Abstraction in Nature

   For an assignment we had to taken abstract photographs. At first it was hard for me to figure out what that meant. I know that abstraction in photography means that the visual image doesn't have an immediate association to an object. In class we talked about getting close to an object or photographing it in a way that isn't what's usually done. That way it takes the viewer to take a moment to realize what they are looking at. That's when I realized that there is lot of abstraction in nature.
    For the first image I went over to this long grass that's in my yard. I was first taking pictures of it from the side close up. The images came out nice but wasn't what I was looking for. Then I went in front of the long grass and took pictures of it coming at me with only having the closes parts of it to me was in focus. I feel the image looks very odd but captivating since looks like something with tentacles coming for you.
    The second image of the closed flower dub, I took because of the colors. I was interested in the swirl of purple that was hidden within the closed flower bud. I got close so that that tip of the bud was in focus and the rest started to blur out. Once I started taking pictures of plants and flowers outside, I felt in my element and understood what to do for the assignment.