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 )
F25.0, 20.0, ISO 100.
1 /365
The time is here to start my 365 project. First photo of the year seems proper. Stay tuned to see my other ideas for this project.
Interesting Fact: The earliest known New Year celebrations were in Mesopotamia and date back to 2000 B.C. ( http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/12/world/new-years-fast-facts/ )
F/6.3, 1/125, ISO 1000.
I would like to thank everyone for an amazing first year. Starting January 1st, I am doing the 365 project so you guys will be able to enjoy new photos from me each day. I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
Interesting Fact: Cardinals are a picture of sweetness especially when mate feeding. During this time, the male looks for food and feeds the female by putting the food into its mate’s bill as if kissing each other. ( http://www.birdhouses101.com/cardinal-facts.asp )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 110.
Santa keeps his reindeers resting all year long, so they have enough energy for that one special night of the year. But in the meantime, he checks up on everyone while riding his special stallion. Be aware-SANTA IS WATCHING YOU!!!
Interesting Fact: He doesn’t just like milk and cookies.
Things other countries leave out for Santa (or his non-union equivalent), according to Wikipedia:
in Britain and Australia, he is sometimes given sherry or beer, and mince pies instead. In Sweden and Norway, children leave rice porridge. In Ireland it is popular to give him Guinness or milk, along with Christmas pudding or mince pies.
If I were Santa, the United Kingdom and Australia would get all the presents. ( http://io9.com/11-insane-things-you-didnt-know-about-santa-claus-1485017907 )
F/11.0, 1/250, ISO 100
This guy enjoying the sunset over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is probably wondering how cold the water is and if he will ever make it across. Or he may be singing in his head a Britney Spears song “Oops!…I did it again”
Interesting Fact: The first driver to cross the bridge wore a rented tuxedo and piloted a “pale blue Cadillac convertible with flags flapping from the fenders,” nabbing the distinction because he had parked behind the Staten Island toll for a week, guaranteeing the position. ( http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/25-facts-verrazano-narrows-bridge/ )
Through Open Lens 