I think we had an involved discussion of abstract in the section a while back. No matter. It is something that many of us delve in from time to time. I think abstract comes basically in two flavors. Representational, like your photo. We know it is ice and snow with vegetation; but you chose to give us just a detail of the whole scene which makes it appear abstract. The other flavor is non-representational. Here it is much harder to tell what you are looking at; but the form can make your mind come up with its own subject matter. I like to use motion blur for these kind of shots and I do quite a bit of it. This is a recent shot that made me think of extreme verticals like those found in gothic cathedrals. The actual subject is trees. I also think the reactions come in two flavors. One: Wow, that is pretty cool. I kind of like it. Two: My God, Erich!!! What were you thinking, and why would you abuse your camera in such an unnatural manner !