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Behind the Prints
Craig Burns
Metallic Glass Prints Photographer
I'm Craig Burns, a nature-obsessed photographer based in Queensland, Australia. I chase bold colour, quiet moments, and hidden details, then transform them into radiant metallic glass artworks. My prints bring a modern perspective to natural landscapes, blooms, and wildlife.
After years of exhibiting in galleries, I'm excited to offer these metallic glass prints online. They capture light beautifully, brighten rooms, and create a stunning focal point in any space. Enjoy exploring the collection and find the piece that speaks to you.
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The Story Behind Each Print
Each metallic glass print comes with its own story describing where the image was captured, the light that shaped it, and the spark that makes it special.
Fairywren Poise - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print captures a male Red-backed Fairywren poised on a thin wire, tail flicked high against a soft wash of green. Velvet black plumage is slashed with vivid red across his mantle and lower back, a tiny ember glowing in the paddock. The shallow focus lets him sit crisp and close, every feather edge clean while the grasses dissolve to colour.
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Fairywren Halo - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print captures a male Red-backed Fairywren perched on a thin wire, tail flicked high and alert against a soft wash of green. His velvet black plumage is slashed with vivid crimson, a tiny ember glowing in the paddock. The shallow depth of field lets the bird sit crisp and close, every feather edge and fine claw rendered with stunning clarity.
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Leaflight Nocturne - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print lingers on a small spray of leaves held in a soft green haze, their veins sharply etched as a golden shaft of light drifts through the scene. The centre leaves sit in bright focus while the surrounding forest melts into gentle circles and airy glow, creating a calm pocket of clarity inside a dreamy wash of colour.
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Leaflight Reverie - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print rests on a small spray of leaves that seem to float in a soft green haze, their veins etched with delicate clarity while a pale shaft of light slips through the scene. The focus gathers on the centre cluster, bright and crisp, as the surrounding forest melts into rounded bokeh and gentle glow. It feels calm and luminous, like a quiet breath beside the river.
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Leaflight Halo - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print lingers on a small cluster of leaves floating in a dreamy field of green, their veins finely etched while the world around them softens to glow. A gentle shaft of light slips through the frame, lending a golden hush that makes the scene feel calm and luminous, like a quiet breath beside the river.
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Leaflight Beam - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print lingers on a small cluster of leaves suspended in a haze of green, a gentle shaft of light falling through the scene like a veil. The centre leaves are crisp and luminous, their veins finely etched, while soft bokeh and airy flare surround them, creating a calm pocket of focus in the forest.
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Leaflight Chorus - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print sweeps across a fern frond drawn like a green ribbon, each leaflet stepping outward in tidy cadence. The panoramic crop invites the eye to travel from left to right, where fine strands of spider silk arc between tips and tiny scars gleam along the midrib. Against the velvet-dark backdrop, the glowing edges feel sculpted and serene.
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Leaflight Trance - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print traces a fern frond stretched horizontally across a velvet-dark backdrop, each leaflet stepping outward like sparks from a slow green firework. Sunlight skims the serrated edges and reveals tiny scars and textures, while gossamer spider silk links the spaces between, catching little glints as it crosses the frame.
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Leaflight Lattice - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print narrows in on a single fern spine, its leaflets stepping skyward like rungs of light. The vertical crop heightens the rhythm, with each serrated tip catching a bright rim while fine strands of spider silk lace the negative space. Set against a velvety dark backdrop, the frond feels sculpted and poised, a quiet flare in deep green.
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Leaflight Shine - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print frames a single fern frond rising like a quiet firework, each leaflet stepping upward in perfect rhythm while stray threads of spider silk catch the light. The glow along the serrated edges gives the frond a sculpted presence, and the surrounding greens fall away into a smooth, velvety hush that lets the subject breathe.
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Leaflight Hush - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print focuses on a single leaf held like a luminous pendant, its midrib running true from stem to tip while the micro-veins weave a neat mosaic beneath the light. The tight vertical crop heightens that sense of poise, with companion leaves softening into blur at the edges and a gentle wash of emerald glow settling across the frame.
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Leaflight Fill - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print studies a cluster of sunlit leaves at close range, their veins glowing like fine filigree as light pours through the tissue of each blade. The centre leaf tilts forward, edges limned with brightness, while the background melts into rounded circles of green. The effect is calm and vivid, a small moment of forest light held still.
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Leaflight Lush - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print follows a single fern frond as it climbs through light, each leaflet edged with sunshine and stitched with the finest strands of spider silk. A soft flare gathers near the top, and the background settles into velvety green circles so the fern feels both delicate and strong.
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Leaflight Glow - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print captures a sunlit fern glowing against a backdrop of velvety green. Each leaflet steps upward like a ladder of light, and fine threads of spider silk glint where the rays touch them. The scene feels fresh and quiet, as if the forest is breathing out at day’s end.
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Rosette Sweep - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print looks straight down on a Poinsettia, its red star of bracts glowing against a halo of cool green leaves. The centre forms a neat compass that anchors the frame, while soft light from the clearing gives the colour a clean, luminous lift. It feels fresh and graphic, a simple shape turned captivating.
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Rosette Spire - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print gazes straight down at a Poinsettia arranged like a red star, its central bracts crisp against rings of soft green leaves. Light from a nearby clearing lifts the colour so the centre glows, while the surrounding foliage eases into gentle blur. Simple shapes and clean contrast make the scene feel bright and modern.
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Rosette Poise - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print looks across a Poinsettia arranged like a bright red star, the bracts forming crisp points that radiate from the tiny flowers at centre. Fresh green leaves circle the red, and the shallow focus lets the edges drift into gentle blur. The shape feels clean and modern, a simple arrangement made captivating.
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Rosette Glow - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print looks across a Poinsettia like a red compass rose, each crisp bract pointing outward over cool green leaves. Soft light from the clearing lifts the colour so the centre glows, while the background eases into a gentle blur. It is clean, bright, and instantly eye-catching.
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Sunset on Water - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print holds the hush of evening over Queens Bay near Bowen. The water is visibly unsettled, and those lively ripples make the colours dance across the surface while two boats rest in silhouette. The metallic photographic layer intensifies the saturated hues and glittering micro-detail, and face-mounting behind crystal clear glass gives luminous depth and a floating presence that draws you in each time you pass.
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Dollarbird Stillness - Metallic Glass Print
This metallic glass print captures a striking Dollar Bird perched high on a bare branch, set against a soft, blurred canopy of green and blue. The bird stands poised and alert, its vivid plumage glowing with rich blues and greens, contrasted by a bold orange beak. The clean composition and generous negative space draw your eye directly to the subject, creating a calm yet captivating piece that feels both minimal and full of life.
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