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Fates unfolding song.
And inspired by Laura’s comment (see below) here’s a second haiku
Rising Phoenix like
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Singing our fates song.
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Wow – so full of gorgeous light!
The reflection in the water is wonderful … look how you can see the details of the wing! Wonderful!
Wings full of light… and so beautifully written…
Seonaid … this is just simply wondrous .
This is beautiful. I can’t think of anything to else to say – not like me to be speechless. 🙂 You did it!
Such a beautiful glow.
Fabulous light! Almost angelic 🙂
like a phoenix 🙂
Thanks Laura, I hadn’t thought about the Phoenix, but it’s perfect for this shot….and even for the haiku…
Rising Phoenix like
From the wells sacred waters
Singing our fates song.
Positively glowing, fabulous.
They really did look as though they were glowing with inner light…the suns light works it’s magic yet again 🙂
I love the light and the grace, Seonaid. Beautiful.
They are so very graceful….and of course that sunrise winter light is a rare gift….especially viewed through swan feathers 🙂
… especially viewed through swan feathers.
The lighting is just wondrous !
Thank you, I was very lucky with that low early light…tinged slightly golden. It dazzled me slightly as I was shooting the images 🙂
It was dazzling !
Fantastic shot! The glow of her wings is really lovely. 🙂
The way the sun was glowing through the wings and feathers really enchanted me….it was beautiful to see 🙂
What wonderful light, magical…. how good that you were there to capture this.
It really was magical. The low light dazzled my eyes to all but the very near….and the swans slowly woke from their watery slumber on the loch. It was a lovely chance discovery 🙂
You’ve heard the saying that ‘Chance favors the prepared mind,’ well this photo must have been a product of chance favoring the prepared photographer. How serendipitous … the rising sun and the displaying swan. Glad you were there, and prepared, to capture the (literal) coincidence. D PS: Lots of big words attempting to say … ‘beautiful,’ and ‘thank you.’
Thank you David. I had gone to Duddingston Loch around 8:30 am hoping to catch the rising sun over the water, and a chance to use my new landscape lens. However it wasn’t to be, on Saturday there was a slim line of clouds across the horizon…..rest of the sky clear…..so no stunning sunrise over water. Instead I climbed Arthur’s Seat with the dogs, and then as we reached the bottom again the sun rose above the cloud line. I was so lucky to be there to watch the sleeping swans uncurl into the warm touch of the light, and it wasn’t what I had planned!
magic!
That’s exactly what I thought as I watched the swans wings open into the rising sun 🙂
Nice Capture!
Regards
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