Abstract Photography | Intimate Landscape Photography

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Is it Abstract Photography? There's also the term Intimate Landscape Photography, which I personally like more somehow. Actually, for this post a suitable title might also be Intimate Waterscape ;)

Abstract or Intimate Landscape Photography
Abstract Photography | Intimate Landscape Photography

I have taken all images in September 2020 during a trip to the Maltatal Hochalmstrasse (Link to Google Maps below).
The first three images were taken at a river near the entrance to the road, which leads to the Kölnbrein Dam, the tallest dam in Austria. The structures on the rocks were fascinating and you may be sure that I'll visit that place again next year when the road opens again after the Winter.

Abstract Photography | Intimate Landscape Photography - Flowing Water
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When I am there next time I want to take more time to explore more of this river and its interesting shaped and textured rocks.

Abstract Photography | Intimate Landscape Photography - flowing water
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Abstract Photography | Intimate Landscape Photography
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A bit further up the road there's a parking lot from which you can hike to the so called "Blauer Tumpf" what means "Blue Pond". I couldn't see any blue water there, but this rock face looked cool enough for a photo.

Abstract Photography | Intimate Landscape Photography - interesting Rock Formation
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According to Wikipedia, Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental or conceptual photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials. An abstract photograph may isolate a fragment of a natural scene in order to remove its inherent context from the viewer, it may be purposely staged to create a seemingly unreal appearance from real objects, or it may involve the use of color, light, shadow, texture, shape and/or form to convey a feeling, sensation or impression.
Source: Wikipedia: Abstract photography

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Location: Entrance to the Maltatal Hochalmstrasse on Google Maps

All photos were taken with the Canon EOS R and the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS II USM lens.
If you are interested in the image data, I leave all EXIF and IPTC information stored in the pictures.

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Oh, my father in law would llove to see this and you will be amazed at what he can tell you about these rocks Hannes. He is a geologist (retired now)
I have bookmarked this post to show him when they visit again.

You've got the waterflows spot on and beautiful my friend.
Another great post here!

Blessings!

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The rivers there are full of such rocks.
I am sure I could find more about them on the website of that valley or the road, but although it would be interesting that's knowledge I would forget anyway 😉 lol

Thank you so much that you like my post, Zac 😄

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Each of the layer lines that you see explains a different time period of settled rock Hannes.
The old man can even tell how it was formed and the type of rock materials.
He gave me a tree that was turned into rock, a fossilized rock, but I forgot to load it when we moved here.

Rocks are interesting my friend.

A pleasure to like your great posts!

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I know a little about it because there were so many things we learned at school, but some things like these layers and such stayed in my mind ;) You can see that in the mountains too, only much bigger.
We have found quite a few stones with fossiles or better said with their imprints, like shells or snails in the mountains. That tells us that our mountains have once been the ground of an ocean :)

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So amazing isn't it?
To think that the monolith mountains were once on the sea bed.
At least you remember something that you learned at school 🤣
I only remember the one young beautiful teacher!

I think that you might know a bit of the history behind our Table Mountain.
It's thought to be one of the oldest mountain in the world.

The Alps are reckoned at 40 million years old.
Table Mountain is 240 million years old.

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2015-03-09-33-cool-facts-about-table-mountain

"uct" in the address means the university of Cape Town.

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Yeah, the Alps might be relatively young compared to other mountain ranges, but they might still be here when the table mountain will be a small island in the sea again ;)

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The way we are going my friend, maybe all of the mountains will cease to exist.
If the Ters ever lay their hands on atomic weapons, we will all be in shtuck.
Besides that we have many other destructions of the planet to worry about.

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When these mountains go, new mountains will grow.
When we destroy the nature she will destroy us, take a rest to recover and then give it another try ;)

Good morning Zac,
I am back at work and in an hour I'll move to the other office where I'll hopefully find some time, but for now I'll try to reply to as much as I can and leave the mountain of work as it is :)

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Good afternoon Hannes,

Back at work? So they can't make do without your prescence?
I hope that they have insurance for your exposure, as you are supposed to be at home.

Yes indeed, nature has reclaimed many forgotten empires, but it never had to face enemies such as plastics and other modern poisons. I read a scientific study summary that stated the fact tha even humans are starting to digest plastic molecules in the food that we eat and that the cancer rates have increased dramatically.
Scary stuff my friend.

