This is the scalloped interior of a concrete birdbath. The shape that looks like a fruit slice is the edge of the water on the lower edge of the shape, and the upper edge of an overlaying shadow at the top.
Out of the camera shot:
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Topaz Detail on upper layer
Topaz Adjust on lower layer
Screen at 36%
Mask to keep some areas darker
Selectively adjust saturation for some colors
dodge/burn
High radius USM for contrast
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Pre-challenge notes:
Hoping for a high five or low 6 out of this. Expecting a mid 5, however. I expect to see some awesome work in this challenge that I cannot compete with.
Anticipated critiques/comments:
-Oversaturated (On the other hand, how can you say that if you don't know what it is?)
-I'll be surprised if anyone guesses exactly what this is. I think they best will be a guess of stone and shadows.
-I do NOT anticipate any comments of "not abstract enough".
Post challenge notes:
A nice high score and even Posthumous liked it. That's a combination I rarely hit! This was a good one for me.
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Very cool abstract. And even with your definition, I have no idea what it looks like or is. Works just fine as an abstract, though! 'Grats on a pretty darn nice score and finish, too.
Fascinating. I was wondering what the heck this was. It called to my min d an aerial shot in the American southwest, with grazing antelopes or something... Nicely seen and done.
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