MPC #147: ABSTRACT 2/6 - 2/29

[BaNosser]

Of or relating to the formal aspect of art, emphasizing lines, colors, generalized or geometrical forms, etc., especially with reference to their relationship to one another... or.. whatever you think it means


RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 (or 6) photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.
8. And have fun.

[BaNosser]

Past MPC's:

#146 Symmetry #145 Black and White #144 Splash of color #143 Transition #142 Long exposure #141 WIDE OPEN #140 FREEDOM

[BaNosser]

Past MPC's

#139 STILL LIFE #138 ELEMENTS OF SPRING
#137 DOORS-WINDOWS #136 Wes Anderson #135 Cell Phone #134 Eyes #133 Roadscapes #132 Flight #131 Alpenglow #130 Urban/Street #129 CHANGE #128 Autumn Fog#127 Depth of Field #126 The Trail

#125 Renewal #124 Sky #123 Blue-Jeans #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief #121 Shopping Cart #120 Journey #119 Out of Your Comfort Zone #118 Water #117 Opposites#116 Resolutions #115 Celebration #114 Santa #113 Leading Lines part Deux #112 Story #111 Sunstars #110 Noise #109 Structure #108 Vast #107 Reflections #106 Monochrome #104 Your Beach #103 Relationship #102 Decay #101 Juxtaposition

#100 Tilt-Shift #99 Zoom #98 Signs #97 Artificial Light #96 Portrait as pertains to orientation #95 MACRO #94 Framed #93 October #92 White Line #91 Harvest #90 Where you live #89 Geological #88 Big Machinery #87 Hot/Heat #86 Stress Relief #85 Dirty #84 Transportation #83 Of Yourself By Yourself In Context #82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition #81 Old School #80 Energy #79 Need #78 Weather #77 Action Sports #76 Stress

#75 Anticipation #74 Foliage #73 Unreal #72 Speed #70 Old Technology #69 Plan B #68 Atmosphere POLL #67 Plants #66 Patterns #65 Weathered #64 WINNING #63 The End #62 Food #61 Seeing Double #60 Normal #59 Tranquility #58 Silhouette #57 Waiting #56 Night #55 Fire #54 Wheels #53 Small Sensors #52 Blur #51 Found Faces

#50 Portraits #49 Panoramic #48 Light & Shadow #47 Timing #46 Coffee & Beer #45 Community #44 Potential #43 Solitude #42 Holidays #41 Ominous #40 Imbalance #39 Transition #38 Unsightly #37 Self Portrait #36 Music #35 Summer #34 Passion #33 Home #32 Electricity #31 Bridges #30 Old & New #29 BW #28 Winter #27 HDR #26 Shadows

#25 Circles #24 Bars #23 People #22 Architecture #21 Wild Beasts #20 Water #19 Bulb #18 Celebration #17 Sunrise & Sunset #16 Out of Place #15 Altered #14 Angles #13 Pain & Suffering #12 Unusual Perspective #11 Depth #10 Contrast #9 Festive #8 Reflection #7 Leading Lines #6 Minimal #5 Abandoned #4 Perspective #3 Airborne #2 Straylight #1 Motion

[BaNosser]

No submissions yet... Do you guys want me to change the subject?

I'm not above that....

[waltonhockey05]

I like the subject, as it's an area I'd like to improve upon. Just haven't had time to go out and shoot much.

[BaNosser]

then it is what it is.. weekends coming up

[geomorph]

Brown and College Hill by geomorphology, on Flickr

[waltonhockey05]

IMG_5281 by abfagin, on Flickr

IMG_5278 by abfagin, on Flickr

IMG_5272 by abfagin, on Flickr

[From_the_NEK]

Circling Pennies-4 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Butterfly Zoom by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Bubble-1 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[Fuzz]

Haven't been shooting much recently, but here's one from a few days ago...

1. Slanted

[BaNosser]

Thanks for getting some submissions in! One day left.. maybe a couple more'll add

[skialpy]

What time you callin it done?

[BaNosser]

Usually I call it midnight Pacific.. I can add a day too

[Supermoon]

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[From_the_NEK]

Tim I thought all your submissions were great... tell us about the last one..

All three photos were taken at the Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT (just across the CT river from Dartmouth College). It is a science museum targeted at kids. There are a lot of really cool interactive displays around the complex (inside and out).

The last photo is from one of the interactive bubble displays. The display is a large round table/basin (approx 3.5' in diameter that has bubble soap in it. There is a large metal hoop with the same diameter with handles that can be picked up out of the soap. If done just right you can pull the bubble up and flip the hoop over your head so that your head is in the bubble for a bit before the bubble pops. The photo I took is from the display when a kid was trying to lift the hoop up over his head. However, he wasn't getting the timing right and the surface tension kept collapsing the bubble. The photo was taken just as the bubble's surface tension overcame the upward motion and started to pinch off from the hoop.
Here's my 3 year old trying to get in the bubble:


The dark colored wall in the background really helped create contrast to make the colors in the bubble pop out.