Ducks Ducks and more Ducks! - Just don't Duck the POTN Book Volume 3

[Jamie Holladay]

Ducks you ask? Of course, what better says "I am a POTN family member," than a DUCK SHOT?

To honor the tradition of the Duck Shot, the Book Committee has decided to dedicate the back cover to the Duck! It will be a composite much like the one posted below. Everyone is eligible to enter. Everyone can submit up to 10 photos. We are going to need a lot of shot to make a good composite. Submission are now open for Duck shots. Submission will stay open through 16 November 2008. This is just the begining of Volume 3. Stay tuned for more details.

So pull out all those Duck shots and submit them HERE (http://thepotnbook.com/ducks.php) for the Back Cover.



For those of you who are interested the next 3 post contain a little bit about the history of the Duck shot.

[Jamie Holladay]

A Little History Lesson:

Well according to some Ducks were irrelevant until sometime in 2004. It is widely believe that our own IanD started this phenominon with this very post.

Originally posted by IanD
Ok I know you are getting tired of the ducks and I promise I'll find something else to capture. The geese are going to arrive soon.
This mallard was busy taking a bath and rolling around enjoying the 0C temperature. Ducks are nuts
http://www.pbase.com/image/26775017.jpg
If you thought the first one was bad........
http://www.pbase.com/image/26803551.jpg


Many more Ducks followed IanD around

Originally posted by IanD
http://www.pbase.com/image/27085318.jpg
Why to ducks do crazy things when I'm around

IanD even got out of bed a 5:00 am and tried to share some other wild life but was called out:

Originally posted by IanD
Nice shots Ian,,, but they don't look much like a duck
JZaun
Geez Jerry, the guy said that they were furry ducks...very rare

It was not long until other fell into formation:

Originally posted by Belmondo
I was recently the brunt of some very cruel humor about never posting pictures, so today I took a few. I would like to dedicate these to the Canadian contingent noting that none of these pictures are from behind the birds, although one shot is of a bird showing its rear end to another one. Good taste and fear of banishment preclude me from commenting on that particular image although I do have several 'snappy' captions I might otherwise have used.
Tom

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/353Duck2-med.jpg
http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/353Duck-med.jpg
http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/353Bird-med.jpg

Yet other, well they tried to make waves:

Originally posted by tommykjensen
I have seen a lot of posts referencing IanD when people display a certain part of a animal. I have no idea why that is but I thought I would post a nice behind for IanD (appologies if anybody else already did this )
Here You go
http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/photo.php?n=girlfrombehind.jpg

IanD could help himself, he just loved the ducks:

Originally posted by IanD
Excellent capture Leo. By chance, are there a couple of ducks in the foreground

Well things begin to progress and then we see this: It seems Belmondo's friend posted some nice model shots (sorry images were not availble at the time of this thread). Ian was beside himself.

Originally posted by vislaw
HELLO!!!
My good friend, Tom, who is the moderator Belmondo here, finally convinced me to buy a Canon Digital Rebel. I don't know when I've felt so enthused about a new toy and that enthusiasm only multiplied when I visited this forum and found so much useful information and so many beautiful images.
I don't pretend to have the experience that so many of you obviously do. However, I had so much fun taking these shots that I decided to post them even though I'm a rank newbie.
This is my girlfriend, Jennifer, who always makes my day a bit more beautiful. I am so glad I finally have a decent camera that I can use to capture a bit of her pulchritude with.
By the way, I don't have thin skin and am more than pleased with any criticism or suggestions from those of you who are real pros.
THANKS
Mark
Originally posted by IanD
Good greif! For a first attempt these are wonderful shots. I had a DRebel before the 10D aqnd I never got close to such a beautiful model. A lot of deer and ducks but there ain't a women alive that would let me get close to her with a camera.
Wonderful images you lucky dude!

It seems that there were some early participants to the Show me you Duck tradition, they just did not know. it.

These shots are my second attempt to use my Canon 10D and Sigma 500mm f/4.5 lens. This is a great lens at half the price of a similiar length Canon. The color from the 10 D is just super. I shot Raw, Adobe RGB, Iso 400, converted in BreezeBrowser to 8 bit tiff and post processed in PSE2.
Please follow the link below.

http://www.pbase.com/image/26490953.jpg

Regards,
Scott

[Jamie Holladay]

Before the feathers really started flying:

And CDS would be moving all of my posts to the Recycled Duck Photograph Forum

IanD was just fasinated with the ducks:

Originally Posted by IanD
Poor little dude is having a hard time following the profram.
http://www.pbase.com/image/27338147/original.jpg

We can't give all the credit to IanD:
Poste April 20, 2004
Hi Everybody!

I just found your forum complements of Google. I'm brand new to SLR photography and just purchased the Canon EOS Digital yesterday. Prior to this I spent the last few years using the Nikon 990 in automatic mode.

Today I took my first shots. The first group was of my own duck - a typical image for the newby I'm told.

Anyway the duck shots were in automatic mode and not too bad... maybe a little blown out in the highlights.

http://graphicspalmbeach.com/forum/CanonShots/firstshots1.html

Later in the day I went out again and with the sun to my back I took some shots of our oak tree and driveway. The ones shot in automatic jpg mode were terribly blown out in the sky area... I mean horrible.

So I set the camera to manual and raw. This improved the shots but still left me with some questions. If someone is interested in looking at one of them that I've cropped and marked up, it is here.
http://graphicspalmbeach.com/forum/CanonShots/Questions3.html
Anyway, I'm sure there is a better way to go about this, but I'm starting here for now.

And the tradition continues to build steam:

Ok, you all talked me into an "L" lens a week or so ago (70-200mm f/4L). Finally got to take a few photos in the back yard with it today.



As if by magic, a duck wandered through the yard! I swear from reading these forums that ducks are attracted to the "L" lenses...

http://www.condron.com/pics/fjc/fjc-duck3.jpg

(a bit overcast, so had to use ISO 200...)

Other paid omage to IanD

Originally Posted by RichardtheSane
But I'm posting this anyway!

I've been holding back my shots recently because I just don't feel like I've produced anything worth posting. But I was quite pleased with this :)

http://www.richardlindley.co.uk/images/duckling.jpg

I'm a trainee duck photographer photographing a trainee duck :D :D

Some learned the hard way that Ducks come before moons:

I finally received one of the Canon 100-400 lenses yesterday. I was sweating getting it on time, since yesterday was also the full moon and I knew the rule was that you have to get a shot of the full moon before you can use this lens... either the full moon or a bunch of ducks.



The moon didn't make it up past the trees until midnight and since my day starts at 5am I didn't have time to play around a lot. I was also cramped in the corner of the spare bedroom where I set up the camera on my tripod and couldn't really get behind it to look through the view finder easily. So it's not as good as others have done in here.



I did use mirror lockup for the first time and also my cable release. I took a few in AF but it kept wanting to focus on the black sky so I put it in manual focus but I'm not sure if I got it focused correctly. I'll have to do it better next time, but at least I got this picture in under the wire.

So here is my picture of the full moon to go with the new lens.

http://www.sitnprettyphoto.com/display/moon8746.jpg

Mike

Excellent..



Now we need the requisiste Ducks and ruler shots.. oranges are good too..


Thanks guys.



Eric, I like the evening shots too... it means I don't have to stay up so late. The full moon this month, at least here in Oregon, came up late.

And I'm working on the duck shots. And if I can float a yard stick in the water with them, I can take care of both requirements at the same time.



Mike

This POTN Historian has concluded that by August 2004, the Tradition of the duck had finally take hold.

Originally Posted byCrazy Canuck
All this time and I realized I haven't posted the "mandatory duck shot" Just so happens I shot one today, here you go.


http://gallery69461.fotopic.net/p6934803.html

By November 2004 The Duck shot was so rooted in the Forum that it took on many forms and came with much ridicule when not seriously enough. (I think I am happy that photo is no longer available!)

Originally posted by Aggy
Hello noobee here, have been lurking for a while but am now the proud owner of a 10D so I decided to post my first waterfowl shot.

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http://www.bfcc.biz/stuff/waterfowl.jpg - sorry image was not available
Originally Posted by tommykjensen
Strike one, 3 strikes and You are out! Duck photos are a serious thing here not to be joked about. For You to be forgiven you must now go back to the bathroom and make another photo of the duck from behind.

