Non traditional photographs

[Donald Miller]

The overwhelming preponderance seems to be threads showing photographs of a traditional (typically representational) nature. How about a thread showing some photographs of a more abstract nature? I will begin with this recent one.

[Bill_1856]

WOW! That's absolutely gorgeous. I hope your printing technique is up to maintaining the brilliance of the composition. (I'd love to have one, but I'm broke.)

[Michael Graves]

Does this qualify?

[Matt Miller]

How about a thread showing some photographs of a more abstract nature?

I know I just used this in a recent thread, but it's a scan I have on hand, and fits here as well.

[Donald Miller]

Thanks Bill,

Matt and Michael, both nice images as well. I especially like the metal Matt...reminds me of some of Brett W's images.

[Kirk Gittings]

Nice image Donald, but .......

"Abstract" images are traditional at this point. Abstraction in photography is at least 70 years old as a valid subject matter. Representational makes more sense than traditional. When "abstracts" have been a common classification at the local camera club for the last 30 years (as long as I have been volunteering as a judge), they are traditional.

[adrian tyler]

happy christmas, new year and kings:

[Donald Miller]

Nice image Donald, but .......

"Abstract" images are traditional at this point. Abstraction in photography is at least 70 years old as a valid subject matter. Representational makes more sense than traditional. When "abstracts" have been a common classification at the local camera club for the last 30 years (as long as I have been volunteering as a judge), they are traditional.

Kirk, Interesting comment but... With all due respect, you seem to have failed to understand what I said in my opening statement. I addressed the subject matter in threads such as this...not representational versus abstraction in photography as a whole.

Makes more sense in what way and to whom? Given that your statement about making more sense may hold true to some people and in some ways does that mean that your assessment holds true for all? Are you elevating yourself to a peer position to dictate what should be true for all? Beyond that what in the heck does that have to do with the price of rice in China? Happy holidays!!!

[tim atherton]

Kirk, Interesting comment but... With all due respect, you seem to have failed to understand what I said in my opening statement. I addressed the subject matter in threads such as this...not representational versus abstraction in photography as a whole.

Makes more sense in what way and to whom? Given that your statement about making more sense may hold true to some people and in some ways does that mean that your assessment holds true for all? Are you elevating yourself to a peer position to dictate what should be true for all? Beyond that what in the heck does that have to do with the price of rice in China? Happy holidays!!!

Almost all of the photographs presented so far (with the exception of one or two such as Struan's?) are very very tradition photographs. There's not really anything "non-traditional" about them at all

(which isn't to speak to their quality at all)

[chris_4622]

4x5 negative scan.