Civil War Soldier
by usia

Comment by vtruan:
What a wonderful shot. Did you try in sepia or B&W might have looked very vintage.

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by Melethia:
Abstract ad? Well done as such.

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by oOWonderBreadOo:
abstract indeed! :0)

Civil War Soldier
by usia

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
This is a great portrait shot. Amazing to think that this is a Civil War re-enactor... the look on his face, he really looks like he was in the war. Wonderful photo!

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
This is not an abstract IMO. It is a close up, an advertisement at best.

Definition 1= Art that departs significantly from natural appearances. Forms are modified or changed to varying degrees in order to emphasize certain qualities or content. Recognizable references to original appearances may be slight. The term is also used to describe art that is nonrepresentational.

Definition 2=Not realistic, though the intention is often based on an actual subject, place, or feeling. Pure abstracion can be interpreted as any art in which the depiction of real objects has been entirely discarded and whose aesthetic content is expressed in a formal pattern or structure of shapes, lines and colors. When the representation of real objects is completely absent, such art may be called non-objective.

Nice idea, good comp, great color, nice texture b&w good, nice flow, nice lines, overall a creative pix but not for this challenge

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by thegrandwazoo:
I don't see the abstract-ness in this image

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by Strikeslip:
Oops! Hehe.

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by KarenNfld:
Neat idea, probably not abstract enough.

Smell the Shade!
by usia

Comment by kiwinick:
I would like to rate this higher ,but it is recognisable and not really abstract 3

Cotton Candy Man!
by usia

Comment by mysticred:
NICE SHOT