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I have worked more hours at home than I do in my office, but some things can't be done at home, so we change every week, but maybe after this week we will be working "normal" again anyway.

Nature will get rid of the plastic too, it just takes time - and in the meantime mother Nature has also time to develop new life which will hopefully take more care of her this time 😊

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Good afternoon Hannes,

Glad that you will soon return to "normal" again my friend!

The little plasic nodules are taking a heavy toll on the fish and the birds at the ocean.
They are saying that a container fell off a ship into the sea, It contained plastic pellets that they melt to make bottles and such.
Then we read of heavy oils spills into the seas and all of the rivers are flowing tons of litter into the sea. They are talking about thousands of years for plastic to degrade in nature and we keep on feeeding it every day. How long can this go on?

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Good afternoon Zac,

I think "normal" will be postponed for a week or two, but they will tell us the decision on Thursday.

Plastic, oil, litter - so bad, but we can only hope that mankind starts to do something against that - all together. This pandemic thing is also bad, but I believe it's also a chance 🙂

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Good evening Hannes,

I really hope that you will get good news on Thusday, but even if not, the country has to do what is responsible and neccessary!

Yes, hope is always our mainstay, but the scientific reports state that we are beyond the turn around point my friend. A big worry for our children and our grandkids!

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I believe our lockdown will last for the rest of the year, but maybe the government will prove me wrong.

It's never too late to give up hope.

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Yes, a difficult thing that we are all dealing with Hannes.
Much noise about the vaccines and someone is going to make a lot of money, but desperate people willl happily pay that money.

The storms here have moved inland up north and they are creating much damage when they land. Saw photos of hail stones as big as tennis balls.

Hope is all that we have my friend!

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Hi Zac,

not only your insects are bigger than ours, also your hail stones - here we call them hail graines, because they are normally quite small, but we have had such big ones too in the past years.

There will always be a few who earn big money from the suffering of others.

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Good morning to you my friend,

Africa is a huge continent with many variables and sooner or later they all filter down to the soutern tip. We even have a few camels here all the way from Egypt. So yes the insects get very big. Then the sunny weather is also a growth catalyst.
As far as the hail is concerned, I think that I told you that one of those stones broke the windscreen on my car some years ago and I thought tht it was a gunshot, as there was no rain.
Scary stuff my friend.

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Good afternoon Zac,

I think I'm glad that it's not that hot here - these insects look beautiful, but I don't think I would like to have them at home. I prefer our smaller versions 😉

Tomorrow a busy week will be over and I will hopefully have some time for going out and for the Hive.

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Good almost afternoon Hannes,

Have a gap here before meeting the CEO of the place where we plan to start the coding for the kids.

Hahaha, so I think an insect like an Elephant would scare you terribly if he were to come and search for food at your place.

I presume your tomorrow is today and glad that the busy week is behind you. Of course there will be many others, but enjoy your brief reprieve!

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Good almost evening Zac 😊

My week will be over when it's dark outside and I hope I'll have a few minutes for a short post.

I like insects, but certainly not such big ones. One as big as a mouse would scare me already - it doesn't need to be like an elephant 😂

Good luck in your meeting 🙂

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Good afternoon Hannes,

Yeah, I saw your short post and it was great as usual.

In Durban the cockcroaches grow as big as rats and the rats grow as big as your kittens 🤣

The meeting was cancelled and moved to Monday!

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Good afternoon Zac,
well, after seeing a lot of photos of huge insects I even tend to believe you and the imagination lets grow goosebumps in my neck ☺️

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Good morning Hannes,

Talking about insects like this has given me an idea to do an insect post again and I have many photos. Let's see what I can come up with and it's not to give you goosebumps, but rather to show you the beauty of them.

Cheers and thanks!

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Good morning Zac,

as said, I like insects, as long as they are not too big 😉

I'm looking forward to your post.
Maybe I can make a complementary after yours, with "normal sized" insects, of course 😄

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Good morning Hannes,

I also like insects my friend and was planning to do an insect post, but then the baby turtles popped up. Maybe today as for the next 2 days we are expecting rain.
I will mention you in the post (complimentary of course) 🤣

The idea of a complimetary post is also a good one methinks.

Cheers and thanks!

