How cool is having a solid glass “rubber” ducky? Very cool, that’s how. It’s nearly as heavy as Rusty, at least by comparison to the other plastic and light-ceramic ducks.
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Lumina on a Gray Blanket
Post tagged: LuminaFinally we get to one of my handy traveling “ducks on stuff” stalwarts, Lumina the light-up duck, star of such events as “Lumina on a Tesla sedan” and others that you can visit via the tag linked below.
Its battery is, sadly, long since depleted and can’t be easily replaced.
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Rei on a Gray Blanket
Post tagged: ReiWhat’s amazing about running that webcomic for four years followed by even more years of keeping the ducks stored in plastic bins is that Rei’s signature purple ribbon never tore off or came loose.
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Pumpkin Duck on a Gray Blanket
Post tagged: Other DucksThis photoshoot used most of the ducks that I keep in an under-the-bed storage bin, and while a lot of those ducks are Quacked Panes regulars, some are just random “seasonal” selections. Here’s one of those.
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Pirate Duck on a Gray Blanket
Post tagged: Other DucksAfter years in the storage bins, these ducks got dusty and dingy. Cleaning them up for this photo shoot session took some work; you can tell that what this guy really needed was a proper bath and a scrubbing. The results are plenty sufficient for my purposes, honestly though.
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Two Moons In The Morning
A few years ago I took a picture of the Moon with my then-new Coolpix camera, and it didn’t turn out too badly. Today, thanks to some lovely weather and excellent timing, the opportunity to try that shot with the Lumix FZ80 came up and I couldn’t pass it up. How did the new camera do?
The Moon over Hillsboro Oregon – Taken with the Lumix FZ80 at max physical zoom, no digital zoom Not too badly, if I’m honest. Mind you, I wish I’d been able to get the remote control app for my camera (yes, such a thing exists) to work properly so I could snap the picture without actually touching the device. Despite the camera being mounted on the tripod, I still introduced a bit of wobble to the results. More’s the pity.
If you compare the two I think the Lumix did a better job, though the Coolpix result was entirely handheld, which is some kind of miracle considering how unsteady my hands are.