The stemmed kind…
[It’s actually Virginia Creeper
growing on a fence,
trembling in the wind (long exposure),
and a second layer of the same thing with camera movement.
Anyway, it made me think of yellow butterflies.]
© Karen McRae, 2013
The stemmed kind…
[It’s actually Virginia Creeper
growing on a fence,
trembling in the wind (long exposure),
and a second layer of the same thing with camera movement.
Anyway, it made me think of yellow butterflies.]
© Karen McRae, 2013
draw and shoot 
They sure move; lovely shot!
Thanks, Harrie. Nothing really seemed to be working until I started to ‘play’.
Keep ‘playing’.
Beautiful! I love the processing!
Thank you, Joylene. Sometimes experimenting makes you look at things in a different way. I’m glad you like it!
I love experimenting! I find that I spend way too much time on doing it – I can get distracted from a task for hours 🙂
They have life of their own… So beautiful, Karen!!
Kari, thank you! : )
They do look like butterflies! And gorgeous rich autumnal colours too.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks so. : )
Yes, everything is on it’s way to autumn colour. We’ve had some gorgeous summer-like weather lately, though.
Thanks, Emily.
as leaves…
Yes, they are actually leaves… or maybe butterflies?!
You can decide.
Wow! I thought it’s butterflies! ))
Oh good! I thought they looked like that too.
Does look like butterflies!
Kay Rodriques
http://kayrodriques.com http://WeWereNothing.org
Yay! I was hoping other people would think so too.
Thanks, Kay.
prettiness!
: )
A little autumn colour… There were actually lots of butterflies out the last few days but they are too fast for me!
Very evocative. I have tried photographing butterflies a few times; your comment about them being too fast is so true! I learned the meaning of “flit like a butterfly” after spending hours chasing them with my camera to get a very few usable images.
I see people post all kinds of photographs of butterflies but they usually just zip away when they see me coming!
One would think a Speeddemon would be able to get them though… ; )
I think those photographers must be using very long lenses so the butterflies aren’t spooked. I have a theory that when they see the camera lens they interpret it as a predator’s eye.
Sometimes even a Speeddemon isn’t fast enough for the task at hand… 😉
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Lovely photo
I like it so much;simple and complicated
Thank you, Katherine!
…like a painting…really beautiful to study…the movement, the shapes, the colours…very dynamic yet peaceful. Also warm, with mystery.
Great thoughtful comments, Steven. Thanks so much.
beautiful !
Thank you, Veronica!
Great effect!
I’m glad you think so, thank you!
Thank you.
: )
An image that seems to have equal amounts of energy and delicacy at the same time. Nicely titled!
Thank you, John. A bit of play with words and images.
It’s quite convincing image of butterfly !
Anyhow, we can not see the individual image from a 30 frames per second
movie = still photography is producing rather unnatural image.
See a moving image as moving image may be the more natural vision.
Ah, well, my attempt at movement and autumn leaves felt like butterflies in a way, the swift movement of the seasons…
Yes, they are autumn butterflies, aren’t they? Very elegant too! 🙂
Thanks, Marina!
Each layer add such richness to the image! The flutter sends tiny puffs of air. I can feel them now.
The butterfly effect… : )
Thank you, Elena.
Lovely, Karen. I like the way some of the “butterflies” recede and are quiet and others are bright and flashing. Wonderful process you are using to show us what you are seeing.
I’m glad you like this, Judy, thanks very much.
The process is so enjoyable!
Absolutely intriguing, Karen!
Much thanks, Bente!
So rich and warm.
It’s been beautifully warm and sunny here, like an extra bit of summer!
That must be nice for you – I can hardly believe how severe your winters are, still, you make excellent use of the cold weather in your art.
Lovely! I think that image would make a great painting.
Thank you, it does have a painterly feel, doesn’t it?
I love it, it’s so beautifully balanced.
Thank you, Lynn!
love this…its all panicky and dense…a very multisyllabic sort of photograph
Love your comment, Liana, thanks very much!
I like it so much. I’m smiling.
Well, I’m happy to give you a smile. Thanks very much, Anne!
Are u using double exposure in camera setting or photoshop layers?
This is made with Photoshop layers, but I often make photographs with in-camera double exposure technique.
So lovely Karen.
Thanks, Adrian!
absolutely beautiful!
Thanks very much!
You have developed this layering technique to exciting new heights. Excellent!
Butteflies, a rushing river. Time, life. What more?
I hadn’t thought of a rushing river, but yes an aerial view!
Thanks, Alessandro, for your wonderful comments.
Wonderful, Karen! Those leaves really look like flying butterflies. The dark tones surrounding the bright yellow “butterflies” creates an almost sad mood, as if they are heading for the end (of a season).
Yes, the sad end of summer, it shifts by too quickly! We have been having gorgeous weather anyway, so it’s still very enjoyable. Thanks for your comments, Otto.
Wonderful, and I can see the butterflies vividly.
I’m happy to hear that, sometimes my imagination is questionable . : )
tremendous
Much thanks, Nathan.
Absolutely outstanding Karen.
Aw, thanks, Phil!
I find the image captivating, but also your color sense—in this as well as your other photographs. As a learning exercise, a friend and I have agreed to try to make at least one photograph that makes each other think of your photographs. Thank you for posting your work on line; what an inspiration you are.
Hi Linda, I’m really touched by your comments. Sincere thanks for taking the time to write here, you have made my day.
I love your Rust and Rainbow series, it’s phenomenal!
Karen
Oh, my. Thank YOU, Karen. You’ve made MY day.
It’s a beautiful image, Karen – I really love your techniques. This one looks simultaneously very tasty and like it belongs on the cover of 70s singer-songwriter’s album.
Ha, ha, thanks for your fun comment, Richard. I’m glad you
like it.
Claps hands with glee.. imagination in a photographer is worth it’s weight in gold and these are surely produced by gold 🙂
Autumn gold is lovely to work with. Thanks for your comment, Helen, I think we may have similar imaginations. : )
You make me feel the essense of what is wonderful in life with this picture! Let me dream and feel close to the pure, good life.. Thank you:-)
Thank you for your comment, Gro! This makes me smile.
It is getting to that time of year when subjects move in the wind and photographers have to find ways to adapt and take advantage. You are giving us lessons on how to take advantage!
Aw thanks, Ehpem. Sometimes playing around can yield in the odd interesting image.
The artistic approach to the scene made it possible for the light and the form to be liberated from just being “a thing”. I like how the energy seems to flow freely.
all the best,
Roland
Hi Roland, thanks for you always very thoughtful comments.
The autumn here vibrates with energy in a different way from the other seasons.
Beautiful, Karen. And I love that you see yellow butterflies. 🙂 That’s the wonderful thing about abstract photography.
Yes, abstract photography is open to so many different interpretations. Thanks, Mufidah. : )
This is such beautiful art, it’s breathtaking..