Silent Sunday: A Glimpse into Our World

leafless trees in a park covered in snow
vine-covered trees in a park in a snow storm
two oystercatchers standing on one leg for a snooze in the snow

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/6.3 – 1/160 s – ISO: 800, f/4 – 1/60 s – ISO 100, f/4.5 – 1/60 s – ISO 200 and f/6.5 – 1/400 s – ISO 100.

Silent Sunday

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #135: A Glimpse into Your World

Silent Sunday: A Safe Landing

a small flock of brent geese approaching to land on the shore
brent geese landing on the water near rocky outcrops
brent geese that have just landed make their way onto the rocky outcrops

It was lovely to see more Brent geese coming in to land and join the rest of the flock that were featured in last week’s post Graceful Geese.

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/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 100.

Silent Sunday

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #58

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Trail

Silent Sunday: Loch Fleet Nature Reserve

a curlew on a rock and two seals resting in the shallows
oystercatchers and seagulls feeding at low tide

Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/320 s – ISO 200, f/6.5 – 1/160 s – ISO 320 and f/5.6 – 1/125 s – ISO 200.

Silent Sunday

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Comprise

Word of the Day Prompt: Travel

Tanka: Harmonies

 

a curlew striding along the shoreline in front of rolling waves

 

a curlew passes
a gull, an oystercatcher
residing on the sands
a life of understanding
the song between the waves

© Xenia Tran

 

an oystercatcher diggin for food in the sands watched by a seagull, a curlew striding on between them

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 200.

 

Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Friend

 

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