Two Jack of Hearts

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaydaley/16076509117/ The history of the Jack in a deck of cards makes for an interesting piece of trivia. Today’s Jack was originally known as the Knave, which in 16th and 17th century England was a reference to a simple male servant. A simple male servant to royalty was, of-course, also a Jack. Whilst the term “Jack” was indeed commonly used to designate a Knave card it was considered lower class to do so. Unfortunately the abbreviation for a Knave card was becoming too easily mistaken with that of the King (“K” v “Kn”) so the letter “J” was used instead. And so came the Jack. This is a shot of Two Jack Lake in the magical Banff National Park I shot one beautifully sunny morning. When I shot this image it was -26 degree’s Celsius and I was waiting patiently for the sun to hit the tips of the mountains in the distance whilst chilling my Starbucks Frappuccino in the snow. There’s a video here: www.flickr.com/photos/jaydaley/16262334785/ This lake is stunningly beautiful during the summer with it’s turquoise water but during the winter the lake freezes solid so finding the right composition becomes a little more challenging – hence my red chairs ☺ via JayDaley http://500px.com/photo/97813517