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 )
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/9.0, 3.0, ISO 250, Photoshop CS6.
Day 12 / 365
Stuck in the box by the magic of Photoshop.
Interesting Fact: The fastest magician alive is Eldon Wigton who performed 225 tricks in 2 minutes for a World Record attempt in 1991. ( http://www.illusionist.co.uk/magician-blog/2010/05/10-facts-about-magicians/ )
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 )
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