Beautiful Duck


Here is a photo that I shot in Bad Oldesloe, they have ponds and rivers too there, and nature reserves. Since you can find ducks almost everywhere, they are not really special photo subjects, but they are still very beautiful. Especially this particular duck is beautiful, the plumage reminds me of tiger or leopard fur, because of the patterns and colours. What I mentioned often too, I like that ducks are slow, you can practice photography, for example experimenting with the manual modes of your camera, and this will build up experience I think. Continue reading Beautiful Duck

Duck Waiting Near The Water


Here is another shot of a duck. I have not much photos of ducks on my blog but I think this number will increase as I do really enjoy to take pictures of birds with the new camera. By the way, the duck on the photo should be the same as the duck on the photo I used for the recent photo challenge, both photos are taken on the same day. I did take plenty of photos near the pond. Continue reading Duck Waiting Near The Water

Duck In Motion


The latest WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is about motion. I took several photos of ducks and other birds when I tested my new camera days ago. I think one of the does really fit to the motto of the recent photo challenge. The photo I will show you in this post is my choice because you can clearly see the swimming duck in motion due to the waves in the water behind the duck. I hope you like my entry to the recent photo challenge too. You can also click on the image to see the larger file. Continue reading Duck In Motion