Photography as Abstract – Birds Flying Above the Earth

Here’s another of the abstracts I’ve been doing. If you want to see the other images/posts in the series, please click here and here.

I shot this photo about this time last year. To me it looks like some exotic birds flying above the Earth. Of course, I don’t have that view. (: If you’d like some fun, see if you can guess what it originally was. If you’d like to know, just move your mouse over the photo, and it should show you the name of the photo, which is what the object was, or you can click here.

Shot with my 105mm macro lens at f/18 as I moved the camera.

Image Copyright © Katie Johnson. All Rights Reserved.

~ by KatiesCameraBlog on January 23, 2012.

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65 Responses to “Photography as Abstract – Birds Flying Above the Earth”

  1. A swooshy blur of abstract loveliness!

    My first impression was of a child’s toy windmill.

    Graham Stephen said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:05 am | Reply

  2. It did look like flowers when I first saw it but I can also see the exotic birds flying. Far more poetic!

    marina kanavaki said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:06 am | Reply

  3. Lovely colors and swoosh effect

    TBM said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:10 am | Reply

  4. Very vibrant and interesting colours 🙂

    Filipe Marques said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:11 am | Reply

  5. How amazing, Katie. Beautiful abstract, and imagination too! 😉

    🙂

    Nandini said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:18 am | Reply

  6. Simply beautiful! I love the colors and movement.

    Suzanne said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:24 am | Reply

  7. Beautiful colours, Katie!

    Kristina said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:45 am | Reply

  8. a flock of flamingo’s flying in formation. wonderful abstract.

    mobius faith said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:56 am | Reply

  9. Lovely colours and composition.

    victoriaaphotography said this on January 23, 2012 at 6:00 am | Reply

  10. great abstract one Katie!!

    xandimusic said this on January 23, 2012 at 6:21 am | Reply

  11. You need to teach an on line class on how to “see’. Sign me up!

    Carol Page-Potter said this on January 23, 2012 at 6:26 am | Reply

  12. Beautiful! I love the colors. Great abstract.

    K. Ryan Henisey said this on January 23, 2012 at 6:44 am | Reply

  13. I like this one. Nice splashy colors. 🙂

    Bob Zeller said this on January 23, 2012 at 7:13 am | Reply

  14. Almost looks like aurora borialis… the northern lights…!

    Anthony Donnelly said this on January 23, 2012 at 8:09 am | Reply

  15. That’s very creative! It does look like perhaps a flock of flamingos flying… LOL Interesting how easy it is to trick the eye. 🙂

    Rolling with Husky said this on January 23, 2012 at 8:15 am | Reply

  16. Very cool, Katie. My first thought was that these are pink flamingos too!

    Gracie said this on January 23, 2012 at 8:29 am | Reply

  17. Isn’t it great to be having fun when you are out shooting? I like your humour and imagination. Yes, I am recoveringbut wisely taking it easy,thanks for your thoughts. 🙂

    janechese said this on January 23, 2012 at 8:40 am | Reply

  18. I loved it so much, you are amazing. Thank you dear Katie, with my love, nia

    niasunset said this on January 23, 2012 at 9:32 am | Reply

  19. The swoosh left me behind..but this is kool Katie!

    Roberta said this on January 23, 2012 at 9:55 am | Reply

  20. Cylamen… who knew. I was guessing paper machier or airplanes!

    lrntn said this on January 23, 2012 at 10:31 am | Reply

  21. Wow those ‘birds’ are fast!

    zorgor said this on January 23, 2012 at 10:51 am | Reply

  22. Amazing! how cool that a photo can look like something else completely. Love the colors and the effect.

    Inga said this on January 23, 2012 at 11:38 am | Reply

  23. I love how you create movement in these shots!

    Janette said this on January 23, 2012 at 12:08 pm | Reply

  24. Your abstract images show such amazing vision and imagination (which would be almost the same things I guess). Love this one; the red band looks almost like butterfly wings. Great shot!

    Steve said this on January 23, 2012 at 12:24 pm | Reply

  25. This one reminded me of pinwheels in a way!
    Very cool, Katie!
    🙂

    spilledinkguy said this on January 23, 2012 at 12:38 pm | Reply

  26. Fantastic Katie, such movement and energy.! I love that is i open to so many interpretations.
    I think of prayer flags in s strong wind, or a flying Ferris wheel…

    drawandshoot said this on January 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm | Reply

  27. I’d never have guessed!

    hellenjc said this on January 23, 2012 at 2:14 pm | Reply

  28. I originally thought cyclists (perhaps because I was just looking at shots of cyclists…) so when I hovered over the photo and saw “cyclamen” I had to laugh – not cycle “men” but flowers!

    Paula Turner said this on January 23, 2012 at 4:41 pm | Reply

  29. swoosh! very nice effect.

    besoterio said this on January 23, 2012 at 5:18 pm | Reply

  30. Great work on this photo. I would never have guessed that this was a photo of what it truly is. Nice abstract!

    Jenna said this on January 23, 2012 at 6:41 pm | Reply

  31. Great abstract would have never guessed it was cyclamen!
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    PC PHOTO said this on January 23, 2012 at 8:25 pm | Reply

  32. I imagine I’m sitting in a country village and someone on a bike has flown passed me with their basket full of roses; very warming 🙂

    Littleskew said this on January 24, 2012 at 4:06 am | Reply

  33. Love the composition in this, Katie, and the lovely, bright colours 🙂

    Mufidah Kassalias said this on January 24, 2012 at 3:57 pm | Reply

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