Through the sail

Although the title does give it away, a good abstract -to me- should

be indeed abstract, with little reference to the original object. Does

it work in this sense? Any comment on the composition and the light is

much appreciated, for this possible start of a series of pictures...

I like it.. but being a sailor, I knew what it was from the thumbnail so it wasn't as abstract to my eye as it might to someone who either has not or does not sail. Constructively I think it would have been better if the sun wasn't in the frame, to me that's what gave it away in the first place and really draws my eye from moving around the entirety of your photo. I do however really like the idea and crop but would have preferred not to see the sun through the chute as it detracts from the overall appeal. This is just my opinion for whatever it?s worth. 5/7

Beautiful!

Nice composition.

NIce geometric reality abstract. Only wish there was just a little more contrast.

minimalist..and very original!!!

Wonderful symmetry! Great idea!

Beautiful, I really like this one, could even imagine hanging it chez-moi somewhere, it's clearly moving!

thanks

Thanks to all of you for your appreciation of this abstract. I will follow it up with other images into a series.

@Norman I might agree for the sun... stay tuned as I will be posting other without it. As a sailor, at any rate, I am horrified by the different tension in the gray and white fabrics !

@Roberta If you really want to hang it chez-toi, it could be arranged... :)

Walk.. No, run to the sail loft that made the sail for you and glue the picture to their foreheads. :) I have some older shots of my old spinnaker when I was racing down in Florida... Man, I miss the ocean. -NP

Norman, you should have seen the other part of this 100 square meters sail, the one which burst in a broach, around latitude 70N, and was glued back together with quite some imagination... By the way, speaking of racing, this picture was taken at 80N... where your first concern is not to round orange buoys as close as possible, but rather blue icebergs as far as possible.

That's some scary sailing. I am a fair-weather sailor having done most of my sailing/racing in the southern US as well as the Bahamas. Icebergs!!!!!! That's where I draw the line man.. :)

Lovely graphic image. Very simple but effective composition.