Ducky's first outing! - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/01/2006 01:33:16 PM · #1

After living in a boring thrift store for a while, one of my new duckies was eager to get out and see the sights, so I tucked him into my bag and took him to the park.
When he saw a flock of Canada geese napping in the shade he was eager to meet them, but once they were all around him and he realised how BIG they were he got a little nervous.
They accepted him graciously though, and he enjoyed his visit until he was accidentally stepped on. He decided then that he'd had enough excitement for his first day out and chose to spend the remainder of the afternoon resting in my bag.

(yes, I know they're just snapshots ;) )

edited cuz I kan't spel

Message edited by author 2006-09-01 16:53:02.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

09/01/2006 01:35:07 PM · #2

Nice snaps and good story to go with them. ;o)

sea2c

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

09/01/2006 01:35:18 PM · #3

LOL, Those are priceless.

Loki

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/01/2006 01:38:34 PM · #4

There was a photographer who took little sheep minis everywhere he went to shoot. I remember a picture of the sheep in Paris. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

Well, your ducky reminds me of that. It could become your trademark!

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/01/2006 01:49:13 PM · #5

I've seen a few, using various figures :)
Of course ducky came home and bragged to the others about his day and now they're all jealous and clamouring for their turn. Maybe I'll have to arrange a ducky picnic so they can all go at once and have it done with? My everyday camera bag's not big enough for the yellow horde!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

09/01/2006 01:50:19 PM · #6

The roaming gnome comes to mind ....

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/01/2006 02:10:15 PM · #7

Yeah, those little guys have had the travel itch for 20 years!
garden guys with wanderlust

_eug

Nikon D50

09/01/2006 02:52:45 PM · #8

Ha! Those are great. Maybe I should take my duckie to Kenya with me?

I was in NYC in April and ran into this girl carrying a pink flamingo around (plastic, not real lol). Turns out she wsa a journalism student at NYU that was taking a photography class and her lab partner dropped that class leaveing her without a partner for the assignments, to photograph different locations around the city. To get the credit she had to have something common in every image, PINK FLAMINGO!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/01/2006 02:57:32 PM · #9

Originally posted by _eug:

Ha! Those are great. Maybe I should take my duckie to Kenya with me?

That might look suspicious to security or the questions you get from security could prove to be embarrassing. ;o)

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

09/01/2006 03:00:26 PM · #10

For ducky's first outing he wanted to visit some of his cousins but found it a little intimidating. After he got stepped on he decided that that was enough for one day!

That was hilarious. It made my week :)

09/01/2006 03:03:58 PM · #11

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by _eug:
Ha! Those are great. Maybe I should take my duckie to Kenya with me?

That might look suspicious to security or the questions you get from security could prove to be embarrassing. ;o)

Just make sure to squeeze all the water out if you take them in the tub, or you'd have them confiscated for containing liquid!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/01/2006 03:05:06 PM · #12

Originally posted by faidoi:

Thanks :D Though ducky was a little offended that you found his plight entertaining ;)

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/01/2006 03:09:27 PM · #13

Very sweet - ducky sure made me smile! We should have a club for our duckies and woodies and take them out more often. Thanks for the entertainment and the inspiration.

_eug

Nikon D50

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/01/2006 03:13:30 PM · #14

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Hmmmm... Garden gnome? hehe

09/01/2006 05:11:13 PM · #15

Duckies are MUCH lighter and easier to pack though, and will entertain you for endless hours. Be warned; one thing they do NOT like is to see you eating quackers with your soup.

(Sorry, it just slipped out....)

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

09/01/2006 06:55:55 PM · #16

The last time I saw a flock of Canada Geese, I was stepping high,very high, to avoid stepping on/in their ... er ... never mind. I do hope your new, young ducky didn't learn any new tricks and only got stepped on, not, ah, dropped on.

Cute shots, BeeCee.
Wanna see some more.
When my ducky gets out of Reform School, maybe they can visit and play together.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/01/2006 08:52:34 PM · #17

Originally posted by sfalice:

Lol, yup, I had to check carefully before I sat down. They leave HUGE... messes! The geese behaved themselves though, and I haven't seen any little gifties from ducky, so all is good... so far... :)

But.... Reform School... I'm not sure I want my innocent exposed to that? ;)

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

09/01/2006 09:42:18 PM · #18

Oh, BeeCee, I don't know how to tell you this. But some duckies have History.

You see, I introduced my slightly annoyed ducky

to the community a few days ago.
He met some new friends:

I though he was on his way to becoming a happy little ducky.

But, then what happened! Can this massacre explained!

Horrified, of course I sent him off to reform school:

But, recent developments make me think he has reformed in
the wrong direction!

Do you think your innocent little ducky would be the saving of him?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/01/2006 10:06:35 PM · #19

Intervention is certainly called for, lest you be forced to make your ducky into an outcast, a pariah, sundered from the bosom of his family to face the cruel world alone, or with his mismated woodie at least...