My entry into the current challenge.

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Who's that?

Got to scratch that itch.

I could shoot these all day, does anyone know what the bag limit is?

Got back into the darkened room and played around with the glow duckie again.  Used an old OM-1 24mm f2.4 lens (easier to focus in manual mode), 30 second exposure at ISO 1600.
  Warning: put your shades on!

Today I found an interesting seed pod.

These guys make wonderful models.  They’re wild enough to stay away, but tame enough not to take off.  Unfortunately it gets boring, unless you go into paparazzi mode.

Hey!  Look!  Billy is walking on water!

I swear that fish was this big.

Quick!  Everybody out before that 'gator comes back!

I know I dropped that rubber duck someplace around here!

(Thumbnail) A peaceful place for a bath.

It was only the tenth day in school, pretty amazing, i walked into creative writing like i normally do. Go the the couch, drop my purse and book bag down next to the seat. Im about to ask Mrs. Creighton a question about an assignment, when she brings a tub up to a table nearby. Squeaking sounds began coming from inside the tub, and i couldn't help but peak in. To my astonishment there were eight ducklings just walking around inside. They took turns sitting in the water dish.

One seemed to really happy to be in the water and would not leave. I grabbed my digital camera from my purse and took a few pictures. It was actually funny because my teacher automatically asked me why i was taking pictures. Aside from being cute, i thought it might also make a good pictures, and to me it is.

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I flunked!  Tried to capture the heat off a candle for the challenge.  It showed up on a test, but when trying to photograph it, nothing.  However, the flame (in the shadow) was invisible.

I think I'm gonna make this my last installment of China shots; after all, I'll be there long enough to make y'all sick of seeing shots from there.  I've never been to NY, but I imagine the city scape in China to be somewhat like that.  The skyscrapers are phenominal....and there's SO MANY of them!  Here's a look at some of them, also some things you'll find on lots of streets.

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While I was there, I did see a few comical things.  We had been to KFC one day and were waiting on the driver to come and pick us up when I saw this duck following a motorcycle down the street!  Bless it's heart, it was running so fast to keep up....the man didn't acknowledge it at all; he just kept on going.  At least other vehicles didn't hit it.

A lot of the streets there allow U turns to be made.....and a lot don't.  I guess knowing which is which is important.....we got pulled over one day for making an illegal U turn.  Not only did we get pulled over, but the car behind us did, too.  Over there, the cops get the driver out of the car.  So.....here I am, with nothing to do, waiting for them to get done when the idea hits me.....man, get your camera out!  These were taken from the back seat 1 2.  Our fiasco didn't turn out too badly....the cop had forgotten his ticket book, so we got off scott free!  Whew!  We all got a good laugh out of that!

I hope y'all have enjoyed our "trip".  Like I said, there'll be plenty more.....

Took a couple close ups of my littlest duckie.  Out of about twenty, you get to view only a couple (feel lucky).  The littlest duckie. How small?This small.

The last picture is for the weekly challenge: two duckies, two objects, and a double reflection!

Finding geese in town is easy, go to the golf course; but today I actually found ducks!

And I said it first!

Getting spruced up
for the big party.

It's been far too long since I've uploaded anything at all to Photographica.  These aren't great by any means but I think I need to upload at least something in order to motivate myself to get out there and take some more pictures.

The picture of the duck was actually taken at eye level with the water as I laid on the pier. Took about 5 or 6 pictures, all not very good but this one's probably the best. You'd think that lying down in duck poop would appease the photography gods enough to bestow upon me one killer snapshot, but noooooooooooooo.

And here's one of some ducks sunning themselves

Some from my history file.

Buccaneer Bill

Duck

Grotto of the Redemption

Female Hooded Merganser

Wings

The Beautiful Male Mandarin Duck.
>MD1<
>MD2<

Yesterday Mike and I took out his new fishing boat.  We had a little company...

Getting Along Swimmingly

Like My Bill?

Do these feathers make me look fat?

Breast Stroke

What's Quackin?

Duck
Duck
Goose
Geese BridgeWater Fountain with BridgeWater Fountain
Duck Feeding SignPark Sign

I went to Lake Mendocino yesterday (outside Ukiah, CA).  The ducks were out and wanted to be on Photographica...so here they are!!
Quaker 1
Smooth
Swimming

Trio
 Colorful
 Should we jump in?
Give me some food!

while i was shooting a pair of  mallards this other pair of ducks ran across the surface of the farm pond.
of course, it's my luck to be a split second behind.

After my exhausting photoshoot with WILDMAN yesterday I decided to wait until today to post a few shots.We certainly had fun breaking all the Rules at the Dam!
The Gatehouse  from down low.
A shot of the doorway .
A shot of the door .
To the
left.
And from the right .
This was right on the road and the door is locked so we had to behave here!
Today we just went arouind the boardwalk. The ducks are pairing up and were fairly close to the deck.
First there were the mallards   mallards 1 .
And the nesting swan . This one is with the digital zoom so not so great swan .
Before I saw the mallards in the post I was sneaking through the marsh to get in close and started to sink, gave a yelp and this is what happened. Oh well, they'll be there for a while and I can keep trying. That's half the FUN!!!!!
Have a good nite.