Pallas

when i was a teenager i had a deck of cards that had names for the queens... Pallas was the name for the queen of spades..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V0hUs227Ag

for the mundane theme... as an aside, i'm a little muddly on what is abstract and what isn't... i'm tagging this as abstract, but it's a bit of a coin toss as far as i'm concerned...

[Simply Amanda]

Love the darkness, focus and your memories. NIce!!

[6plus1blurred]

I love the obtuse POV and selective focus you have chosen here. Perfect illustration of your fond memory, which is strengthened with the darkness and focal point.

Abstract: relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colours, and textures.

[Andrew S]

I think you have given this queen, sorry Pallas, quite a sinister feel in this shot! Is she an evil queen? :)

[Hope D Jennings]

What Alex @6plus1blurred said! Yep! Lol! I know what you mean about abstract vs mundane.this one seems mundane. Guess it's all in the EOTB.Fabulous imagery whatever the tag!FAV.

[Call me Joe]

Great mundane shot:)

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Neat!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

As usual a very cool B&W, great focus & love the angle :)

[Sally Ings]

Love your perspective. For me it has an abstract nature

[virtualbrownie]

Wonderfully moody shot

[Laura]

Love it!

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful idea. Great tones.

[Dawn Swingle]

Wonderful!

[Lindy]

Very mundane indeed! Clever use of focus.

[Penny Price]

Excellent shot. Fav.

[KWind]

Nice focus/dof!

[emily tull]

lovely focus

[Nicole]

Excellent dof and powerful b&w!!

[Katia]

Fantastic dof! :)

[Jan Harris]

This is great for the theme. I have been practicing for my challenge and will post something tomorrow,

[☠northy]

@macromover tx Jan - that's great... i've got lots of ideas for what i want to do for my challenge, but no clue if i will be able to pull them off... hopeful tho!

[Jason Ayer]

I like the tight focus on the corner. And the song by Styx was always one of my favorites. "Beware of the Queen of Spades..."

[Taffy]

Very cool POV for this -- the focal point of the Q-spades works really well for the image and it's a good response to the theme.

[David]

It's the Queen of Spades, even I can see that! :-) Love the focus on that corner. Its such an appropriate treatment of the menacing, dark Queen

[Rachel Withey]

Love this shot - great POV.