Abstract and Pattern Photos

Abstract and pattern photos are possible to find in nature by simply isolating part of a larger scene to create a rewarding image collection.

Nurturing a vision to see the less than obvious nature photography opportunities is one of the surest ways not only improve your nature photography but to expand and deepen your portfolio.

We often take our surroundings for granted so these opportunities can require a little effort and imagination to find, my approach is to seek them out with an open mind, inquisitiveness and childlike wonder. Nature has provided us with an endless variety of potential abstract and pattern photos that will offer a different view on our world, look to simplify the subject into a series of shapes composed of lines, curves and circles.

With such a rich and diverse array of opportunities even the most inquisitive amongst us can find photographic satisfaction.

A rushing stream in autumn provided all the necessary ingredients for this abstract, the flowing water and the rich reflected colours of autumn have created a very ‘fluid’ combination.

A close up image of a Pieris ‘Forest Flame’, by going close it simplifies the composition and creates an abstract pattern.

Fairly obvious this one, sand patterns left behind after the water has receded down the beach. To me these patterns suggest energy and motion that reflect both the fluidity and continuity of the ebbing tide.

Create abstract images simply by excluding recogniseable items from the view, concentrate purely on pattern. Ice patterns are some of my favourite winter photography subjects, they offer diversity and literally capture a moment frozen in time. Depending on the prevailing weather conditions some offer display harsh jagged lines whilst others offer graceful smooth curves as in this image.

Water, reed bed and more water, again by isolating just a part of the whole this is now purely an abstract image. An incredibly simple linear composition that relies entirely on shape and colour to form this graphic image.

Natural Abstract and Pattern Photos – Part 2 will be available in a couple of days.