Today in History for 18th July 2016

Events 18th July 2016

Historical Events

1656 – -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw
1814 – British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)
1926 – The South Africa author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
1984 – 21 people are killed and 19 are injured in a massacre in a San Ysidro, California McDonalds restaurant, ending with the shooting of its perpetrator, James Oliver Huberty
1986 – Royals announce that manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor
2010 – 139th British Golf Open: Louis Oosthuizen shoots a 272 at St Andrews

Famous Birthdays

1823 – Leonard Fulton Ross, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), (d. 1901)
1862 – Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne
1893 – Richard Dix, St Paul MN, actor (10 Commandments, Cimarron)
1925 – Jaime de Mora y Aragon, actor/publicist (Last Judgement)
1929 – Dick Totten Button, figure skater (Olympic-gold-48, 52), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1947 – Kurt Mann, Roslyn NY, actor (Bad Penny)

Famous Deaths

1100 – Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies
1833 – Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63
1938 – Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35
1980 – Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), dies
1993 – John Beck, US producer (Harvey, Singing Nun), dies at 83
1994 – Gottfried Reinhardt, [Goldmann], German/US director, dies at 83

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I eat you on the beach Optical Illusion

Tw0 people on the beach but with some worked out placing, and a sense of humour creates a great effect of one person eating the other.

 

With clever photograph and some advanced planning, and the use of near and far some great shots can be captured that create a new meaning from the one taken.

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Your Mirror Image

When you look at a mirror, you are looking into the mirror

Your focal length in a mirror is your distance away from the mirror, plus the distance of the object away from the mirror. When you look at an object in a mirror, you are seeing a virtual image the exact distance it is away from the mirror. So, if you are standing 1 foot away from a mirror, and focus on your face, you are actually focusing at 2 feet.

To try this out, put a piece of tape on a mirror, about eye level. Standing in front of the mirror, focus your eyes on the tape, now your face is out of focus. Focus now on your face, and the tape is out of focus.

 

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