Photography

 Heres the History facts for todays blog post. Here we go for today. 1791: The very first bank of the United States is Chartered. 1791: The very first Federal Forestry legislation authorizes purchases of timberlands. 1847: State University of Iowa is approved to open. 1879: The United States Congress, passes the the very first Timberland Protection Act. 1919: Oregon is the very first state in the United States, to tax gasoline. 1945: World War 2, Turkey declares war on Germany. 1969: Marnier 6 is launched, for a fly by of the planet Mars. 1977: The  Soyuiz 24 returns back to Earth from space. 1993: The Florida Marlins, introduces their sport mascot, " Billy". 2020: A Memorial  service for the NBA Star, Kobe Byrant, is held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 

 Hey Hey its Monday Color 24 on my blog this week. I hope you all are enjoying this yearly Monday color for this year.  The color of the day is another mixed color day. Oh yeah its a Nandina Bush i took for the usage of the blog that I did not use in the past for the blog. So this year I decide to use the photograph for a color post on my blog and decided to use it for this weeks Monday Color. 

 It's  time for another adventure in This Day in History on my blog for today . 3102 BC: Epoch ( Origin) of the Kali Yuga. 1536: France and Turkey sign the Military Trade  Agreement against King Karel. 1836: More than 100 vessels or ships, were destroyed in a storm called Gilbraitor. 1849: 1st Regular service steamship  begins to California. 1899: San Fransisco, is a named a port of dispatch for the Army Transport. 1908: The first US Postage Stamps in The United States Issued. 1983: The 33rd Berline International Film Festival begins. 

 Its Monday Color 23 on my blog which I also took in 2018 for this blog post. So yeah its pretty cool that I am using this for my monday color post on this day that it was taken on in 2018. This is a Brown headed Nuthatch and the color of the day is brown for todays Monday Color. So I decided to use this for this Mondays color post. I hope you all are staying more safe than ever now due to COVID 19. 

 Welcome back to This Day in History for the blog. 1526: A Heavy Storm strikes the Dutch coastline and many die from it. 1690: The French & Native American Troops set Schenectady on Fire. 1735: The very first Oprea in North American colonies opens " Flora" in Charleston, South Carolina. 1944: The U-762 sinks off of Ireland. 1992: The Space Craft, Ulysses space craft passes Jupiter. 2002- Winter Olympics 21 Games Open is Salt Lake City, Utah.

Happy Happy on This Day # 6 for my blog. Let's See what I pick out for this weeks On this Day for the blog.  Taken on this Day in 2018 was the Female and Male Mallard Ducks taking a nice adventure at my neighborhood pond. Not anything shot for on this Day in 2017. Let's See about 2016 if there was anything to photograph on this Day. Nothing as well on 2016 or 2015.  Also Nothing in 2014 for on this Day. 

 Hey its Monday color 22 for my blog . Wahoo. Lets see what the color is for todays Mondays Color. Oh yeah its the Duke flight Helicopter that i took on this day in 2018 , which is pretty cool I am using it today on my blog. This was coming to the UNC hospitals from the Duke Hospitals , so I managed to catch it in flight coming into the Chapel Hill Area and was heading to the Chapel Hill Hospital.  Hope you are enjoying my Monday Colors on my blog this year. 

This Day in History # 7. Wahoo. Let's see the history facts today. 1789: The 1st electoral  College chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice President. 1865: Robert E. Lee is named General Chef of Confederate Forces. 2004: Mark Zuckerberg, Launches Facebook from his Harvard Dormitory Room.

Hey Hey it is Part 2 on my blog for Black and White Photography this time for this post. Black and White Photos can be done in the Winter because it mostly has sunny skies that you can use this.  High Contrast in the skies is highly likely to make good conditions for Black and White Photography. This possibly will be a new style for some people , but others can do this for advancing in photography. I am currently past now to the advanced  level 2 for photography now. I am still trying to master even more in Black and White Photography.  First take color shots and then when you return hime you can use an editing program to change it to Black and White Photography.  You will see the tones will make great photographs for Black and White for usage on blogs and such. Hope this tip will work for new and more advancing photographers and good luck.

 Happy February 2nd or as known as Ground Hog Day Everyone. It's time for the Groundhogs to predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter.Also in The United States, Ground Hog Day is a tradition every year .  My prediction for 2021 spring is an early spring this year. Let's see if my prediction comes true this year  instead of six more weeks of winter. 

 Lets see what I pick out for this weeks pictures for on this day for my blog. This is a First Quarter Moon I took on this day on February 2, 2020 in the afternoon at my neighborhood pond. Heres another photograph taken on this day on February 2,2019. I took this during an afternoon photo shot at my neighborhood pond while I was also looking for other photograph subjects to take that afternoon. Another photo taken on this day on February 2,2018. I also took this at my neighborhood pond during a afternoon photography shoot I was doing for finding subjects that day. Taken on this day on February 2, 2017. I was doing a artsy photography with the trees in the winter.

Hey Hey its Al, Back with another update for Winter Activity Part 2 on my blog. I went out in the afternoon to see what birds I could photograph at my neighborhood pond. I found three different birds that I took pictures of. This is a Turkey Volture, that was flying overhead and managed to get the timing right for this photograph.  These are Male and Female Eastern Bluebirds, that I also took photographs of yesterday at my neighborhood pond.  Bluebirds are very cool birds to photograph in the Winter. Did you Know that North Carolina Now is the Bluebird hub in the country finally! This is a Brown Headed Nuthatch that I also took at my neighborhood pond, that was pecking at wood on a house. I got many different shots of it doing this on this house.

Hey Hey its Al back with Monday color . Happy February everyone!Let's see what Al picks out for this Monday colors. Oh yeah its the daffodils I took on this day in 2019 which i decided to use this for this day for Monday colors posts. Sometimes the daffodils like to come out earlier than usual like this photograph. I hope this winter will be much more warmer than usual  compared to other winters in the past.