October 20, 1977 – The plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd band crashed in Mississippi. ——- Apple Pay goes live. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. ISO: 1000 Focal Length: 40mm Aperture: f/4 Exposure time: 1/125 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
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2014: Ten dot Nineteen
October 19, 1943 – Albert Schatz isolated Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis. ——- A Pomegranate Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. ISO: 1600 Focal Length: 40mm Aperture: f/5 Exposure time: 1/30 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Eighteen
October 18, 1954 – Texas Instruments announced the first Transistor radio. ——- One of these is not like the others. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. ISO: 3200 Focal Length: 40mm Aperture: f/6.3 Exposure time: 1/25 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Seventeen
October 17, 1933 – Albert Einstein fled Nazi Germany to the United States. ——- Making the arrangement for “The Rains of Castamere” on guitar. Hope this beautiful song is appropriate for weddings. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. ISO: 500 Focal Length: 40mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure time: 1/80 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Sixteen
October 16, 1964 – China conducted its first nuclear weapon test. ——- I must be near an airport. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 100 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure time: 1/1600 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Fifteen
October 15, 1953 – The British conducted atmospheric nuclear tests at Emu Field, which nicknamed: Operation Totem. ——- Tasty pastry, close-up. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens with Canon EF 25 II Extension Tube for EOS Digital Cameras. ISO: 3200 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/6.3 Exposure time: 1/50 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Fourteen
October 14, 1926 – Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne was first published. ——- Peaches, I think. They might be Apricots. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 2500 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/3.2 Exposure time: 1/60 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Thirteen
October 13, 1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier. ——- One feature of iOS 8 that I really like is iPhone Cellular Calls Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 3200 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure time: 1/30 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Twelve
October 12, 1979 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novel was published. ——- Spaghetti and meat sauce. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 3200 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure time: 1/60 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Eleven
October 11, 1968 – Apollo 7 was launched, ——- Wilting Orchid, I think it is some kind of Orchid. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 100 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure time: 1/60 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.
2014: Ten dot Ten
October 10, 1911 – Wuchang Uprising, which lead to Xinhai Revolution and the founding of Republic of China (not to be confused with People’s Republic of China). ——- Mosquito! Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens with Canon EF 25 II Extension Tube for EOS Digital Cameras. ISO: 1000 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/3.5 Exposure time: 1/80 …
2014: Ten dot Nine
October 9, 1604 – Johannes Kepler began observing what later known as Kepler’s Supernova. ——- T-Mobile Personal CellSpot Router, by ASUS. It is basically a wireless router. I had this unit for a few weeks now and I never had a chance to set it up. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 800 …
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