Rose Abstract

Whoa Pat! My wife yelled into me in the other room..."Wow, this rose abstract is REALLY cool." I said "Who posted it?" When she said that it was you, I was quite surprised.

I DO agree with her, this is REALLY cool. Excellent work IMO.

Nathan

Very unique take Pat, I have to agree it is a winner, well done !!

Excellent! Isn't fun to do flower closeups? Great beginning and I look forward to many more.

This is Awesome Pat....... really really a great abstract.

Stong impact and beautifully created and crafted. The colors are dynamic agqinst the bg. Superb work.

Browsing today and not intending to comment but just had to, Pat. Simply wonderful reds, great lighting, and how the swirling forms reinforce a sense of depth ! When it's as abstract as this I always find it difficult to pin down a verbal response - anyway, I think it's a stunning image.

Pat ..thats absolutely stunning abstract ...Well done ..

Balan Vinod

Very unusual, beautiful abstract image, Pat! Great warm reds!

Pat: Different indeed and striking result. Great choices all around and one of my favorite images of yours. 4+ terrific.>=))>

WHOA, PAT!!!! What have we here A splendid abstract at 6.7 Seriously, Pat..this is wonderful and I love it! I also like it as a vertical...that's the neat thing about abstracts some times. You can flip them all over the place!!! Hope you'll try some more of these and share them with us!!!

Pat? Are you out of your mind? This really IS a different sort of image from you and really made me take notice. Wow, I love it! The abstraction is truly wonderful; the high contrast makes it. Great dof and comp. I think a certain form of genius lives in the "madness" that lies just beyond the usual. Looks like you've arrived at the place. Wow...

Lovely abstract, Pat.

Thanks you all. I appreciate the comments very much.

Beth, based on Nathan's suggestion to me a few images ago, I now routinely try all four orientations before I post. I did nearly go with a vertical on this but decided to leave it as I shot it.

Catherine,
In post processing this, it struck me as being similar to some of the shapes I studied a decade ago in math. The three lower shapes could be used to create a mobius strip and the shape in the upper left could be the edge of a torus (doughnut). Once I saw those features, I drove the image in that direction using contrast and the black slider in Lightroom II. I'd say I went in to math mode and there may be a little bit of madness there. (smile) In any event, it was fun to do.

Pat

Many congrats on the EP, Pat - another very beautiful image !

Congrats on your WP. Well deserved.

Congrats on the EP, Pat!!!

Ha! Out of the many fine posts on Flora, this is a well deserved award, Pat. Many congrats!

Way to go, Pat.

Nice - creative comp and well presented.

Pat, this is awesome! I just found it and all I can say is better late than never to have seen this abstract beauty! Congratulations on a magnificent image and well deserved EP!

Congratulatons Pat! Very creative and just an awesome image.

This is truly wonderful! Great work!

This is stunning Pat!!!!!
My husband (programmer) is a saint, I just don't understand a dang word he says(me Artist)!!!! Cheers
Your images are truly wonderful and so unique, very inspiring, Even if you are a computer geek !!!