F/6.3, 1/500, ISO 250.
Northern Pintail Duck
Day 11 / 365
Sometimes I just want to fly away, but it is not that easy and the airports are too crowded. 🙂
Interesting Fact: The male Pintail ‘s call is a soft proop-proop whistle, similar to that of the Common Teal, whereas the female has a Mallard-like descending quack, and a low croak when flushed. ( http://www.withmephotographyblog.com/11-interesting-facts-about-the-northern-pintail )
F/6.3, 1/500, ISO 200.
Day 10 / 365
It was too cold for the birds today, but other kind of birds were out.
Interesting Fact: The Black Hawk UH-60L helicopter has been a mainstay of American armed forces since it entered service in 1978. Its flexible configuration, survivability, and maneuverability make it the medium utility helicopter of choice by military forces around the world. The UH-60L and its derivatives have amassed more than 5 million flight hours, including casualty evacuations, troop transports, and search-and-rescue missions. ( http://science.howstuffworks.com/black-hawk.htm )
F/5.6, 1/60, ISO 800.
Day 9 / 365
” Everything Is Awsome”
Interesting Fact: The LEGO® name is made from the first two letters of the Danish words LEG GODT, meaning “play well”. ( http://education.lego.com/en-us/about-us/lego-education-worldwide/lego-facts )
F/20.0, 128.0, ISO 160.
Day 8 / 365
Life is like playing cards, you can win some or you can loose some, but at least at the end you had some fun.
Interesting Fact: Playing cards were invented in Ancient China. They were found in China as early as the 9th Century during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). ( http://www.theplayingcardfactory.com/history.html )
F/10.0, 1/60, ISO 160, Photoshop CS6.
Day 7 / 365
When you look in the mirror do you ever feel like you want to change yourself?
Interesting Fact: The first mirrors were often sheets of polished metal and were used almost exclusively by the ruling classes. ( http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/mirror.aspx )
F/25, 76.0, ISO 100.
Day 6 / 365
That photo makes me break out to a Dead Or Alive song.
♪ ♫ You spin me right round, baby
Right round like a record, baby
Right round round round ♫ ♪
Interesting Fact: Thomas Edison began to understand the principles of recording and playing sounds in 1877 when he discovered how to play back a recorded message through the telephone. Edison released his idea to the world when he invented the first record player on November 21, 1877. ( http://www.ehow.com/about_5052873_record-players.html )
F/6.3, 1/250, ISO 100.
Day 5 / 365
It is a perfect night for watching the moon, or mooning, that can be fun too. ( Ha Ha Ha ) 🙂
Interesting Fact: The moon’s diameter is about 1/4 the diameter of the Earth. About 49 moons would fit inside the Earth. ( http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_facts.phtml )
F/6.3, 1/60, ISO 320.
Day 4 / 365
I wonder where they can be swimming in such a hurry, maybe they are late to be somewhere or maybe they are just afraid of me. 🙂
Interesting Fact: Canvasbacks are diver ducks well equipped with their own form of flippers—large webbed feet that make them smooth and graceful swimmers. They spend much of their time in the water and use their long bills to feed by digging through bottom sediments in search of aquatic plant stems and roots, or submerged insects, crustaceans, and clams. ( http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/canvasback/ )
F/11.0, 1/250, ISO 320.
Day 3 / 365
Sometimes you can get an idea by just turning the light on. 🙂
Interesting Fact: Electric arc lighting, invented in 1809, was much safer but far too bright for use in a small area. A smaller light was needed, and in 1880 Thomas Edison patented the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb. ( http://classroom.synonym.com/important-thomas-edison-invention-light-bulb-6305.html )
F/6.3, 30.0, ISO 100.
Day 2 / 365
To some people it may look like a stairway to heaven, but to most of us it’s just a New Jersey Turnpike. ( Which is no heaven )
Interesting Fact: If you wanted to visit Bruce Springsteen’s hometown of Freehold, what NJ Turnpike exit would you take? Exit 8 is Heightstown – Freehold. But don’t go to Freehold expecting to visit a Springsteen Museum – there isn’t one. According to an article by fellow Freehold native Mark Hyman in “Business Week” in 2000, that’s the way The Boss likes it. Apparently he wants things to be low-key and “normal” when he goes there to visit his old haunts. ( http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/The-New-Jersey-Turnpike-What-Exit-297450.html )
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