Month: April 2015

Hungry Bag

April 20, 2015 — 5 Comments

lunch bag

F/3.8, 1/25, ISO250.

Day 110 / 365

What if your lunch bag ate your snacks?

Interesting Fact: The first paper bag machine was patented by Francis Wolle in 1852. Margaret E. Knight (1838-1914) was an employee in a paper bag factory when she invented a new machine part to make square bottoms for paper bags. Knight can be considered the mother of the grocery bag; she founded the Eastern Paper Bag Company in 1870. On 20 February 1872, Luther Crowell also patented a machine that manufactured paper bags. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_bag#History )

“So, What Are We Looking At ?”

April 19, 2015 — 4 Comments

Brant goose

F/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 450.

Brant Goose

Day 109 / 365

What does a farmer call an escaped bird?
A loose goose.

Interesting Fact: Brant goose possess a highly developed salt gland that allows them to drink salt water. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/290/overview/Brant.aspx )

Piano Man

April 18, 2015 — 25 Comments

piano man

F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 100.

Day 108 /365

Perfect end to a perfect day, listening to classical music as the sun is setting.

Interesting Fact: Pianos generally have 220-230 strings. The strings are made of steel and are strung tightly to create the tension needed to produce the sound. They are strung so tightly to about 168 pounds per string, the total tension can equal 18-20 tons. ( http://www.houstonpianocompany.com/20-fun-facts-about-piano/ )

It Time To Get Ready For Vacation!

April 17, 2015 — 4 Comments

Dive mask

F/29.0, 1/60, ISO 250.

Day 107 / 365

This is how the Pros get ready.  Haha      🙂

Interesting Fact: Be thankful for silicone mask skirts. In the early days, when masks had rubber skirts, divers sometimes surfaced with their faces tinged with a ring of black.  ( http://www.sportdiver.com/article/news/seven-things-you-didnt-know-about-dive-masks-fins-and-snorkels-should )

Check Out My Split!

April 16, 2015 — 9 Comments

Red-winged blackbird

F/6.3, 1/500, ISO 1250.

Day 106 / 365

“Eat your heart out John Claude Van Dam”

Interesting Fact: Red-winged Blackbirds roost in flocks in all months of the year. In summer small numbers roost in the wetlands where the birds breed. Winter flocks can be congregations of several million birds, including other blackbird species and starlings. Each morning the roosts spread out, traveling as far as 50 miles to feed, then re-forming at night. ( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/lifehistory )

Tug Life!

April 15, 2015 — 5 Comments

Tugboat

F/6.0, 1/250, ISO 640.

Day 105 / 365

♫ ♫ ♪ Tug, tug, tug your boat. ♪  ♫  Gently down the stream. ♫ ♪ ♪

Interesting Fact: Tugboat engines generate from 750 to 3,000 horsepower. ( http://www.examiner.com/article/facts-about-tugboats )

End of line!

April 14, 2015 — 2 Comments

tron adidas

F/8.0, 1/60, ISO 100.

Day 104 / 365

A world inside the computer where man has never been. Never before now.

Interesting Fact: The Adicolor concept was launched by Adidas in 1983 where trainers (sneakers) were sold with the tools that they could be customised by the purchaser. The “adicolor” sneaker was an all-white training shoe was specifically created for the adicolor concept. Presented in a wooden box, the adicolor low-top shoe comes with an all-white track jacket, a set of six colored acrylic paints, paintbrushes, and a wooden palette. The white leather can also be coated with sealant before or after painting. In 2005 Adidas re-launched Adicolor as a replica of the original. Trainers include characters on them such as “Trimmy” “Betty Boop” “Mr Happy” “Tron” “Miss Piggy”, “Kermit the Frog” and Muhammad Ali. (  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adicolor )

Let’s Spoon!

April 13, 2015 — 15 Comments

spoons

F/8.0, 1/60, ISO 100.

Day 103 / 365

Be careful spooning leads to forking.

Interesting Fact: The World’s Largest Spoon Collection, containing over 5400 spoons, can be found at the Passaic County Historical Society’s Lambert Castle Museum in Paterson, New Jersey.  ( http://www.foodreference.com/html/fspoons.html )

They See Me Rollin’ They Hatin’

April 12, 2015 — 8 Comments

Honda S2000

F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 100.

Honda S2000

Day 102 / 365

“Life is too short to drive boring cars”.

Interesting Fact: The S2000 was introduced in 1999 for the 2000 model year and was given the chassis designation of AP1. It featured a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with power being delivered by a 1,997 cc (122 cu in) inline 4-cylinder DOHC–VTEC engine. The engine (codenamed F20C) produced outputs of 177–184 kW (237–247 hp), and 208–218 N·m (153–161 lbf·ft) depending on the target market.[5] The engine was mated to a six-speed manual transmission and Torsen limited slip differential. The S2000 achieved what Honda claimed as “the world’s top level, high performance 4-cylinder naturally aspirated engine” ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_S2000 )

Photography Face Off!

April 11, 2015 — 2 Comments

face off

F/5.6, 1/60, ISO 100.

Day 101 / 365

We Shoot on three. One, Two, Three……

Interesting Fact: The longest photographic negative measures 39.54 m (129 ft 8.69 in) in length and was created by Esteban Pastorino Diaz (Spain) using a custom-built panoramic slit camera on 13 June 2010. The negative is a panorama of major streets in Buenos Aries, Argentina, captured by the slit camera while mounted on the roof of a moving car.  ( http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-photographic-negative/ )