mallard – Tranature

Haiku: Bouncing Light

a black headed gull preening himself beside two female mallards on a snow covered river bank

preening gull
the light that bounces
in the snow

close up shot of snow on dead branches with starlight in a melting drop

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/2000 s – ISO 400 and f/6.5 – 1/1600 s – ISO 400.

Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Depth of Field

Sunday Stills: Unexpectedly Frozen

Haiku: Delightful Company

a maturing cygnet with pink bill on the river with a female mallard duck

cygnets and ducks
delightful company
on the river

one mature cygnet looks up at the camera whilst his sibling feeds below water

three mature cygnets swimming against the tide on the river

We wish you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful new week!

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, SettingsL f/6.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 640, f/5.6 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/5 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.

Carpe Diem #1588: Delight in Company

Silent Sunday: Mallard Magic

a mallard duck bathing, head first in the river

close up of bathing duck resurfacing from the water

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8, 1/640 s, ISO 100.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #21: Splash!

Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday: River Party

swan parents with four cygnets and several mallard ducks on the river

close up shot of three fully grown cygnets in the river

three cygnets with their father in the foreground and a few mallards on the river

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 1600 and f/6.3, 1/200 s, ISO 1600.

Silent Sunday

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trio

Haiku: This River

two male mallard duck splashing in the river, one with outstretched wings

two mallards
where love flows eternal
the wind

two male mallard ducks splashing in the river, one with outstretched wings

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8, 1/640 s, ISO 100 and f/2.8, 1/500 s, ISO 100.

Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #17: Just for Fun

Tanka: Two Mallards

a male and female mallard duck preening together at the edge of the loch

two mallards
so content together
water flows
below the fading heather
the moon begins to rise

a female mallard preening herself beside a male mallard at the edge of the loch

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5, 1/160 s, ISO 800 and f/6.3, 1/320 s, ISO 1250.

Carpe Diem Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally

Carpe Diem #1525: Perpetuum Mobile .. Everlasting Movement

Haiku: Effervescent

mallard ducks and ducklings enjoying a splash in the river

side by side
the sound of ducks splashing
summer jazz

mallard ducks and ducklings enjoying a splash in the river

We wish you all a very happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.3, 1/320 s, ISO 500 and f/6.3, 1/320 s, ISO 640.

Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018: Finding the Way

Rag Tag Daily Prompt #71: Effervescent