F/6.3, 1/640, ISO 800.
Common Grackle
Day 170 /365
Where does a blackbird go for a drink?
To a crow bar.
Interesting Fact: In winter, Common Grackles forage and roost in large communal flocks with several different species of blackbird. Sometimes these flocks can number in the millions of individuals. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Grackle/lifehistory )
F/6.3, 1/1250, ISO 400.
Snowy Egret
Day 164 / 365
Why does the Egret stand on one leg?
Because if it lifts the other leg, it falls.
Interesting Fact: At the end of the nineteenth century, the beautiful plumes of the Snowy Egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women’s hats. In 1886, plumes were valued at $32 per ounce, which was twice the price of gold at the time. They were hunted nearly to extinction before laws were passed to protect them. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/48/_/Snowy_Egret.aspx )
F/6.3, 1/250, ISO 1600.
Cedar Waxwing
Day 160 / 365
“I hear trouble over there it’s time to fly”.
Interesting Fact: Because they eat so much fruit, Cedar Waxwings occasionally become intoxicated or even die when they run across overripe berries that have started to ferment and produce alcohol. The name “waxwing” comes from the waxy red secretions found on the tips of the secondaries of some birds. The exact function of these tips is not known, but they may help attract mates. ( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/lifehistory )
F/4.5, 1/60, ISO 100.
Day 159 / 365
Why did the pineapple stop in the middle of the road?
Because he ran out of juice
Interesting Fact: The word ‘pineapple’ was recorded in 1398 to describe ‘pine cones’. It was not until 1694 that pine cones were first called pine cones. On arrival to the Americas, European explorers called the tropical fruit pineapples around 1664 because they resembled the pine cone. ( http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/food/pineapples.html )
F/16.0, 1/60, ISO 100.
Day 153 / 365
These are the lenses the doctor prescribed to me. Now, let me show you the world! 🙂
Interesting Fact: The invention of the camera in the early 19th century has led to a large array of lens designs intended for photography. The problems of photographic lens design, creating a lens for a task that would cover a large flat image plane, were well known even before the invention of photography[1] due to the development of lenses to work with the focal plane of the camera obscura, a device for projecting images used as a novelty and an artist’s drawing aid that had been around for hundreds of years. Since the invention of photography many types of lenses have been tried. The succession of designs was never uniform since an older design that performed a task the photographer needed (such as working better portrait versus landscape, working at the wavelength of light the film collected, etc.) would still be used in unison with newer designs. Even today the job the lens needs to do, the laws of physics, the limits of engineering, as well as the practical considerations of size, weight and cost, means there are many designs available. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_photographic_lens_design )
F/6.3, 1/60, ISO 200.
Day 148 / 365
Today I bought a cupcake without sprinkles. Diets are hard! 🙂
Interesting Fact: The world record for eating cupcakes in one sitting is 29 cupcakes in 30 seconds. ( http://cucpake.weebly.com/fun-facts.html )
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 200.
Day 144 / 365
“You can’t expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.”
― Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
F/5.6, 1/125, ISO 140.
Day 140 / 365
Pants: Anthropologie
Sweatshirt: Abercrombie and Fitch
Necklaces: J.Crew
Shoes: INC
Bag: Zara
Sunglasses: Le Specs
Model-Joanna
Interesting Fact: In the 1500s, fashion designers showed off their clothing by putting it on miniature dolls. There were no such thing as models until 1853. ( http://www.younghollywood.com/scene/15-amazing-fashion-facts.html )
F/5.6, 54.0, ISO 160.
Day 136 / 365
Let’s take a trip somewhere. 🙂
Interesting Fact: The Volkswagen Van Samba, in the United States also known as Sunroof Deluxe, was the most luxurious version of the Volkswagen Transporter T1. Volkswagen started producing Sambas in 1951. In the sixties this version became popular as a hippie bus. Originally Volkswagen Vans were classified according to the number of windows they had. This particular model had 23 and later 21 windows including eight panoramic windows in the roof. To distinguish it from the normal 23 or 21-window Volkswagen van the name Samba was coined. Instead of a sliding door at the side the Samba had two pivot doors. In addition the Samba had a fabric sunroof. At that time Volkswagen advertised with the idea of using the Samba to make tourist trips through the Alps. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Samba )
F/ 6.3, 1/1000, ISO 640.
Common Gallinule
Day 133 / 365
“Red means STOP, don’t come any closer I have babies…”
F/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 800.
Common Gallinule Chick
Day 133.5 / 365
Cute little chick and screaming for it mom.
Interesting Fact: Despite lacking either webbed or lobed feet, the Common Gallinule is an excellent swimmer. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/464/overview/Common_Gallinule.aspx )
Through Open Lens 