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pimpdriver
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Excelent pictures pimpdriver. :D
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Martin Peck
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Our village only had yellow ducks but my grandson came 3rd and won 10 pounds. Was a great event with loads of money made. Was the big ones a seperate race?
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pimpdriver
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| big ducks were sponsored by business in the town. Not really a race, just great advertising! |
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rosco
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| Good pictures! What is the history of the duck race thought? It seems such an odd thing to do, how did it start? |
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GTB
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Great photos, Pimpdriver. Do the organisers ensure that every plastic duck is removed from the river once the race is done? I suppose the odd few make the great escape. :lol:
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Angel
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Great pictures pimpdriver they are so clear :) :) |
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pimpdriver
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There are 3 or 4 guys in drysuits following the ducks getting them out of the reeds and places they get stuck.
The photos are only 640x480 on the website, they were take with a Canon digital SLR (EOS400D).
Great camera. But I only use it for taking snaps, but want to get back into proper photography, I used to have a Pentax MG and now have a Pentax Program A film camera.
Steve
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