Just kidding Welcome.

Originally Posted by Cadwell
Ah... the "Ian Duck Shot". A well known photographic technique

[Jamie Holladay]

Here is another Opinion on the History of the Duck Shot.

As a long-time aficionado of the New Lens Duck Shot, I decided to take a look for the history of this.



The oldest Duck Shot that I can find in the Canon EF and EF-S lenses forum is from 19 Feb 2004 from JZaun.

He cracks a joke about "Duck P Mode" but I'm not convinced that this thread actually originated the entire New Lens Duck Shot tradition.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25583





So I dug further.





In the next oldest thread, 28 Feb 2004, JCalvert posted a shot of a duck (pic no longer available) and IanD cracks the joke "Welcome to the 100-400/Ducks Are Us Club."

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26279&highlight=duck



Ah, our first hint of things to come I think, since IanD is a big proponent of the Duck Shot.





On 22 April 2004, FJC bought a new 70-200mm and "As if by magic, a duck wandered through the yard! I swear from reading these forums that ducks are attracted to the "L" lenses..."

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30559



After reading this thread I would have to say that this definitely shows a trend for New Lens Duck Shots, particularly from some of the jokes cracked in the replies. To me, it seems that there are implications that the trend had already started but had finally found it's way into the Lens forum.





So I truly believe that the true beginning of the New Lens Duck Shot tradition is buried somewhere in the old Share forum shots. The Share forums were re-organized a couple/few times, and there is a hidden forum with many old posts - very old posts that were deemed Too Old To Bother Moving into the new forum(s) when they were created. Only the Moderators have access to this forum, so let's hope that one is intrigued enough to go searching through it...

[wakko]

hahahah nice post :) thanks for a chuckle Jamie :D

PS: sorry.. I dont' have a decent duck shot to submit :)

[3Turner]

This I can probably do. Subscribing to remember to try and submit a duck shot. :lol:

Great idea for the book.

[DDA]

Thanks for the history lesson Jamie! It is always good to rework the basis ;-)

[Flo]

Lol.....I love ducks:D

[Jamie Holladay]

thanks to those that have already submitted some shots. We need a bunch more!

[joayne]

Well that is pretty coooool.. How many layers is that in Photoshop? :)

*off to find some duck shots*

[CyberDyneSystems]

Post your ducks! :lol:

[mtnphtgrphr]

Digging out my duck shots!!!!! Woot!

[Pete]

I'm done ducking... If you want to submit more than one duck, simply press the "back" button in your browser after submitting your fist duck, then go ahead and upload your second (and repeat as necessary). This means that you don't have to enter your name/forum name/email address each time

[Jamie Holladay]

I'm done ducking... If you want to submit more than one duck, simply press the "back" button in your browser after submitting your fist duck, then go ahead and upload your second (and repeat as necessary). This means that you don't have to enter your name/forum name/email address each time
Yep! Send in 10!

[Lester Wareham]

I'm done ducking... If you want to submit more than one duck, simply press the "back" button in your browser after submitting your fist duck, then go ahead and upload your second (and repeat as necessary). This means that you don't have to enter your name/forum name/email address each time

Yes I figured that one out when I sent my 10 in. :)

(HINT: may be worth a mention on the final page after submitting) ;)

Don't anyone think I am all ducked out now, also plenty of geese too.

[ibdb]

One duck in, going to hit the archives for more. :mrgreen:

[PiRho]

W00T! Ducks FTW! LOL. ok I'm gonna have to go digging for my best Ducks :) I don't think I posted my new lens duck shots... but I did take them :) hahaha. Thanks for the history lesson! I do love POTN!

I'm guessing it's too late for this year... but how hard would it be to create a composite image that is really one of those 'magic picture' things where you can cross your eyes and see a '3D' image? that would be totally awesome :)

HAHAHAHA Long Live the Duckshot

P.S. subscribing to remember :)

[Mgdh]

I'm hoping to get to my shots this weekend!!! :D

Great idea ;)

[Jamie Holladay]

Hey frenchfx can you submit them here:

http://thepotnbook.com/ducks.php

[Mike]

I shall look out my ducks in due course :)

[Jamie Holladay]

We have had quiet a few entries but we can sure use plenty more. i know that you have some so send them in!

