Abstracts

Look more closely and more curiously at the details which Nature keeps hidden from the less inquisitive, and you can find the most uncommon beauty in the most common things. By ignoring the most obvious subjects, previously unseen possibilities will unfurl before you, and you will most likely come up with a more personalised interpretation of your subjects as well has enhancing your appreciation of nature.

Oak leaves and a red berry in a frozen puddle in Crofton Woods.

Bog pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius) with leaves submerged in a stream near Rowbarrow pond in the New Forest, with ripples on the surface of the water.

A murky pool of decaying organic matter near Fionn Loch, Assynt.

Rain falling on the Beaulieu River creates an abstract pattern of circular ripples.

Smooth ripples on Loch Bà reflect Beinn Bhuidhe as it basks in the evening light.

The receding waves leave silver lines of froth leading back to the sea at Carsaig Bay, Mull.

Patterns left in the sand by the retreating tide at Whiteford Sands on the Gower Peninsula, Wales.

An ancient, lichen-encrusted piece of wood, once a majestic tree, forms a natural piece of art.

An abstract photo. See in it what you will.

An abstract image of heather with purple flowers and a birch branch on Chobham common. The camera was rotated during the exposure