Abstract Fun With Color and Texture

[sm4him]

Today I was bored at work. I needed to take a macro picture of a little section of our system map, so after I did this, I started playing around with my macro lens and whatever I could think of in my office. Kinda liked some of the results.

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As always, C&C, general comments, and witty banter are greatly appreciated!

 

[oldhippy]

Impressive, like 1, beautiful color. Ed

 

[Derrel]

I liked the last three shots the most. Lovely colors, and fine renderings of discs.

 

[sm4him]

Impressive, like 1, beautiful color. Ed

Thanks, hippy!

I liked the last three shots the most. Lovely colors, and fine renderings of discs.

Thank you Derrel; the disc photos were my favorite as well. I *thought* I was gonna really LOVE #3 and the others I shot of the same object (which was my scarf), but once I got them on the computer, I wasn't that enamored with them. #3 was the only one worth processing.
But the discs actually turned out better than I'd hoped, and I had trouble narrowing down which ones to process.

 

[Nervine]

Really like #2 and the last 3.

 

[sm4him]

Really like #2 and the last 3.

Thank you, Nervine! I appreciate your comment; for a minute there, I thought I heard crickets chirping…

 

[PixelRabbit]

Fun set Sharon, I also really like the last two

 

[sm4him]

Fun set Sharon, I also really like the last two

Thanks, Pix!

I think I'll name my next Abstracts thread something like "Abstracts in the Nude"; maybe that'll get more attention...except that most of you already know I'm a middle-aged (ha! I've been calling myself middle-age for almost a decade now...), slightly out-of-shape, way-too-clueless-to-be-sexy female, and using that title would probably make most of my intended audience run screaming in the opposite direction. :lmao:

 

[snowbear]

But, where's the map?

Loving the last two - CDs/DVDs?

 

[wyogirl]

Number 4 is my favorite.

 

[JacaRanda]

Are you serious? I could see any of these printed large in a number of office settings and would think "Wow, that's a cool picture!"

Thanks for sharing. #2 may be my favorite for a while, then #..........

 

[sm4him]

But, where's the map?

Loving the last two - CDs/DVDs?

Yes, CDs. #4 was a stack of them on the spindle with the desk lamp shining on them from the top. For the other two, I took some of them and arranged them on the desk and then moved the light around until I got colors I liked.

And, fair enough about the map. Here it is:

It was cropped from there to about 5"w x 2"h--it'll go on all our company notepads. The goal was to have most of the map recognizable but not necessarily readable, and focus on the Knoxville Station, which is Us.

 

[sm4him]

Are you serious? I could see any of these printed large in a number of office settings and would think "Wow, that's a cool picture!"

Thanks for sharing. #2 may be my favorite for a while, then #..........

Wow, thanks Jaca! Uh…do you wanna be my agent? You know anyone who has an office that wants some large prints?

 

[JacaRanda]

Are you serious? I could see any of these printed large in a number of office settings and would think "Wow, that's a cool picture!"

Thanks for sharing. #2 may be my favorite for a while, then #..........

Wow, thanks Jaca! Uh…do you wanna be my agent? You know anyone who has an office that wants some large prints?

I am working on it

 

[snowbear]

Good show, and thanks!