[Jamie Holladay]

for your viewing pleasure. some of the submissions

http://potn.smugmug.com/gallery/6294344_hcN2R

[PiRho]

haha that's awesome Jamie! I'm going to see if I can pull out my Ducks for this, this weekend.

[pocket sheep]

I spent a lot of time reading on this forum before i got my 40d. As a result, all I did was photograph ducks for the first month I had the camera. They are an addictive photographic subject for sure!

[OiPaz]

OK, ten duck shots sent!
Now the hard task: choose all the other pictures for the Photo Book... :)

[In2Photos]

8 duck shots on their way! :)

I can't believe I only have 8 good duck shots. Looks like I need to go shoot some more.;)

[-Douglas-]

:) 8 ducks on their way! might go dig up some more. Great History lesson!:)

[mtnphtgrphr]

I'm still trying to pull together some more duck shots.... I hopefully will submit some more soon....

[Jamie Holladay]

Thanks for all the submissions.

[BOSS]

subscribes so as to remember to try and post ....'Ducks'.

[Jamie Holladay]

50 ducks. We needs more ducks.

[T.D.]

I put my 10 in already. Come on folks! :)

[cfpackerfan]

Going through duck shots as we speak! :D

[-Douglas-]

50 ducks. We needs more ducks.
is that only 50 ducks submitted?:rolleyes: or 50 ducks accepted?:)
/goes and searches for 2 more ducks to submit /

[b8264d]

Huh, I had no idea that I was following in the tradition of noob photos. Ducks just happened to be available. I'll have to go through my archives and submit a few. I have one that would make Ian proud... the double duck moon shot!

[Jamie Holladay]

is that only 50 ducks submitted?:rolleyes: or 50 ducks accepted?:)
/goes and searches for 2 more ducks to submit /
All ducks accepted.

We are up to 80 now but need like 300. come on you quakers.

[cfpackerfan]

All ducks accepted.

We are up to 80 now but need like 300. come on you quakers.

Oh, so now thee is being religiously biased? Can the Puritans submit shots too, or does thee only want the Quakers?


:p :p :p

[Jamie Holladay]

Please note my signature, specifically the portion in ORANGE

[In2Photos]

Oh, so now thee is being religiously biased? Can the Puritans submit shots too, or does thee only want the Quakers?


:p :p :p
I am covering my mouth so I don't laugh out loud! That was very funny!:lol:

[Jamie Holladay]

I am covering my mouth so I don't laugh out loud! That was very funny!:lol:
I have always known that one of my purpose in life was to give people something to laugh at.

[Mike]

That's 3 from me :)

[Jamie Holladay]

Thanks Mike

[Mike]

I have some more...just too lazy to process them!!! I'm too busy sorting for the main book submissions ;)

[aj m3]

No processing.. I know its a little soft but I was being bit by dozens of ants. I'll play with the 400mm some more the next few days and give some more, weather permitting. Too big?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2965644890_51ac2fd50f_b.jpg

[cfpackerfan]

Hi AJ, the file size is a little bit over 300k, but the dimensions are right.
Get the file size under 300k, then submit it HERE (http://thepotnbook.com/ducks.php). :D

[joayne]

Uploaded 4... *Quakers*..

[ibdb]

I'm in with three so far -- trying to add a little diversity to the shots submitted to help with the final composite. :D

[Mgdh]

Woohoo. Finally managed to upload my shots!

[PiRho]

I just uploaded the first 9 that I found... not the greatest... but there's one that I want to take tomorow and I'll see about getting it up :) maybe I'll post up as well so that ya'll can enjoy it :D

(btw: I have to shoot a Duck to truly test my flash :D )

[Becky N]

8 submitted, cool idea.:D

[Jamie Holladay]

thanks Becky!

[Woolburr]

9 added.

[Mgdh]

Thanks Dan :D

[Woolburr]

How many more ducks are needed?

[BOSS]

Mine aren't good enough sorry.

[Jamie Holladay]

How many more ducks are needed?
150 would be nice.

[cfpackerfan]

Mine aren't good enough sorry.
They are ALL good enough. ;) Go ahead and submit! No ducks will be turned away. :D

[Sean]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3005811606_299dcd9fc1_b.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3005811606_241183c706_o.jpg)

Here is my submission. Click for full size.

