Collision Course

Seriously?  Do you have a new, secret plugin for PS? The Alien filter?  Maybe a NIK plugin?  

So the alien on the right is eating a donut with a bunch of Skittles flying all around.  Looks way too much like a Storm Trooper though to be a complete alien.  I can't even begin to think or imagine what's on the left, but I do know that the black in between is deep space with moons, planets, stars and galaxies...

Gary, these are all truly UNREAL and unlike ANYTHING I've seen posted here on NPN since I've been a member (2006?).  Ok, And an outstanding job processing these.  I'm gonna ask one favor.  When you're done with all these, please share a broad view to give us some context?  I'm just having a hard time believing these existed in nature!

These do wonders for the imagination, but leave me speechless.

Lon

Just got round to viewing your ice bubble series, Gary - amazing !  I actually like the previous post best of all, but they are all fascinating.  It's that feeling of seeing a world in a grain of sand ( or, in this case, a grain of ice !! ) that makes them so appealing perhaps.  Anyway - well seen and captured

Outstanding again, Gary. Pointless and impossible for me to try to say which are better, as they are all outstanding. This one looks like like deep space. Just terriific. 

Another fascinating ice abstract Gary.  I love them all.....  Definitely out of this world.

Galaxies from outer space!!  Another fascinating and outstanding ice abstract.  You are absolutely killing it with these ice images!!

Another fine ice abstract, Gary. Your processing on all the images in the series is spot-on. I really like the negative space created by the blacks.

On the right, I see a dog eating one of Lon's Skittles.

Very cool stuff!
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digging this Gary. The one on right reminds me of Aliens!

Pure Sci Fi!! I love it! MUST be seen large.

Definitely best when viewed large, Gary.  The shapes and the 3D nature of the bubbles look great.  You've got a fine balance here with the different formations and the dark ice strips between them.  I'm also fascinated in thinking that here, the tiny bubbles that speckle everything with white dots look great, while in my views, i find them mostly distracting.

Really cool. Looks almost like an asteroid belt. The black channels allow a sense of motion that is really effective here. Composition is spot on

Another super cool ice abstract!!! These are pretty amazing, Gary. 

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Gary, I took a quick run through all of your recent abstracts and they're truly unique. I think the B&W approach pushes them toward pure artistic thinking all around. The viewer becomes more intrigued with the patterns and the nature created designs & leaves the aesthetical thoughts to the wayside. 

Dude Gary wow,

The recent work you have shared is phenomenal in my book. I love the abstract nature of the shapes, lines, and textures. The black and white conversion really highlights the graphic nature of these images wonderfully. These are all so well seen and captured bro.

Fine art

Another mindbending ice abstract. Starting to have a Phillips signature style.The arrangement of bubbles and negative space works beautifully. Processing looks great. Hard to pick a favorite of these.