It’s that time of the month again – you have until midnight to get what you need from July, because after that it’s gone. We tried to warn you…
And that means it’s end-of-the-month abstract time, though I think I’m abusing the definition of that word again. But here it is anyway, free of charge, so file your complaints appropriately.
After one of the heavy overnight downpours (which we still did not receive enough of,) the morning was sunny but drippy, and the sun reflecting from this raindrop caught my attention, which I then exploited with a small aperture to get the starburst. With the gap between the leaves, it has a kind of magical, E.T. vibe to it. Or at least it does to me – you derive what you will from it.
That’s the more abstract one. The less abstract one, that I like a lot better, is this:
Certainly more scenic than abstract, but the sunbeams in the morning haze/fog were doing their thing, and I maneuvered to get the sun peeking through. I like the impression that it gives, which is a bit inaccurate from what the backyard really looks like, and that’s fun when you can accomplish it.
I noticed before starting this post that, with only four more photos uploaded this month, we would tie with the highest number ever uploaded in July, which is pretty good considering how slow it was at times. So here are the other two necessary, from the World Snake Day trip that netted no snakes.
Again, more scenic than abstract, even with a little creative cropping, but I like it when vistas become so simplistic – it’s actually hard to accomplish most times.
We go much more abstract for the last, though:
For a while in the main gallery I had an image that looked like an ancient map, actually lichen patterns in tree bark, but the image quality wasn’t really up to snuff and I removed it. Ever since that time I’ve wanted to redo it, but never found the same subject in as great a state as that first. This wasn’t quite it either, though converting it to component channels and selecting only the Blue channel helps the abstract nature at least. It’s also an image whose Brightness Curve is remarkably even and runs the entire range, full black to full white with a peak quite well centered in the middle. Still, it could be better, and I’m remaining on the lookout for the opportunity.
I’ll be a little busy today for a while, so I’m not sure if I’ll get the chance to add to this and break the upload record or not – we’ll see I guess. I mean, i have plenty of other images I could simply dump here, but you know I don’t like just throwing things up.