Saw a duck!

[HansE]

Want to try and keep up with you lot!

#1



#2

[wigz]

Good work on the duck Hans. Keep it up.

I like #2 although not sure what it is exactly. The strong diagonal of the stairs works well against the darker background.

[David_MC]

Nice shots. I do find myself liking the second.

[Isac]

#1 is a goodie of the duck Hans. #2 has good interest with those stairs and your POV is spot with or without the duck.

[HansE]

Thanks Isac. the rest ofthe ornament.

[MJ224]

A wonderful one-legged duck HansE, the 2nd is interesting, , and the third is striking, to say the least...:-))

[AlfandBen]

#1 Nice clear shot and definitely a Duck. Is there some meaning to the structure in #2?

[avkomp]

you sure did. first pic probably needed a little more head turn towards camera, maybe duck crap cloning out also.
2nd shot is a winner in my opinion, with or with out the duck
you find yourself wondering on what you are seeing and the strong diagonal line works too. good work

[HansE]

It was already testing my patience as it wouldn't show me his eye. Yes the ornament looked interesting but had me puzvled as to how I should compose it.

[petrochemist]

Typical someone actually finds the stairway to heaven & it's the far side of the world!

As others have said that 2nd shot is really striking.

[HansE]

Haha Botanic Gardens in Christchuch if you are in this direction,

[petrochemist]

Not very local, a 24hr flight when I visited NZ, and the return flight the other way was very similar.
I didn't make Christchurh, heading down the west coast when I was on South Island (I only had a few days & Fjordland had to be fitted in)
Sadly works not likely to send me out again

[HansE]

It is a beautiful country and a delight to visit. So much more relaxed than say Italy.