I created this image with the Photoshop plugin Topaz Adjust. When I abstract images, the thing I look for is strong lines and design. In almost all instances, that translates into artistic images no matter if the final painterly pictures are completely abstracted or if they are manipulated with subtlety. In this shot, the cherry tree had bold, branching limbs and wonderful vegetation. In art as well as in straight photography, visually attractive graphic design is the number one component or ingredient that makes pictures work. Some will refer to this as good composition, but the underlying factor that makes compositions work is good graphic design.