Rocks + Water = Beautiful Coastal Abstracts

It's kind of tough to take a new or artistic photograph of something as simple as water on rocks. And it's a little weird when other people are taking photos of the lighthouse and the boats and I am concentrating on the way the water is crashing on to the rocks below. I know it's been done, but somehow I keep coming back to rocks and water. And guess what...there is an entire Flickr Group dedicated to this nature pairing! Sweet!

 And some of my faves from Flickr: (photographers noted below.)

1. Blurring the Waves, 2. moonrise acadia, 3. rocks at hunter cove, 4. Water and Shells
Hope you enjoyed....Happy Happy Weekend!!   :)   :)   :)

Experimenting with abstract style photography

Abstract photography means different things to people, but to me it conjures images of everyday scenes and objects that are turned, by the photographer, into something not immediately recognizable. So, a field of grass becomes a wonderland of huge trees...or bubbles in glass of soda are a mesmerizing blur of circles. I do have some photos which seem to fit that bill, some of them are in my shop, but others I never saw as being very "successful" photos....but perhaps they are...just not the type I normally strive for...and that's ok!

Above:  Canadian geese heading south, during Sundown

Above: reflection of winter trees in the fading sun, seen in a pond

Above: tendrils and plants by the beach

Above: crystal clear water over smooth pebbles

Above: tidal flats cause patterns in the sand during low tide on a Cape Cod beach.

Above: the clear beach water trickles down through the flats at low tide.

Above: Autumn reflections in the river.

Above: watery ripples in Newport harbor right before Sunset.

Above: another watery reflection, of a rainbow colored sail, Block Island.

Above: closeup of sea kelp, Maine.

Above: some type of flower...seen in the Marie Selby Gardens, Sarasota.

Above: leaf on curly branch.

Above: the Margaret Todd sailboat, Bar Harbor, Maine.

ABove: glowing purple summer flower, side of the road, Cape Cod.

Above: dandelion fuzz.

Above: carbonation closeup in my bottle of soda.

So, that's my roundup of some abstract photos from my archives!  I suppose I do tend to see patterns in water ripples, stones, and certain flower patterns. I also like selectively focusing my lens to capture a scene in a more dreamy, blurry sort of way. I did this with some of the scenes I came across in Acadia National Park last summer, when the weather was rainy, misty and foggy and lent to that kind of dreamy landscape. One example of that weekend is the Margarett Todd sail boat above.

I'd love to learn more about this type of photography and how others see the abstract style. It's one of my focuses this year to learn more about the different styles of photography that I tend to shy away from. :)