OH NO! --Not already

[Tom Wilson]

I can't help myself!!!

My disease is starting to affect me again--It's almost duck time. For those of you that know me, you know this is just the start of my duck disease for this year Many, many, many, many, many more duck posts to come

Blue Winged Teal

[Deitz Dittrich]

you do have it bad brother... but I'm glad you do! Thanks for the cool picts again!

[mcary]

Very nice Tom, but you don't know what you started. I tend to catch more than a little h*ll for my own duck obsession. I probably take a few hundred frames on a weekly basis and it only gets worse as the year progresses. My high time is actually the dead of winter - probably shoot around 10,000 plus frames in less than a month. Keep 'em coming!

[Steve Foss]

Dude, if you're shooting 10,000 frames a month, you'd best pay close attention to how many shutter actuations your camera body is rated for! I mean, how many actuations is a hen mallard worth, unless she is the mallard that laid the golden image?

[Dbl]

Nice pictures Tom.

[mcary]

Steve,

It's only for one month of the year and I spend very few of those frames on hens. I save them for the greenheads and usually in flight. Last year was my first year with the "disease" as Tom appropriately calls it. I'll probably tone it down a little this coming season now that I have a better idea of what I'm looking for in an image.

[Steve Foss]

Yes, my 20D is rated for 50,000 actuations, while the upgraded 30D is rated to 100,000. Huge difference for someone who shoots as much as I do. I have 35,000 actuations on my 20D in a bit over a year and a half. Only costs a few hundred bucks to have a new shutter installed, so we'll wait and see what happens. Meanwhile, I'm warning everyone in my family that all I want for birthday and Christmas is funds for photo gear.

[Ely Lake Expert]

Nice pics Tom,

Show me all the ducks that you want.

[buzzsaw]

Another nice sequence.... eye level does it for me!

[Tom Wilson]

thanks guys--its great to have a support group