A winter sky and roadside grasses. The sky actually looked just like this, with rainbow colours shimmering at the edges of the clouds. The little bird flew right into the frame just as I pressed the shutter.
[Photographs made while riding in a moving car.]
© Karen McRae, 2014
draw and shoot 
Once again, beautiful, serene…very nice. 🙂
The heavens open for you! Glorious color.
Beautiful
Your first image here is especially beautiful Karen.
Yes, I like the first one too.
The first is my favorite, too. It could also be a painting. Very nice series.
I love the grasses Karen and the movement your managed to convey.. 🙂
Brilliant.
What a relief to see color.
I’love these road stories. The color and moviment are wonderful!!
Yes, a refreshing change to see these saturated colours!
Beautiful movement series.
Are you using a neutral density filter whilst taking these?
Thank you!
I was using a polarizing filter at the time these were taken but yes, I do use a neutral density filter too.
It’s funny how things ‘happen’ – like this bird entering the frame just in time to complete it! Perfect, all three. 🙂
I love the tasteful use of ICM, though in this case, I guess it would be “Intentional Car Movement”?
Thank you. I confess I was not familiar with that acronym!
I guess there are both kinds of movement really, car and camera. I was panning the camera as I was making pictures.
Done right, it can be a useful technique. Until a few years ago, I had never heard of it either. Freeman Patterson was apparently doing it with film many years ago, Now there are whole groups on flickr devoted to it.
I did one a while back on my blog. I would value the input of a photographer of your caliber if you have the time:
http://aprayerlikegravity.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/on-the-verge/
Peace–
I particularly like that first one.
Your third photo here is another instance of luck favoring the well prepared. Lovely.
I love your “moving car” photos.. I always have visions of you driving AND taking the photos ( of course I know that’s not the case or at least I hope it’s not !!)
I like second photo most.
Yep, that is the sunshine that I sent you … Glad you are enjoying it …
🙂 🙂 🙂
That sky is magnificent – it could be a snowdrift, it could be a view from a plane, I love the enigmatic viewpoint.
Beautiful!
Oh!! the last one is beyond the limits, outstanding!!!
Beautiful painterly images thank you
Magnifique! 🙂
how sweet of the bird to try and get into the picture
Movement always gives us a different perception of what is. Beautiful shots.
Hi Karen! I like the top image most of all, that really does it for me as a driving picture. I think its the relatively clear structure of the foreground grass, then the more visible streaking against the darker hillside behind – and, last, those blurred and ghostlike trees faintly seen against the sky. Good stuff! Adrian
This is lovely, truly!
Such intense, scuffed beauty – and very generous of the bird to show us the scale of the last shot.
Love the first image, very beautiful!
gorgeous!
You have such a wonderfully unique style Karen. Your photos are like old memories I’d forgotten about