during snowfall…
[Layered exposures, made with camera movement]
Karen McRae, 2015
photography
Winter Field ~ Sunflowers
I meant to come here in the summer (and the autumn) to study this field of sunflowers in full bloom but here I am only managing to photograph them in January while their dark heads are bowed with the weight of winter.
Karen McRae, 2015
It’s Better (and colder) In Real Life
I can’t resist the call of the river, even at (especially at?) -25c. The way the cold transforms the landscape is always captivating and I especially love visiting the places where the water runs fast and manages to defy the freezing temperatures. It can be difficult to truly capture the majesty of the winter wonderland but perhaps that is part of what keeps me coming back.
Karen McRae, 2015
Iced Landscape
The river’s edge, late afternoon
A starling in winter dress
The woods fully iced
After a quick succession of snow, freezing rain, and plummeting temperatures the sun came out and today everything was sparkling.
Karen McRae, 2015
River & Road (old and new)
The river in full snow and low light, last January (long exposure with camera movement).
Bare streets and coloured lights, today at dusk (long exposure with camera movement).
Karen McRae, 2015
Navy Blue Night (with snowfall)
We have lost the snow ~ the light of winter ~ so I went back to look at some photographs from last year and found these; images made at night while a gentle snow was falling. These are in-camera double exposures, the first exposure is a still frame with flash (to catch the snowflakes), and in the second exposure camera movement was used to ‘sketch’ in the landscape. I have shifted the colour somewhat to make them look as inky as the night felt.
Karen McRae, 2014
Winter
Drive-by pictures from last year – things are melting away here, it seems we will wait a while for more snow. Best wishes for the holidays wherever you are!
© Karen McRae, 2014
Autumn Fades Out
[A drive-by/flyby image, layered in post processing ~ sort of in the same vein as this]
© Karen McRae, 2014
The Undergrowth (mostly)
Snowshoes and late afternoon.
[Just before the sun slipped its hands over the horizon it reached out for the undergrowth and the tiny transparent seed pods (wild mustard, maybe?) caught my eye as they were momentarily lit up like mini lightsabers. At first I dismissed these images but when I came back to them they seemed to have a real sense of the intimacy and magic of the woods in late day.]
© Karen McRae, 2014
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