© Karen McRae, 2014
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draw and shoot 
Wonderfully abstract.
Thanks Victor. A ‘cooperative’ subject… : )
Fabulous subject! Karen, was he finally freed?
Thank you, Marina!
He was ‘beyond’ being freed, unfortunately for him…
They are in beautiful color and composition.
(On top of magical control of depth of field !)
Thanks, Yoshizen! : )
i prefer to number 3 but they are all very good. Nice art photography
Thanks very much, Ellen.
Wow, these macro shots are amazing. Which lens do you use? 🙂
Thank you very much, Anke. The macro lens I used for these is a 60mm AF Micro Nikkor 1:2.8 D.
Color hunter… in a white world it seems a trap for colors =)
the little fly is almost a jewel…
Yes! I think it IS a jewel! These are beautiful, Karen. As usual. 🙂
Jaw dropping… brilliant.
Oh wow, thanks very much for that comment!
Wonderful pictures, Karen.
I’m glad you think so, thank you!
wow – brilliant – elegant!
That’s kind of you, thanks so much.
Wonderful mix of softness and structure. The lighting is beautiful.
The poor little fly had such lovely colour! Thanks very much, Wood Dragon. : )
Love your abstract compositions. I wish I were as skilled in capturing these beautiful images of light and DOF.
Oh, thank you kindly, Vicki.
Generally, I simply use backlighting, and indirect light on the subject. I play around with the aperture a little but when you are shooting so close you get quite a shallow depth of field.
Achingly beautiful.
Thank you, Brenda.
xx
Oh, you’re such a master of your universe! 🙂
Ha, that would be a pretty small universe! : )
Thanks very much, Lynn, that’s a generous comment.
Hi Karen, these are awe-inspiring photographs – my fav is no.3 – great light and detail. K
Kirsty, thank you! : )
Nice its beautiful
Much thanks!
I love how you’ve captured the drama – the shimmering metallic body armour, the empty eye sockets, the silent wings – a helpless flying robot… Karen, it’s amazing!
Hi Dominique, thanks for your lovely comment. The shimmering iridescence caught my eye, too. I love your descriptives.
So beautiful – I love the echoing forms and colour in the third one, but they make a wonderful set.
Thank you, Anna. I felt sorry for the little guy and he was just so interesting up close I couldn’t resist.
Excellent light, DOF…..nicely abstract 🙂
Thank you, Sue!
Really lovely 🙂
I’m glad you think so, thank you. : )
Chillingly, hauntingly, awfully beautiful.
He/she looked like a little (hairy) jewel, and so dad with those big eyes…
Thanks very much, Elena!
Fabulous nature – and very abstract!
Thank you!
The colours are so soft, I like it!
Thank you, Agnieszka.
Beautifully photographed and thought through. You are a master craftswoman indeed.
Paula, I would say that about YOUR work!
Thanks very much for the kind comment, I’m honoured.
Delightful Karen, beautiful image.
Thank you, Tim!
So good..the colours grab you at first and then the more I look I feel the sadness and panic of the small trapped creature..
Yes, those big eyes look so sad…
Thank you, Cath!
I can’t believe you’ve made me feel sympathy for a fly. Absolutely beautiful colour and light in combination with hopeless sadness. Great.
‘Sympathy for a Fly’ – that’s a good name for a Richard Guest photograph! : )
Thanks very much for your comment, Richard.
Superb macros Karen.. a gruesome story told with beauty.
Thank you, Adrian!
Because I’m so addicted to iridescence (and attracted to weird little seldom-noticed things), I love a good closeup of a fly as much as I do a peacock. Glad to see you share my appreciation! Beautiful.
xo
These type of things always catch my eye too. a little bit of weird and wonderful… Thanks very much, Kathryn.
Beautiful, beautiful colours & movement with stunning miraculous & meticulous investigation.
Thanks for your generous words, Steven. The colours of the fly intrigued me, plus I liked his big sad eyes…
How Beautiful, Karen!!!!
Thanks, Sophie!
I love the colours and the changing of them!😊
Thank you, Gigi. : )
The colors changed as I shifted positions and backlighting.
Beautifully done, and technically extremely competent.
Truly beautiful, Karen. Tragic, yes, but a part of the real, unsentimentalised Life that is all around us. Adrian
Wow! Amazing pictures! Really powerful
Thank you, Nikka.
Truly stunning images thanks for sharing these with weekend photographers like myself who could only dream of having the time, money and know-how to capture such vibrant images. We do have the ambition though! Ivan Cordero WildAtPalmas.com