For my challenge this week, Frogger (Tim) @tdaug80 challenged me to try an abstract photograph. I had fun thinking this one up. It actually is a glass that has a black stripe design twisted around the outside. I set it on a piece of colored paper and shot straight down into the top of the glass. I found that I got the best result shooting outdoors in natural light, as indoor lighting caused undesired shadows and reflections. Just a little adjustment of the color afterwards, and this is the final result.
@chejja These are excellent responses to the challenge. At first, I thought it was sink drain or a pipe fitting. The spiral had me puzzled. That's just what an abstract ought to do to the viewer.
For me this is a great abstract because the image conveys the feeling of a real object but the way the spiral merges into the circle does not match any natural reference. Aside of that, the shape is elegant and the degrade of colours is pleasant. I prefer this picture than the other one but I could not tell why.
