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My non-abstract stuff will speak for themselves.

My abstract stuff is all macro. In terms of the look to the abstracts, generally 2 categories. 'Scattergun', more random and usually more expansive-looking images is one. The other, is 'non-scattergun', more focused on one or a limited number of distinct shapes. The distinction sometimes achieved with the choice made at cropping but also often premeditated way back during manipulation of materials. Either way the fun finally comes with a result where the exact sensation or mental connection the image brings is always a surprise.


EQUIPMENT
About 1 % of my shots are taken with the Sony Mavica CD400 or CD500 write-to-CD cameras. 99% (or more!) of my photos on Flickr are taken with the 1.2 Megapixel camera part of an mp3 player-camera, the now discontinued 20Gb hard disk Olympus m:robe mr500i mp3 player. I experiment with the camera part. You can read of my crude and wacky experiments with it on mrobe.org, a forum that I help moderate. I do macro (very poor man's), motion distort and motion-blur apart from other things. I intend to also learn about and experiment with 'bokeh'. Photography history...started off on film with Pentax Spotmatic M42 screwmount cameras, adding to this the Olympus Pen FT half-frame camera. Went digital with the Sony Mavica CD400 and 500 record-on-CD cameras (4 and 5 Megapixels respectively). And now the 1.2 Megapixel mp3 player-camera from Olympus which I find to be the biggest challenge and most fun. EDIT jan 2010: also started using a sony mavica FD200 a lot, mainly for abstract macros.

+EDIT Starting end of 2008, new camera added....the pentax ist DS 6Mpixel DSLR, over 99% of shots on this being with vintage M42 screwmount lenses (pentax takumar, carl zeiss, raynox, optomax, tamron, derek gardner etc)

++EDIT At some point in 2008/2009, started using another old-ish camera, an early digital, the sony mavica FD200 2Mpixel camera. Usually for 'DIY fisheye' or macro abstracts.