Chaos or controlled abstract

Creating images that take the viewer 'within' a subject, such as this image, can provide a fascinating new experience. The majority of people simply don't have the observation skills needed to see the finer details of a subject and it can be quite a revelation to them when you present them with only a part of a common subject. However, even when working with only a small area of a subject, all the principles of good design and composition still apply. It could be argued that these visual skills are even more important since it is much more difficult to 'arrange' the subject when only dealing with a small part of it. Don't allow your 'abstracts' to be simply an image of chaos, apply some visual order to make your images work.