Nature's jiggsaw

I really like this, but I think B&W would be better if you are going for abstract as you mentioned. The touch of reds in the center is nice though. Just matters if color was part of the reason you took the image. 

Roel, What a neat shot and kudos to you for making it. Don't know if I would have even seen this and though about making the picture. Very interesting combination of light, lines, shapes and textures. I like the reds too. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Thanks for the kind words, Nick and Brad!

Brad: Yes, the subtle chance of colors was one of the things that attracted me, so I prefer a color version over a b+w. Although you have a good point of going for b+w to emphasize the abstract pattern.

I love it.  Very good of you to see the possibilities in this.

Roel, the abstract character works perfectly for me, and the lack of a scale makes it even more interesting to my eye. The subtle colors add a lot in my opinion.

I know it is nit-picking, but I would eliminate that tiny bright spot at the bottom left. Nevertheless a striking composition and one of my favorites from your images.

Peter

Roel,

This is fantastic!  I had to view this for a while just to try and figure this out.  No scale, no reference points, looking down? looking up?  This is totally engaging!  Honestly, I didn't read your description ahead of time and so I was looking at this with no preconceived knowledge.  And so yes, this is totally abstract for me and I love this!  The only clue that came to me was finally spotting all the small pebbles at the bottom of the cracks in the lower R quadrant.  Without that, I'd still be trying to figure it out.

Knowing now, I can see the partially wet/dried rock.  That really adds to the mystery as well.

I'd have to see a b&w conversion, but frankly I love this color version.  The only small suggestion would be to desaturate the red so that some of the pebbles/shells? aren't little eye magnets.  Otherwise, this is just fantastic.

Lon

Roel,
Excellent image with strong graphic appeal. Comp works great and love the subtle colors. Well seen.

This is awesome. I like the shapes and pattern, and, as you said, the abstract quality of the image. Personally, I would probably try to go with higher contrast and a bit of a vignette the emphasize the latter.

This is excellent Roel. Your last two have been great images. Before clicking on this I was just thinking, oh, another abstract. But this is clearly an exceptional one. Because of the large triangle this is not busy at all. This has the same appeal as a cubist painting. The richness of tones throughout all those shapes gives a very pleasant feeling. I guess I'm in the minority but I think this would look better as a B&W. Also, I find those small white pebbles scattered about to be an eye magnet and would remove them.

Nice abstract. 

Hi  Roel   Beautifully  composed  capturing    a  triangular   delight.                     the symmetry  of the lines and fine detail and  beautiful colors   and light. make for a  captivating  presentation


Albert Darmo
Canada

Roel, you've got a ton of texture here and the large open triangle works very well at pulling my eyes from the bottom to the top.  The subtle wash of red add nicely.  Is that a human there near the right hand edge?  If so it makes the size of the rocks amazing.  Very well seen regardless of the scale.

The thumb nail does not begin to do this justice, Roel. The large version is a visual treat as it allows me to wander around the image and savor all the shapes and details. I also like the lack of scale here. Great eye to isolate this abstract.

Ed

Thanks for all the comments and kind words, everyone!

Mark: No, there is no human in this scene, this is way, way smaller than that. I would estimate this to be like 8 meter/25 ft across horizontally. Here's another shot of the same scene, with some other rocks on top of it, which might give a better idea of the scale!

Fun, interesting image, Roel. I like the subtle colors that accent the pattern. 

This image  is so awesome Roel.

The lines, shapes, textures, and details make this image special, and I could get lost exploring this image for a good long while. There is a fun factor here that really keeps me interested in this one Roel.