• Members 741 posts
    March 24, 2026, 5:57 a.m.

    Year 2 begins!

    The weekly Abstract and Experimental thread
    This weekly thread, starting on a Tuesday, allows us to showcase our abstract and experimental photos and get some feedback.
    Opening up discussions, not only on content, style, composition & techniques, but also on the creativity of the image.

    It’s easy to participate
    Post an image with a title and description. To make it easier to view in the forum, all comments should include the original title and at least one of the original images as a quote.

    Thread Guidelines:
    This weekly thread is for sharing and developing abstract and experimental photography skills.
    We want to see wild, creative photography.
    Give your entry a clear title and mention the technique used.
    Provide constructive feedback on others’ images.
    Try to go beyond simple praise or dismissal and explain why you like it, or what caught your eye.
    ”Likes” are encouraged too.
    Negative feedback and suggestions are also OK (be polite, honest, and constructive).
    Giving feedback is just as important as receiving feedback, both help to improve our artistic and technical skills.

    What is an abstract or experimental photo?
    Different ways to see and investigate the world around us. Abstract photography reduces a subject to shapes, tones or colors making it unrecognizable. Abstract subjects are everywhere.

    Experimentation might include, Stereo/3D, macro, Infrared, dragged shutter, zone plate, motion, fluorescence, multiple exposure, birefringence, ultra violet, optical including adapted lenses, tri color, fractals, manipulated Polaroids, intentional camera movement, pinhole, Kirlian (bioelectrography) and many other methods. Experimentation can be for artistic expression or pure science. It is often more difficult than standard types of photography. This is fine, we aren't expecting perfection. Every experiment enhances knowledge. Your idea can help others explore the universe around them. We love experimentation. You can explain your process or keep it a secret.

    This will be a looser collection of photos compared to other weekly threads. This is good. It will be a place to get away from standard animals, babies & sunset photos. We don't hate animals, babies or sunsets. Show us your creative abstract and experimental images. Are you unsure if the image fits the category? Don't worry, just post it. FEEL FREE TO POST MULTIPLE TIMES TO THIS THREAD. Have fun!

    Thanks for viewing and participating,
    barondla

  • Members 741 posts
    March 24, 2026, 6:11 a.m.

    IMGP0623leafwithicecopy.jpg

    Taken after an ice storm. Wanted to see what ice looks like in UV light. Conditions couldn't have been much worse for UV photography. On a normal sunlit day UV light is about 3% of all light. Winter with overcast clouds and about 200 feet above sea level means much less UV light. This was shot at F11 for a 2 minute exposure at ISO 100. The ice was thawing and I was afraid it would slide off the leaf before the exposure was complete. Luckily the ice stayed long enough to make a few exposures.

    Kolari Vision modified Pentax K-1 for full spectrum. Nikon EL-Nikkor 80 metal body enlarging lens with helicoid and daylight and infrared blocking filter stack.
    Thanks for looking and participating,
    barondla

    IMGP0623leafwithicecopy.jpg

    JPG, 261.9 KB, uploaded by barondla on March 24, 2026.

  • Members 720 posts
    March 24, 2026, 2:45 p.m.

    Accidents keep happening!!

    Accident 2 .jpg

    This interested me enough to play with it but not sure this is the final form ... So maybe a variation at another time ... OTOH Maybe just an accident that should have ended up where all those usual accidents go ...

    WhyNot

    Accident 2 .jpg

    JPG, 2.5 MB, uploaded by WhyNot on March 24, 2026.