An air of serenity by helenhall

An air of serenity

Continuing my search for a moment of calm, I headed in the opposite direction to the Town park today, past the town centre business and to the new riverside development. It looked as though a quiet moment was going to be hard to portray, but as I watched the swans glide by with an air of serenity, and caught the bokeh of the glistening water in the lens of the camera, my quiet moment was both experienced and formulated. I took two shots - one focussed on the swan, and one without the swan and a more distant focus to achieve the bokeh. Combined in photoshop.

(thank goodness I don't have to trawl through all the attempts at creative shadow abstract type shots that I had taken on the other side of the river - just in case I found nothing better!)

Time for me to thank you once again for all your lovely comments, interactions and votes of confidence. I truly appreciate each one and wish I was able to spare more time to respond more thoroughly.


Week Four Prompt
Creative: Quiet Moment
Peace. Serenity. Tranquility. Convey a quiet moment.
Beautiful detail on the swan, right down to the little droplets. The bokeh is glorious, a fabulous edit
January 25th, 2018  
A beautiful image, great DOF and certainly has that feeling of serenity
January 25th, 2018  
such a crisp view of a perfectly still bird.
January 26th, 2018  
what a handsome young fellow you captured through your lens, helen. yes, watching them glide around the waters is quite a peaceful experience. aces!
January 26th, 2018  
The detail on the swan is great and the bokeh makes it outstanding. An instant fav.
January 26th, 2018  
Definitely a regal kind of calm portrayed here- the bokeh is a lovely back-drop.
January 26th, 2018  
Excellent focus and bokeh!
January 26th, 2018  
beautiful shot
January 26th, 2018  
Wonderful focus and light.
January 26th, 2018  
Absolutely fabulous photo, Helen! Excellent focus, water drops add a special touch, and the bokeh is magical! I'm so glad you experienced a quiet moment in the process of getting the shots for this final photo. :-)
January 26th, 2018  
Nice portrait shot.
January 26th, 2018  
A very serene moment. Well done with the processing too. fav.
January 26th, 2018  
Beautiful love the bokeh
January 26th, 2018  
I love the detail on the swan.
January 26th, 2018  
Wonderful. Guess it would not have been so calm in the spring if it had babies!
January 26th, 2018  
Love the bokeh!
January 26th, 2018  
super capture
January 26th, 2018  
beautiful swan!
January 26th, 2018  
A beautiful photo which achieves your objective of portraying calmness.
January 26th, 2018  
A beauty! Fav.
January 27th, 2018  
Definitely conveys calm and serenity. Beautiful.
January 28th, 2018  
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