A sugar-coated day never lasts long. The ices are responsive to the day.

Tiny Transitions

December 12, 2012December 12, 2012 | drawandshoot

There are more “mosaic” seed heads (see previous entry) I think I might post but this icy flower image was taken a day later – the day after the freezing rain. The temperature had dropped significantly and that made things look quite different.
The ice is shaped by these fluctuations.

A tiny world of rapid change.

Mosaic: Iced Seed Heads

December 10, 2012 | drawandshoot

This morning we had freezing rain and I headed out to photograph the same seed heads in my garden that I’ve been documenting over the fall. As the day wore on and the temperature crept over the freezing mark the ice started to change, and then things really started to look interesting. The transitions in nature are just so fascinating.

If you are interested in the seed head series you can see it here, and there is more iced flora here.

Autumn Fields,Winter Whispers

December 9, 2012 | drawandshoot

How the fields looked yesterday as they were collecting generous flakes of sticky snow. An irresistible sort of snowfall.
*The middle image is an in-camera double exposure (digital), the others are not.

Autumn Fields

December 7, 2012December 7, 2012 | drawandshoot

Bleached-out fields waiting for snowfall. These are more in-camera double exposures of the landscape. You can see a summer example of this technique here.

A Thin Layer

December 4, 2012 | drawandshoot

Reflections and compositions in a partially frozen pond. The last couple of days have been mild so there is a watery surface on the ice.

© Karen McRae, 2012

It’s Not Quite Winter…

December 3, 2012December 3, 2012 | drawandshoot

What the day looked like, close-up – with the exception of the black mushrooms, but they seemed to fit – Many of the lichens are in fruit and gorgeously coloured and textured, and the snow has melted away, for now.