/original
67- Tell a story http://www.pbase.com/c_schweizer/image/89769624/original
66- The decisive moment http://www.pbase.com/alain_lestrade/image/74440055/original
65- Shapes, Patterns, and Textures http://www.pbase.com/kzaret/image/87642537/original
64 - Minimalism http://www.pbase.com/niekirk/image/75756454/original
63 - Autumn Leaves http://www.pbase.com/anerino/image/85713273/original
62 - Rule Of Thirds http://www.pbase.com/fishit/image/86476720/original
61 - People by candle light http://www.pbase.com/ralphandkylie/image/86838664/original
60 - Vanishing Point http://www.pbase.com/clyne/image/40473744/original
59 - Rust http://www.pbase.com/bayphotographic/image/84562629/original
58 - Long Exposures http://www.pbase.com/impalass/image/78244539/original
57 - Family Life http://www.pbase.com/anerino/image/76813530/original
56 - Man's relationship with Water http://www.pbase.com/pasto/image/77857442/original
55 - Cultures Of The World http://www.pbase.com/stevev1/image/72677454/original
54 - Summertime http://www.pbase.com/image/31777589/original
53- Suburbia http://www.pbase.com/todd_port/image/62312978/original
52 - Reflection http://www.pbase.com/ralphandkylie/image/48469086/original
51 - Speed http://www.pbase.com/ppetalas/image/67312995/original
50 - Streetlife http://www.pbase.com/woodstock1103/image/79668655/original
49 - Music http://www.pbase.com/paul_teixeira/image/23553290/original
48 - Abandoned http://www.pbase.com/mdejong/image/65010674/original
47 - In Passage http://www.pbase.com/hoopy/image/71115287/original
46 - Night Life http://www.pbase.com/tsienni/image/76248952/original
45 - Female elegance http://www.pbase.com/jar_o_raws/image/76048022/original
44 - "For the times they are a-changin'" http://www.pbase.com/honnybeejoy/image/75723426/original
43 - Light and Shadow http://www.pbase.com/hevezimj/image/1315660/original
42 - Animals http://www.pbase.com/popeye885/image/64137157/original
41 - Children in Black and White http://www.pbase.com/thejaybird/image/74783675/original
40 - Newborns http://www.pbase.com/kirstenmary/image/73907799/original
39 - Pollution of environment http://www.pbase.com/ibill/image/36158990/original
38 - Portrait of a gesture http://www.pbase.com/homerhomer/image/63182376/original
37 - Shadows http://www.pbase.com/artandrevolution/image/57172450/original
36 - Not Just Head Shots http://www.pbase.com/thejaybird/image/45928108/original
35 - Have Fun http://www.pbase.com/billinchapelhill/image/66218059/original
34 - Sunrise/Sunsets http://www.pbase.com/ivinghoe/image/52157782/original
33 - Winter Landscape http://www.pbase.com/tazman0895/image/72364388/original
32 - Dramatic Perspective http://www.pbase.com/timgoodspeed/image/72486685/original
31 - I would definitely like to be there http://www.pbase.com/adjohnso/image/70274383/original
30 - Frost http://www.pbase.com/nostromo/image/66990908/original
29 - Dramatic Lighting http://www.pbase.com/grompem/image/55894226/original
28 - Empty Space http://www.pbase.com/billinchapelhill/image/60965172/original
27 - Macro and Close Up, playing with DOF http://www.pbase.com/halesr/image/43356520/original
26 - Black & White Contrast http://www.pbase.com/ttfl/image/60755512/original
25 - Wide Angle http://www.pbase.com/bircher/image/69273873/original
24 - From the Rooftops http://www.pbase.com/jseltzer/image/53063412/original
23 - Your Neighborhood http://www.pbase.com/fabiot/image/68718412/original
22 - Coastal shots http://www.pbase.com/andyrpthomas/image/54081039/original
21 - Four legged friends http://www.pbase.com/asilasil/image/67748450/original
20 - Water in Motion http://www.pbase.com/kman627/image/67079464/original
19 - City Centre http://www.pbase.com/gailsowder/image/66923649/original
18 - Time Exposures http://www.pbase.com/colinb3469/image/50302066/original
17 - Beauty http://www.pbase.com/chasp/image/65558551/original
16 - Angles in architecture http://www.pbase.com/tyson_poeckh/image/63832393/original
15 - Determination http://www.pbase.com/agroni/image/56218420/original
14 - Portraits http://www.pbase.com/ray_demski/image/51729346/original
13 - Weather http://www.pbase.com/pse/profile
12 - Emotions http://www.pbase.com/genieslot/image/54567682/original
11 - Wood http://www.pbase.com/mdejong/image/28953523/original
10 - Work http://www.pbase.com/grompem/image/55894226/original
9 - Water http://www.pbase.com/pse/profile
8 - Bridges http://www.pbase.com/bruyn32/image/57170214/original
7 - Flora http://www.pbase.com/expat/image/58542071/original
6 - Landscapes http://www.pbase.com/dkite/image/41103214/original
5 - Silhouettes http://www.pbase.com/paskuk/image/44066272/original
4 - Red http://www.pbase.com/stevenoz/image/46580385/original
3 - Lighthouses http://www.pbase.com/gemmf/image/38312086/original
2 - Sports Action http://www.pbase.com/mattmyles06/image/55745271/original
1 - Night Time http://www.pbase.com/ray_demski/image/57964277/original

Can't wait to see your images!
Ann

[gilbert_j_y]

[dominiccantin]

Here's my clickable submissions :







Dom

[c_schweizer]

[chuckmaceda]

[standfur]

[tvw]

Keukenhof


The hills are alive


Moeraki Boulder

[pavona]

Rock formation in San Diego.


A mineral spring solidified in Pummukale, Turkey.


Coronado Island Love.

[photomary]

[a_zeitler]

[cykbertha]

[pstubley]

Dew drops:


Fractal ice on the window:


Not sure if this counts as "abstract," but just in case:

[a_bandol]

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[ralphandkylie]

http://www.pbase.com/ralphandkylie/image/39327904/original





http://www.pbase.com/ralphandkylie/image/39327926/original





http://www.pbase.com/ralphandkylie/image/39327912


Ralph

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[pajamacat]

Orchid



Tulip



Near Morrow Rock, California