and have not been embellished.
In the Winter, the stories change – they are as slithy as the surfaces that show them.
Photographs of surface reflections on moving water from the series Surface, Submerge.
© Karen McRae, 2013
and have not been embellished.
In the Winter, the stories change – they are as slithy as the surfaces that show them.
Photographs of surface reflections on moving water from the series Surface, Submerge.
© Karen McRae, 2013
draw and shoot 
Beautiful textures, patterns, colours and light. Who could ask for more Karen? Gorgeous!
Much appreciated, Adrian. Thank you.
Karen, these are all quite sublime.
Thanks very much, Prospero!
This moving water seems alive in and of itself; the forms are mesmerizing. Amazing how movement exists in a two-dimensional moment.
It’s rather mesmerizing watching the water through a lens, actually. It feels much like watching a Lava Lamp! Thanks for your comment, Judy.
Beautiful patterns and textures and of course words!!
Thank you, Mimo.
What can i say? I am just so lucky to be following this blog. Kudos, Karen!
Well, that’s a very kind thing to say, Alessandro. Much thanks for that!
Your love affair with water serves you and us very well… I love these Karen
I’m glad you thinks so, Helen. Thank you!
What can I say, absolutely stunning!
Thank you, Christian! : )
Now I realized, what you try to show is the subject in the flow of time.
Such as the history — from fossils to the rap-up tree, growing frost or
flow of the water and its reflection. Even with the double exposure =
two moments. —- (I’m trying go inside of my mind = opposite direction,
triggered by the vague image which was stuck to only one moment)
Great analysis, Yoshizen! Thanks for your comment. : )
well-spoken. how true.
Thanks, Nathan.
Is that a skull in the third one, Karen?
It looks like one, doesn’t it? I thought so, too.
It’s actually snow reflecting in the water and it is being “shaped” by ripples and branch reflections.
My word, Karen, your artistry continues to move me. These photos are astonishing and full of mystery. Just wonderful! K
Kathleen, such kind words – thanks ever so much! That means a lot to me.
Hello Karen,
These are stunners! I love the way you bend the boundary between reality and the abstract, just enough to let me know what’s going on and lots of room to dare to dream.
Thank you for sharing these photos with us.
plm
Hi Peter!
Thanks very much. That’s nice to hear.
K
Diaphanous scarves, ether veils, who knew it was possible to photograph dream shadows? I guess you did!
Sometimes you really don’t know what has happened until later! I thought the snow in the trees might make some interesting reflections but I didn’t want them to be to literal. I like the way these turned out.
This is absolutely Wonderful!!! great work!!! 🙂
Thanks very much! : )
Beautiful natural abstracts. Despite the fact that these are still pictures you have captured the feeling of movement and quietly flowing water,
Hi Louis, thank you. I’m pleased with these. It fascinates me how the light changes this type of image so dramatically.
I love, and dream worlds transports
Transporting – I like that. Thank you!
Oh the flow! Moving, changing, thrilling the eye. Colorfully wonderful!
Thanks, Elena. These turned out kind of interesting, I think. I’m happy you like them.
Wonderful shots. There’s a twist in them for me – I keep seeing what look like bones in the water.
Yes, they have the same twist for me, Richard. Thank you!
Terrific Karen, very creative!
Thanks, Phil. They were fun to make.
These just make me happy. Slithy indeed!
That’s great to hear, Anne! Thanks very much.
yes there’s something a bit creepy (in a good way, of course) in these… I love your title too – you are so good at titles! Perfect.
Emily, thank you. They have a bit of strangeness going on for sure! Titles can be challenging – I’m happy to hear you think mine are good!
I really want to be there !! Lovely photographs – great reflections ! Here’s to brilig slithy toves everywhere ! : ) }
That’s a great reaction, Chris. It’s an enjoyable place. Thank you! : )
Wonderfull. Regards from London
Thank you, Concha.
I believe them….
…the camera doesn’t lie…
🙂
Great title to draw me in! Loved the abstraction. thanks for posting these.
Thanks for your kind comments. : )
Some of these almost look like Monet’s waterlily paintings.
It’s that sort of feel, isn’t it? I like when photography crosses over into a painterly look sometimes.
brilliant once again !!
Thank you, Isabella!
Embellish: Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features: “blue silk embellished with golden embroidery”. Make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, esp. ones that are not true. I always wonder about this, Karen. I say I like to tell the truth and yet. And I can’t help but embellish these stories you show me, make up stories about what I see. Fabulous stories here!
Anna, I suppose I was indicating that I have not manipulated these images, but they are open to embellishment by the viewer. “blue silk embellished with golden embroidery” – strangely, that seems to apply to this set.
Thank you.
Karen, These photographs are exquisite. They also reminded me of the color palette that the artist Dorothea Tanning used in some her paintings. Actually I think you were channeling the artist herself in photographs 1 and 3.
As always artistry at its finest!
Nareen, thank you for your great comment.
I looked up Dorthea Tanning – I can’t believe I’m not familiar with her work! It’s really wonderful – and I kind of see the correlation in these photographs. I’m happy to know of her work.
Much thanks!
Karen,
Glad you checked her out. I think I came across her work eons ago while browsing in the art section of a bookstore. I think soon after that I bought the art book Dorothea Tanning by Jean Christophe Bailly (Publisher George Braziller) because I found her work so captivating, psychologically haunting and beautiful all at the same time and because IMHO the male artists of her time sometimes drown out female artists of her caliber ( I certainly never had an art teacher tell me about her in any of the art history classes that I took. hmm… oversight?) In any case I’m glad I got to introduce one more person like yourself to her work. : )