Water Drop Fail = Abstract...ish

sm4him · Jun 15, 2012

I was just playing with water drop photos last night (I know, I know...there are 14.6 billion photos on the net of water drops...but it's still a fun way to spend a boring evening sometimes).

As usual, I had more shots for the trash bin than for the keep bin. But as I was culling shots, a few of them just really caught my eye, so I kept them and processed them.

I know they're not really true abstracts; for one thing, I suppose it's still readily identifiable as water. So, perhaps "minimalist" is a better term for them. Or not. Perhaps "Photo Fail" is more apt... :lol:

At any rate, I kinda liked them, so I thought I'd post 'em.

Water Drop Abstract/Minimalist/Fail Photo 1:

Same photo in B&W (I know, I really stink at B&W conversion):

Photo 2:

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 15, 2012

The rings are too centered.

yerlem · Jun 15, 2012

It amazes me how small things like that can change the whole picture...

the b&w isn't doing it for me, but I do like the first one the way Bitter cropped it

sm4him · Jun 15, 2012

I KNEW I was missing something! Thanks, Bitter--that's much better and more focused on what I was seeing in them. I tend to want to include too much.

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 15, 2012

Now maybe you should go back through your images with a new perspective?

sm4him · Jun 15, 2012

Bitter Jeweler said:
Now maybe you should go back through your images with a new perspective?

NOW I'm wishing I hadn't already trashed some of 'em. :er:

But yeah, I'll definitely see if I can't look at the remaining ones a bit differently and see what I can find.

Might not post more tonight, though. Already had just enough wine to make me brave enough to post photos that I know aren't that good...one more glass and who knows what I might post... :lol:

EDIT: OR, perhaps I just will post more. Liquid courage.

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 15, 2012

Aww...go ahead. Have another glass!

Me? No! I'm not an enabler!

HughGuessWho · Jun 15, 2012

yerlem said:
It amazes me how small things like that can change the whole picture...

the b&w isn't doing it for me, but I do like the first one the way Bitter cropped it

And more amazing is how Bitter nails it every time!

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 15, 2012

...and forcing myself to think in landscape:

sm4him · Jun 15, 2012

Nice, but I like that first one better, Bitter.

Okay...a first glance back through the others...and another glass of wine later...

I didn't see much in the images I had left, since most of the ones I kept had the actual water drop in them and weren't otherwise very interesting, imo.

Here's the best I could find, but I fear in at least a couple of them there are not enough repeating elements. Also, they're REALLY grainy, because they've been pretty seriously cropped. I just wanna know if I'm on the right track here.

1.

2.

3.

Yes? No? Okay for a rank amateur? Give up and go drink the rest of the wine?

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 15, 2012

Don't care for the first one. It feels murky and sickly.

But the other two are nice, and I am particularly fond of th second one.

:thumbup:

Don't give up, and feel free to finish the wine!

sm4him · Jun 15, 2012

Bitter Jeweler said:
Don't care for the first one. It feels murky and sickly.

But the other two are nice, and I am particularly fond of th second one.

:thumbup:

Don't give up, and feel free to finish the wine!

A thumbs up from Bitter on an abstract? Okay, I'll take THAT as a WIN.

And yeah, that first one seemed like it was gonna turn out better than it did. In the morning, I'll wonder why I ever even put that on here...

Now, instead of giving up and finishing off the wine, I shall go celebrate the Bitter Thumb of Approval...and finish off the wine. :lol:

Ernicus · Jun 15, 2012

after reading your post, I was thinking along the lines of cutting it up in pieces to make it more abstract...then I scrolled down...bitter got to ya first....damn you bitter. see what I get for not being on the site earlier, lol.

Great suggestions.

I love it when fails turn out to be something cool when revisited.

Ernicus · Jun 15, 2012

Now you have given me an idea. yay. we have monthly contests for locals at work, and this month is Ripple Effect. I can't win since I work there, but I am encouraged to participate for help in promotion. There will be countless boring old water ripples...but I doubt any abstract versions...I may have to play and do one. Especially now that I have my new speedlight to play with. *wheels are a turnin'"