You've lost me Mike. If going in close to photograph a small area of a larger object to create an alternative impression is not abstract then what is?
david

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Serenity

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Planetary eclipse.Comments appreciated.

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Boiling

I created a series of abstracts from glass art in the National Glass Museum at Sunderland yesterday (Wednesday.)Comments welcome.

I think I would also include South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire in the West Country.
david

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Here's one I did earlier - Brown Eyes. Its the sort of shot we can look forward to at Whitby.
david

Nothing pompous about my remark Tony. My two friends say they won't enter, not because they fear the judge's comments about their photos but because if they win they would have to do the following week's judging, and they would find that an onerous task. Perfectly reasonable point of view to my mind.
As for your being nervous about judging the next fortnightly competition, don't be, there's a first time for everyone. Everyone will respect your honestly given opinions.
david

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Pull girls
A Durham University women's rowing crew in training.
Location: River Wear, Durham.
Date: Sunday March 7 2010.
Kit: K10+DA*50-135mm lens at 135mm.
Exposure: F7.1 at 1/1250sec, 1 stop under exposure.
ISO: 200
RAW image converted in CS2.

That's a very sensible comment Mongoose.