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Hi Zac,

I don't have much time today although I'm working from home. So I don't know if I can make a post tonight, but I have a few almost finished insects macro shots from the summer which I might be able to finalize later. So I might post a bee or a bumble bee or a grasshopper and am looking forward to your insects ;)

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Good morning Hannes,

This is the new day and you don't need to rush to complete the insect post. Although I am looking forward to it, it is not a competition.
By now you have seen a few of my insect photos in the post and I know that Austria is too cold for many of them.

But the quality of your photos can make any insect and even a mouse look good.
Btw. I think that I should post a mouse today 🤣

Cheers and thanks!

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Now I wonder how big your mice are 🤣 lol

Good afternoon Zac ☺️

We have had a rainy day which has turned to a snow day while I was working on my insect post which has turned into a flower post with insects 😂

If I remember right, I have photographed only one mouse in my entire life, but I have already posted it a while ago 😉

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Good morning Hannes,

They say that it is rainy here today and that the weather is very unusual.

Some of these mice turn into rats and in some areas of the country they have sugar cane rats that are as big as cats.

A flower, insect post? Never heard of it, but it should be interesting. Will go and have a look see.

Cheers and thanks!

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Good morning Zac,

it's snowing here and I will try to quickly reply to the thousand comments from you 😉 before I get back to work 🙂

Mice or rats are all the same to me, except that rats are bigger 😉

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Nature looks amazing in your photos. Thanks for the quality and interesting publications. I wish you creative success and all the very best.

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Thank you very much kindly for your nice comment, @saxx1304 😊

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Great shots my friend!
I really like creativity here and the abstract element as you wrote :)

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I should have taken more shots, but I ran out of time and had to hurry home, but next time I hope I have enough time.

Thanks a lot that you like the photos, my friend 😊

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Good evening @johannpiber 😊

Very unusual texture and shape, as if lava used to flow instead of water 😊

You will have something to explore.
And beautiful waterfalls, I love your photos of the waterfall, such a beautifully captured moment ....💞

I really enjoyed these intimate waterfalls photos and still learned something new about Abstract photography...

Have a nice evening @johannpiber ✨🌌

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Oops, I am late today and now I also can say good evening instead of good morning :)
Thank you very much kindly, @Suzana72, it's great that you like these photos and I wish you a wonderful weekend 😃

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Hehe ... Midday 😉
Nothing terrible ... When you have time, you answer ...

Good evening @johannpiber ✨🌌

Most welcome 🤗

Thanks a lot and I wish you a wonderful weekend too 😊✨☀️

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Not much time at the moment, but hopefully more this afternoon.
You also have a wonderful sunny weekend 😊🔆

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Thanks a lot @johannpiber 😊

I hope the sun comes ... because it's really cloudy 🙄

And once again, I wish you a nice sunny weekend ...☀️😊

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No sunshine here today, but I would only need to drive 10 minutes up any mountain around if I wanted to see the sun.

Only problem would be the thousands of people who think the same, so I stay here, edit my photos and have a quite relaxed afternoon 😁

Thank you @Suzana72 ☺️

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The sun has not arrived here.
But I was working outside and it was evening.

At least you have that option if you want 😊

It's good that way, a little more relaxed at home, with what you like ...

Most welcome @johannpiber 😊✨

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Beautiful photos @jihannpiber. I missed your amazing waterfalls photos.
Have a great evening, cheers !BEER

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I didn't have any time today to make replies - good evening @cezary-io, I thank you so much for commenting so nicely, and you may be sure I will post that real big waterfalls soon too :)
Wish you a wonderful weekend and take care, my friend 😊

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Golden glimmer through flowing water in first photograph has pulled rock texture brilliantly. Gently flow across the face of rocks like a veil another charming piece leaving the imagination to flow along within the image.

Well done, now have a !BEER and enjoy the evening @johannpiber

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Actually, till the 19th century they have been mining gold in these mountains ;)
Thank you so much for one more of your so very nice comments, Joan 🤗

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... and thank you so much for the rehive 😁
This deserves one more !BEER of course 😉

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Wooww... Gambar yang sangat menakjubkan...
Saya sangat menyukainya..

Dan gambar yang urutan ke 3 .. Terlihat sangat indah...

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Saya harap google menerjemahkan dengan benar.
Terima kasih atas komentar Anda yang bagus. Semoga akhir pekanmu menyenangkan.

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... and thanks a lot for the rehive :)

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Very powerful rocks! Would love to have some in the river nearby!

