Silent Sunday: A Weekend Break

fishermen's cottages above rocky outcrops at dusk
fishermen's cottages above rocky outcrops at dusk

This will be my last Silent Sunday post for the year while I take a break to rest and recharge at weekends.

It has been a great pleasure participating in this weekly challenge for more than four years, where we let the images speak for themselves.

As from 1st August 2022, I will only be posting here on Wednesdays, whilst I continue to post on Mondays and Thursdays on our sister blog, Whippet Wisdom.

Thank you for all your fun shares, comments and visits on Sundays, it has been a true delight.

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Silent Sunday

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in July 2022 (Cove, Texture, Window)

Silent Sunday: Seashore Treasures

close up of seagrass, barnacles and mussels clinging to a rock
close up of blue mussels and barnacles

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Silent Sunday

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #206: Treasures

Haiku: Day’s End

rocks and outcrops between a shingle beach and the sea at sunset

day’s end
a cottage light glows
in the distance

© Xenia Tran

waves breaking on rocky outcrops at sunset

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in June 2022 (Bouldery, Perched, Surging)

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: End

Weekend Sky #66

Haiku: Salmon Sky

rocks and rockpools on the beach at sunrise

salmon sky –
poppies lean the past
into the half light

© Xenia Tran

poppies and wildflowers in the foreground at sunrise over the sea

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #131

CFFC: Landscapes or Waterscapes

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Half Light

Silent Sunday: Shapes in Flowing Water

close up of a small waterfall shot with a slow shutter speed and flipped to portrait
close up of a small waterfall shot with a slow shutter speed

When I slow down the shutter speed the most amazing shapes show themselves in the water.

The second image was taken in landscape mode and looked even more magical when I rotated it to portrait.

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Silent Sunday

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Discovery

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #171: Weird and Wonderful

Silent Sunday: The Trees that Guide us

Loch Glendhu

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Silent Sunday

Sunday Stills: Under and Over the Trees

Wordless Wednesday: Sea Foam and Silver Wings

a herring gull leaning forward on a snow-covered rock
close up of a herring gull standing on a rocky outcrop

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 320 and f/6.3 – 1/320 s – ISO 400.

Wordless Wednesday

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Stack

Wordless Wednesday: Morning Assembly

a flock of brent geese walking ashore from a choppy sea
close up shot of brent geese feeding on seagrass in the surf

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/1000 s – ISO 400, f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 125 and f/6.5 – 1/400 s – ISO 200.

Wordless Wednesday

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Assemble

Wordless Wednesday: Graceful Geese

Brent Geese

close up of a brent goose between tidal rocks
close up of three brent geese between tidal rocks

You can see more Brent geese arriving on our shores in Sunday’s post A Safe Landing.

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

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 800 and f/6.5 – 1/160 s – ISO 800.

Wordless Wednesday

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Lineament

Wordless Wednesday: A Special Place in the Sun

rock formations in the Moray Firth on a Winter's morning
close up shot of a pair of seagulls perched on a rock in the Moray Firth

Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4.5 – 1/500 s – ISO 125, f/5 – 1/400 s – ISO 100 and f/6.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 200.

Wordless Wednesday

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #78: Special Spot Shots

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #9