We are taking a short blogging break to make the most of the fine autumn weather and will be back next Wednesday.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 160.
Jez Braithwaite’s Fan Of … #79
Cee’s Flower of the Day
We were treated to a rare visit by basking sharks yesterday who came to feed on the plankton in the Moray Firth before starting their long migration to warmer climes.
They were swimming and feeding close to paddle boarders, kayaks and sailing boats and the people aboard featured in many of my photographs as a result.
If you recognise yourself in the image above or the slideshow below please get in touch through the contact form and I’ll be happy to send you a copy of the photograph.
We were watching from the shore and it was lovely to see these gentle giants.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #45
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Zephyr
Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/125 s – ISO 400.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114: Negative Space
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Woodsy
spending time
with ducks on the pond
late summer light
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 LS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/100 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 640 and f/6.5 – 1/200 s- ISO 800.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113: Labor of Love
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #155: Remaining Heat
Jez Braithwaites Water Water Everywhere #44
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/200 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112: Pick a Word
morning glory
a seagull chick stretches
one leg , one wing
on the unlit rooftop
where she will learn to fly
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/500 s – ISO 200.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #153: Morning Glory
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge #12: Seagulls
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Posture
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/160 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/500 s – ISO 400.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #42
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Instinct
The cygnets are now ten weeks old and their feathers have changed from grey to brown, with a bit of white coming through.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 160.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #41
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Legacy
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/160 s – ISO 100.
Cee’s Flower of the Day
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wilting or Ageing Flowers or Leaves
the air so clean
in our lockdown days
a healing
pulsing through the stars at night
were earthlight weeps and breaks
© Xenia Tran
Earthlight was first published in Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2020: Volume 16, Number 2. A very big thank you to Michael McClintock at Tanka Café and the team at Ribbons for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful edition together.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/40 s – ISO 800, f/5.6 – 1/13 s – ISO 1600 and f/3.4 – 1/30 s – ISO 100.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #39
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109: Under the Sun
Earthweal Open Link Weekend #32
A further selection of recent publications in online and print journals can be found here:
