on hatching day – three cygnets with their pen
being close to dad – a cygnet swimming with his cob
newly hatched
brimming with a lust for life
a cygnet
swimming beside his father
spring’s first hello
© Xenia Tran
solo preening – a cygnet preens his feathers in the river
at home
in the water, on land
a cygnet grows
strong wings, white feathers
autumn’s first farewell
© Xenia Tran
The most spirited and independent of the seven cygnets has flown the nest and we wish him well on his new journey.
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/4.5, 1/1000 s, ISO 160; f/5.6, 1/800 s, ISO 100; f/5.6, 1/250 s, ISO 320; f/5.6, 1/400 s, ISO 100; f/5.6, 1/250 s, ISO 125 and f/6.3, 1/160 s, ISO 400.
Carpe Diem #1556: Fleeting Autumn (yuki aki)
Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Things with Wings
