Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 180, f/1.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 500 and f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 200.
CFFC: Textures
Following on from our earlier post Swan Love, the cob (male swan) is building the nest whilst the pen (female swan) is feeding on extra minerals in the river below.
We wish you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/6.3 – 1/1000 s – ISO 200 and f/5 – 1/400 s – ISO 200.
Wishing you all a blessed Easter,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/800 s – ISO 100, f/1.8 – 1/400 s – ISO 100 and f/1.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #142 : You Pick It (Sunset)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Tranquil
The last cygnet has finally fledged and the swan pair are busy bonding and mating on the windswept river.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/6.5 – 1/200 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/1000 s – ISO 400 and f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 100.
CFFC: Birds of all Kinds
Your Daily Word Prompt: Overture
We are taking a short blogging break and will be back on
Wednesday 24th March.
Wishing you all a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and a wonderful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/3.5 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1-400 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/500 s – ISO 100.
Cee’s Flower of the Day
CFFC: (Pail or) Pale
As sleet mingles with snow, we find ourselves in a new national lockdown. To protect ourselves, to protect each other, we want to do the right thing. We stay at home once more, create our own rituals in the lull between storms.
lighting candles
on your beach and mine
we close our eyes
open them in unison
and feel the love arrive
© Xenia Tran
We had a faint aurora on Friday night, visible with the naked eye, and the hand-held taken photographs with a low shutter speed created an almost abstract effect.
The poem was written three months ago and we’re hoping to start easing out of lockdown in mid-April.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/8 s – ISO 3200.
Special Moments was first published under the title Tier 4 in Ribbons, Winter 2021: Volume 17, Number 1. A very big thank you to Susan Weaver and the team at Ribbons for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful edition together.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #139: Special Moments
One Word Sunday: Light
Our swan parents have been encouraging the remaining two cygnets to leave the nest and spread their wings. One fledged over a week ago and the above cygnet is still here.
The adults continue to gently persuade her to leave and assure her that she’s ready. It’s very moving to watch. The cygnet is now eight months old and it’s the first time we have seen one stay with its parents for so long. It’s also the first time in more than ten years we have had a very cold Winter.
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 – 1/640 s – ISO 200, f/5 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 200.
I am deeply honoured and delighted to be interviewed by the lovely Bella from ThoughtsnLivesBlog about my photography and poetry for her Let’s Get Inspired Series. Part 2 has just been published and focuses on my poetry and publication journey. Part 1 of the interview was published last week and if you missed it you can read it here.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #137: Soft
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 – 1/100 s – ISO 320, f/3.5 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/80 s – ISO 100.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Renewal
Cee’s Flower of the Day
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/4 – 1/400 s – ISO 100, f/4.5 – 1/400 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 320.
I am deeply honoured and delighted to be interviewed by the lovely Bella from ThoughtsnLivesBlog about my photography and poetry for her Let’s Get Inspired Series. Part 1 of the interview was published yesterday and if you missed it you can read it here.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #136: Subjects Starting with the Letter ‘S’
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/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 320 and f/6.3 – 1/320 s – ISO 400.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Stack