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... and sit on a rock and enjoy an apple strudel 😉

Thank you very much, dear @kaminchan, have a wonderful weekend 😊

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Amazing photography! Wonderful textures and shapes on the rocks Hannes,

The waterfall is fantastic. Love the abstract look you achieved in this post.

Have a great weekend dear Hannes 😊
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Good morning Jo,
thank you so much 😃 It's something different from the usual photos, but we have "different" times too 😉

Wish you also a great weekend, dear Jo 😊 and hopefully some 🔆

Thanks for the goodies and the rehive 🤗

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Most welcome Hannes, 😊

It was nice to see something different in photography and you certainly made lovely ones.

We have had a couple above normal temperature days and it is nice.☀️Of course it won’t last.

Have a wonderful weekend dear Hannes. 🤗

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The fog is back here in town and it's quite cold and frosty here.

The balcony is iced and the cats are learning to ice skate, but it looks so funny when they run out and try to stop - it's good that there's a railing that helps them 🤣

I hope your temperatures stay above normal, although I love the views I had this morning ... I will post an image after/below this reply in a minute, just have to go to the computer 😉

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Morning Hannes, 😊

Your cats must love having the balcony to go out on even if they must learn to skate. :)

Little CC is settling in and Sunday has stopped hissing at her. She chases the older cats around and wants to play all the time.

Have a wonderful Sunday dear Hannes and thanks for the cheer and goodies.🤗

Cool morning here 2C but we have had some nice daytime temps.

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Hi Jo,

it was so funny when they ran outside and slipped till the railing stopped them 🤣

It's a gray Sunday here at about 0 C, but I am working and editing photos anyway. Tomorrow I'll be back at work and will have less time.

CC is bringing new life and fun into your house :)

Have a wonderful Sunday too, dear Jo, even if it's cold the sun might shine warm for you 🌞

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... and here's the image :)
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Have a wonderful day, dear Jo 🤗

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Interesting i have never heard of Abstract or Intimate Landscape Photography we learn something every day and this does look very interesting thanks for explaining and showing these awesome images i do love them in the way they are structured 👍

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They are just close-up photos in my eyes, but these terms sound better 😉

Thanks a lot that you like them, @kohsamui99 😁

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Ohhhh...i see you are just trying to sound all technical ...lol...ok then 😸

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True, because anyone could take a close-up photo, but an "intimate landscape photo" doesn't sound that easy 🤣 lol

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These technical terms of describing photography certainly confuses the hell out of me but you been more of a professional photographer then me are more aware of these technical terms of describing photography like @qurator they have been having a few of these technical term photography contest like ICM Photography , HDR Photography , Tilt Shift Photography what the heck i had to google them to see what they were talking about...lol ... but all interesting 👍

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ICM is a cool thing: you just shake your camera or you zoom in and/or out while you take the photo and so ;)
Many of my photos are HDR's when there's too much difference in brightness from foreground to the background or the sky. Tilt-shift looks nice, but I haven't made such photos yet.

It's snowing here and I don't have the time to get out. It will probably be dark again when I leave the office today. Wish you a great day 😊

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Interesting information and simply instruction to follow i must try some of these ways of photography thanks for explaining those points @johannpiber 👍

Hope your not getting to snowed under over there take care my friend 😊

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Try it and post it 😁

We have got 6-8 inch of the white stuff here in town and they say it will snow again this night - winter wonderland 😁
Hopefully the snow doesn't melt till Saturday, because I don't have any time to go out before the weekend.

Hope you have a good week, my friend 😊

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I will try this it sounds like fun 👍

Sounds like you going to have a beautiful white Christmas enjoy my friend and have a great weekend 😊

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We have had this before and all snow melted a few days before Christmas, but this year is very different all around the world, so I think we can hope for white Christmas 😊

I wish you a wonderful weekend too, my friend @kohsamui99 🌞

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Well let's hope it does hang around till after Christmas as it will make Christmas more traditional 🌲

Enjoy your weekend @johannpiber 👍

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Well, it is raining here since last night and the snow is already melting, but there are a few days left till Christmas and I know it will snow again.
Where my parents live it is snowing since yesterday and they already have a lot more than 30 inches. This snow will certainly stay 😁

You have a wonderful weekend too, @kohsamui99, enjoy the days off work 😃

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I am sure you will have more snow before Christmas you have a great week ahead my friend 👍

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I hope so too, would be really great 😃
Wish you a wonderful weekend too, @kohsamui99 🌞

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