F/25.0, 1/60, ISO 100.
Day 18 / 365
Kitchen is a dangerous place for an egg!!
Interesting Fact: Worldwide, around 1.2 trillion eggs are produced for eating every year. The average person on Earth consumes 173 eggs a year. ( http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/top10facts/433957/Top-10-facts-about-eggs )
F/6.3, 1/320, ISO 400.
Day 17 / 365
I feel bad for this heron, the lake is frozen. Imagine your refrigerator is empty and all the stores are closed. 😦
Interesting Fact: Great blue herons have been known to choke to death by attempting to swallow fish too large for their long, S-shaped necks. ( http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/great-blue-heron/ )
F/16.0, 1/60, ISO 100.
Day 16 / 365
Good Grief!
Interesting Fact: Snoopy was patterned after a dog Schulz had when he was 13 years old. His name was Spike. He was sporting the same colors Snoopy has — black and white — but was a mixed breed of “a little pointer and some other kind of hound.” ( http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/10/05/14/5-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-snoopy )
F/22.0, 303.0, ISO 100.
Day 15 / 365
Oh the city glows so bright tonight.
Interesting Fact: New York City has more people than 39 of the 50 states in the U.S. ( http://bigappled.com/2014/03/31/41-random-facts-about-new-York/ )
F/10.0, 1/60, ISO 100.
Day 14 / 365
Who needs Ninja kitchen appliances if you can have a real ninja. ORDER NOW!!!
Interesting Fact: It is popularly believed that the ancient ninja were peasants, who were forbidden under law from studying the samurai swordplay techniques because of the caste structure of their society. This was not necessarily true as most ninja were also samurai, operating as spies in an underground intelligence network. ( http://ninjaxsamurai.atspace.org/Pages/Facts_Ninja.html )
F/16.0, 1/60, ISO 100.
Day 13 / 365
Old-fashioned never goes out of style.
Interesting Fact: Jack Daniel’s Unaged Tennessee Rye is Jeff Arnett’s exploration into the intriguing flavor drawn from premium rye. It’s the first time since before Prohibition the Jack Daniel Distillery has used a new grain recipe. Rye has always been part of the Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 grain bill but it has never been the lead grain until now. ( http://www.jackdaniels.com/whiskey/Unaged-Rye )
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/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 )
Through Open Lens 