Abstractifying perspective

Well, that is a bit far fetched. But still: If you use a perspective that you normally don't see in images it has the effect of putting the subject of your photography in a slightly abstract realm.
The following was a result of me constantly looking at the sky at a breakneck angle and shooting all the fascinating architecture that you encounter on a visit to Uzbekistan at an unusual perspective:



This elicited quite some Ooh's and Aah's from the group I was traveling with - and I was quite proud to have seen this. Although my neck still hurts ;-)

For more of my Uzbekistan images have a look here.

Fractal pattern

Uzbekistan is a treasure trove of patterns: All mosques, madrasas, and minaretes are covered inside and out with them. Some simply geometric others as abstractified scripture from the Koran.
This leads to photographic opportunities where the pure and simple geometric forms are so dominant that they appear like fractal patterns.
Have a look at this example:



Think of it as a Mandala, print it out in black and white and get your crayons to color it. Endless hours of mind-relaxing activity is guaranteed...

For more of my Uzbekistan images have a look here.

Real abstract

When visiting Uzbekistan I was overwhelmed by the intricate and colorful patterns used to adorn the mosques, madrasas and minarets. I got a stiff neck from shooting the domes in the Naqshbandi Mausoleum trying to find out whether two domes were identical. No they were not! See my Flickr album here. But then suddenly you look at a wall and all the color is gone. And you encounter strict black and white architectural details that are reminiscent of a modern minimalist artist:

 

And that was in the same Mausoleum which had the colorful domes.
Fascinating!

For more of my Uzbekistan images have a look here.