Let There Be Light In Your Martini!

martini light

F/1.8, 1/20, ISO 250.

Day 23 /365

This is one of those Martini’s you should not try at home.    🙂

Interesting Fact: You can actually enjoy a $10,000 Martini at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City – the garnish? A beautiful, REAL radiant cut Diamond. ( http://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/martini-fun-facts/ )

This One Is Mine!

orange

F/5.6, 1/60, ISO 100.

Day 22 /365

Why did the orange stop Rolling down the hill?
Because it ran out of juice!  🙂

Interesting Fact: It is believed that Christopher Columbus was the first to bring orange seeds to America during his second voyage to the region in 1493. ( http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/food/oranges.html )

Book Lovers!

BookLovers

F/5.6, 1/60, ISO 100.

Day 21 / 365

Once you know true book love, your whole life changes.

Interesting Fact: The first novel written on a typewriter is said to be Mark Twain’s Adventures Of Tom Sawyer. ( http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/top10facts/508275/Top-10-facts-about-books )

 

Start Spreading The News

NYCPanorama

F/16.0, 30.0, ISO100, Photoshop CS6.

Day 20 /365

If I can make it there
I’ll make it anywhere
It’s up to you
New York, New York

Frank Sinatra – New York, New York.

Interesting Fact: The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall. ( http://www.50states.com/facts/newyork.htm#.VL8v7mc5Cpo )

 

Light It Up!

light up chair

F/9.0, 128.0, ISO 100.

Day 19 / 365

Instead of playing a musical chair, I like to play light up chair.   🙂

Interesting Fact: Chairs were in existence since at least the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt ( around 3000 BC ). They were covered with cloth or leather, were made of carved wood and were much lower than today’s chairs, chair seats were sometimes only 25 cm high ( 9.84252 inches ). ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair )

Frozen!

great blue heron

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/ )

City Brights Twinkling Lights!

NYCskyline

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/ )

Don’t Miss Out!!!!

ninja

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 )

Old-Fashioned Is Back!

jack daniels rye

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 )