Tag: forest

Haiku: Lichen Light

lichen and moss on branches in a winter forest

lichen and moss
a small forest grows
along the branches

© Xenia Tran

macro shot of lichen and reindeer moss

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/80 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/640 s – ISO 160.

Sunshine’s Macro Monday #25

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trees

Tanka: Breath of Peace

a winding woodland trail between pine trees and douglas fir

a place to sit
beneath the trees
with deeper hues
autumn breathing in and out
this peace, this peace

© Xenia Tran

sculpted seats from remnants of trees in an autumn woodland

Wishing you all a peaceful Wednesday and Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends in the US tomorrow,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/200 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 200 and f/3.4 – 1/320 s – ISO 400.

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Peace

Silent Sunday: Bountiful Leaves of Gold

Achany Forest

a view across the River Shin from Achany Forest in autumn colours
a view across the River Shin from Achany Forest in autumn

Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday and a wonderful week ahead,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 100.

Silent Sunday

Becca’s Sunday Trees – 8th Anniversary

Your Daily Word Prompt: Bounty

Silent Sunday: Forest Lake

Faskally Woods

a forest lake surrounded by trees with fading leaves
view from the bridge of Loch Dunmore in autumn light

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday,

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 – 1/400 s – ISO 200 and f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 200.

Silent Sunday

Becca’s Sunday Trees

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #67: Layered

Haiku: Raven’s Call

Loch Dunmore

a mature raven high up on a tree branch

holy waters
between russets and gold
a raven’s call

© Xenia Tran

close up shot of a mature raven high up on a tree branch

We’re delighted that this haiku is featured in Haiku Dialogue: Poet’s Choice, wine, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 2 October 2019. A very big thank you to Kathy Munro for putting this edition together.

Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday,

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 and f/6.3 – 1/60 s – ISO 800.

Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #107: Fall Foliage

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #66: Filling the Frame

Becca’s Sunday Trees

Wordless Wednesday: Changing Seasons

trees and reeds around a lake with first glimpse of autumn colours
trooping funnel mushroom surrounded by shamrock in forest

Thank you for all your good wishes before we went on our break! It’s lovely to be back and to see the changing colours around us.

Wishing you all a magical Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.

Wordless Wednesday

Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Changing Seasons

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #65: Pick a Place

Silent Sunday: Magic Forest

woodland pond with trees reflected in the water
rhododendron and trees mirrored in a still woodland pond
a rhododendron and ferns lit up by the sun in the forest

Wishing you all a blessed and magical Sunday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5 – 1/125 s – ISO 640, f/5.6 – 1/80 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/60 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/100 s – ISO 200.

Silent Sunday

Becca’s Sunday Trees

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #63: Magical