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Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day

A group for any artwork that has a shape or recurrent pattern as the focus.

Featured Work

alien landing by jo beerens

Water drops on the flower of an ornamental grass called Fountain Grass or Pennisetum setaceum / The blue is a reflection/refraction of a swimming pool. / Sony DSC-H5 and M3358 close up lens. A list of all the other great artists that made it into Gaia is here / / Have a look at my other photos. For example: Or browse through one of my categories: / animal / building / cemetery / church / damselfly / dragonfly / drop / fall / flower / france / insect / leaf / light / macro / nature / other / reflection / water / winter
FOCUSED by KEIT

2009 Canon EOS 400D featured in / Gateways on 07/09 / Your Magic Place on 07/09 / Tunnel Vision on 07/09 / True Potential on 07/09 / Tone It Down on 08/09 / Shapes and Paterns on 11/09 challenge winner / Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos (Member’s Choice) challenge winner / Shapes and Patterns (Shapes in COLUMNS & PILLARS)
Spring Blooms by DebraLee Wiseberg

A sea of tulips in early May in Toronto. Nikon D80, Nikkor 18-200mm
Floral Pattern # 22 by Junior Mclean

Another one of my fractal designs posted for show and sale. These look way better on cards. lol!! Cool!
Tree Grove by Michael Rubin

A maze of barren trees stand off the beach, all gnarly and barren offering a lonely and stark venue. This photo was taken at Kure Beach NC with a Canon PowerShot G9.
Intersect by Kelsey Williams

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, NC / 2009 / Sony camera
Begonia by Richard George

Featured / Shapes and Patterns group Olympus sp510uz
Pebbles by Curtis Sheppard

Taken at Bell Island, Newfoundland
Tie Game by phil decocco

This display of fashionable ties in a Palermo, Sicily men’s store caught the eye easily with its patterns and shapes.
See What Happens When You Don't Brush Your Teeth? by David McMahon

I was shooting some images of the Town And Country Hotel in Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon, when I decided to stop halfway across a pedestrian crossing in order to shoot this tight frame of the painted woodwork on the facade. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K200 D fitted with a Sigma 70-300mm lens. F8, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, focal length 300mm. Featured in SHAPES AND PATTERNS, November 2009. Canada02Whitehorse-02Sept-8630

Recent Work

Pisano's Perspective by Robert Meyer

Leonardo Pisano, better known by his nickname Fibonacci, has lent his name to the numerical and geometric sequence that defines the ever-expanding curve of the nautilus shell, among many other things. This so called “Golden Ratio” seems to be a driving force in my existence upon this mortal coil. / /
emp 2 by Bruce Dickson

Experience Music Project, Seattle – architect Frank Gehry. MOST VIEWED IMAGES of all works by Bruce Dickson.
Grand Canyon by Debbie Meyers

I took this flying over the Grand Canyon from an airplane, thought it didn’t come out too bad. A little contrast added is all. Sorry the resolution isn’t more for a print.
Blue Skies by DebraLee Wiseberg

A rusty dumpster with a crack in the metal and the blue sky shining through. Captured in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-120mm /
Duolith by Kevin Bergen

Los Angeles, California – monolith reflecting another Nikon D300 / Tamron 28-300mm / 1/3200 sec / f/5.0 / 28mm focal length / ISO 400 / Processed in Lightroom
Little Ripples by Debbie Meyers

After viewing Scott’s waves and surfer, I had to submit this. I went to our local lake, Caesar’s Creek in Clinton County, OH. Here are the waves on the beach. Just can’t compare. /
Spheres by evilcat

Tall tree and the eye – Part of the Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, taken in November 2009. Nikon D60, Nikon 105mm.
Gilt Complex by David McMahon

An ordinary city building in Melbourne’s CBD is transformed by the reflected glow of a late-autumn sunrise. It’s not a building I would normally shoot, but even a steel-and-concrete office block suddenly (and briefly) takes on a whole new character when the angle of the sun is just right. This was shot in 2008. *I do not crop, enhance or post-edit post-edit my images in any way. This was shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 70-300mm lens. F9.5, 1/750 sec, ISO 200, focal length 300mm. 73-3924
Rolling Down the Stairs by lacitrouille

I’m particularly happy with this one, the “stairs” shapes came as a surprise. Made with Ultra Fractal. Thank you for the views and faves. :)
The Jetty IV by Garth Smith

Up at 5am for another shot of my favourite little jetty. / It never ceases to amaze me the beauty I see at this delightful little beach. Montagu, NW Tasmania Nikon D90 / Sigma 10-20mm / 30 second time exposure before sunrise. featured in A View Somwhere… 8th November 2009
Heart of the Forest by terrebo

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Date/heure original 2008-08-12 14:14:14 / Mesure de la vitesse de l’obturateur 1/150 s / Indice d’ouverture f/5.6 / Vitesse estimée ISO ISO 200 / Indice d’exposition biaisée -1.00 eV / Mode compteur Partial / Flash Flash did fire, compulsory flash mode / Longueur focale 175 mm / Balance des blancs Manual white balance

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Any artwork that has a definable shape or pattern as a main focus or theme of the work can be submitted to this group. Anyone who shares an artistic appreciation for simple things that we might pass by in our world on a day to day basis, is welcome to join this group. We accept everything from digital art to photography (with or without post processing), t shirts, painting, sketching, etching.. you get the idea. Only prerequisite is that a shape needs to be present in the art, and that it is a focus of the piece.

Please note: we are not looking for landscape and nature shots as there are already several groups dedicated to them.. UNLESS THEY HAVE A PROMINENT THEME OF ACTUAL SHAPES AND PATTERNS.
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Dictionary.com defines these two as:
A Shape: is all the geometrical information that remains when location, scale and rotational effects are filtered out from an object.
Simple two-dimensional shapes can be described by basic geometry such as points, line, curves, plane, and so on. (A shape whose points belong all the same plane is called a plane figure.) Most shapes occurring in the physical world are complex. Some, such as plant structures and coastlines, may be so arbitrary as to defy traditional mathematical description – in which case they may be analysed by differential geometry, or as fractals.
The quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. This quality as found in some individual object or body form: This lake has a peculiar shape. Something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist.
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A Pattern: is a type of theme of recurring events of or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set. These elements repeat in a predictable manner.
A decorative design pattern, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
Visual patterns are very common such as simple decorative patterns (stripes, zigzags, and polka-dots). Others can be more complicated, however, they may be found anywhere in nature and in art.

2 Images per day per member ~ More than 2 images will be rejected without notice
Please only submit work of a high quality and that you are proud to display online
Please DO NOT use the group as a DUMPING ground for poor quality happy snaps
We want to keep this group as fresh and artistic as possible. If you are ever uncertain about something, never hesitate to ask one of your hosts. :)
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NOVEMBER AVATAR

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4th NOV 2009 WINNER of the Shapes in COLUMNS & PILLARS Challenge

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