[Mgdh]

Thanks for posting your shot.

Please can you submit it to the book project at:

http://thepotnbook.com/ducks.php

(1024 pixels on the longest side please ;))

[PiRho]

Thanks for posting your shot.

Please can you submit it to the book project at:

http://thepotnbook.com/ducks.php

(1024 pixels on the longest side please ;))

OK well I have just been trying to post this one up(submit it) :( and the site keeps telling me that there is something wrong with my pic. Is there a file size limit that I missed? it's only 488kb :( I successfully uploaded 9 shots a week or two ago before I remembered I wanted to do this shoot and post some of them...

anyway, I'm linking it here, for you to debug with. or you (mgdh) can just add it for me :)

Thanks,

(BTW I am totally psyched about the book this year)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_g-rSuoG0lxE/SRIGQqNo7OI/AAAAAAAADBA/d_r_VWm4rts/Ducky_V3.1.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

I think the only limits is: 1024 on the longest side. Mark will pop in and confirm. BTW that link does not work.

[Lester Wareham]

OK well I have just been trying to post this one up(submit it) :( and the site keeps telling me that there is something wrong with my pic. Is there a file size limit that I missed? it's only 488kb :( I successfully uploaded 9 shots a week or two ago before I remembered I wanted to do this shoot and post some of them...

anyway, I'm linking it here, for you to debug with. or you (mgdh) can just add it for me :)

Thanks,

(BTW I am totally psyched about the book this year)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_g-rSuoG0lxE/SRIGQqNo7OI/AAAAAAAADBA/d_r_VWm4rts/Ducky_V3.1.jpg

The sub form says "exactly 1024 pixels on the longest side and under 300Kb. "

So you need to turn the JPG compression up a bit more. Different shots with different detail will need more or less compression to get to the 300Kb limit.

[PiRho]

I think the only limits is: 1024 on the longest side. Mark will pop in and confirm. BTW that link does not work.
AAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!! Google has officially now lost 5 points in my book! why oh why do they have to make linking images from picasa so doggone impossible! grrrrr.

The sub form says "exactly 1024 pixels on the longest side and under 300Kb. "

So you need to turn the JPG compression up a bit more. Different shots with different detail will need more or less compression to get to the 300Kb limit.

YAY! Thanks, I missed that on the selection screen :( sorry.


Thanks for all the help guys. successfully submitted :) W00T!

[Mgdh]

The sub form says "exactly 1024 pixels on the longest side and under 300Kb. "

So you need to turn the JPG compression up a bit more. Different shots with different detail will need more or less compression to get to the 300Kb limit.

Thanks for getting that one for me, Lester. Yup - we set a 300kb limit for the duck shots to keep server storage needs down a bit - they're not going to need to be at maximum quality for the composite picture...

[BOSS]

OK duck shot submitted,best of a bad lot however I couldn't fill in the required info as no section came up for it to be done.
All exif should be in tact though as it is sooc and no ps except for resize.

[cfpackerfan]

Hey, BOSS... I like your signature. :lol: And I totally agree. :lol:

[BOSS]

Hey, BOSS... I like your signature. :lol: And I totally agree. :lol:

Thanks......

[3Turner]

Just sent in 10.

[Robuk]

Will this one do :) Tomato Duck...........

Rob

http://fpnw-uk.smugmug.com/photos/413670354_qzHMm-L.jpg

[Mgdh]

LOL

That is true dedication to POTN and the duck - growing your fruit to be able to use your lenses on it ;)

:lol::lol::lol:

[Jamie Holladay]

We are still looking for Duck Shots. We have decided to extend the submission period until 16 November 2008!

[3Turner]

We are still looking for Duck Shots. We have decided to extend the submission period until 16 November 2008!
So it's still 10 per member? ;) I have more.

[Robuk]

I've put an extra seven on the server to go with the tomato duck :)

Rob

[Jamie Holladay]

Thanks Rob.

[rewyanc2k]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/rewyanc2k/prints6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/rewyanc2k/prints5.jpg

[ashleynaugust]

Still taking ducks? I have a couple (finally) if you could use them!

[Jamie Holladay]

sure