beach – Tranature

Haiku: Celebration

five five-month old cygnets feeding on the seashore with their mother

celebrations
ebb tide, dappled light
feeding the birds

three fully grown cygnets feeding with their mother on the seashore

two fully grown cygnets by a sandbar with a seagull and a curlew in the background

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6, 1/200 s, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/250 s, ISO 100 and f/5.6, 1/400 s, ISO 100.

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Birthday

Haiku: October Swans

two fully grown cygnets walking past their preening mother on the beach

fully grown
between cygnets’ brown feathers
colours of the moon

two fully grown cygnets beside their preening mother on the beach, one cygnet fanning his wings

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/8, 1/160 s, ISO 100 and f/8, 1/200 s, ISO 100.

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Tanka: A Curlew’s Calm

a curlew with feathers blown by the wind striding through shallows beside a seagull

feathers straightened
a curlew strides along the shore
so calm, so kind
the waves continue to roll
with the wind, the wild weather

a curlew striding out on the shoreline, waves rolling behind

storm clouds over the Moray Firth at low tide

With love from Xenia xxx

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4.5, 1/400 s, ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/500 s, ISO 100 and f/4, 1/1000 s, ISO 160.

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Light and Dark

Haiku: Clouds and Waves

View across Moray Firth from the pine-clad shore

returning
the spirit inside, between clouds
waves of laughter

close up of waves rolling towards the shore

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr..

Settings: f/5, 1/1000 s, ISO 160 and f/3.5, 1/2000, ISO 100.

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #49: Clouds and Waves by Rabindranath Tagore

Wordless Wednesday: As the Tide Rolls in

adult and young oystercatchers on shingle

young oystercatchers taking flight as the tide covers the shingle

young oystercatchers flying above the waves

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5, 1/320 s, ISO 125, f/5.6, 1/320 s, ISO 125 and f/5.6, 1/400 s, ISO 100.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #9: Action

Wordless Wednesday

Haiku: The Day’s Light

beach at sunset with light reflected in tidal pool

the day’s light
leaving every colour
in our heart

sunset over the Moray Firth with purples and orange colours reflected in the water

We wish you all a very happy Earth Day!

With love from Xenia xxx

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Daily Prompt Weekly Photo Challenge: Rise/Set

Daily Prompt: Partake