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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE THEME REVEAL

August 21, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

I am most likely standing in a field or a park in Kansas or Missouri doing this right now:

Photo Credit: Johnathan Stensland

Therefore, I won’t post this week’s submissions for HUMANIZE until I return to the Cyclone State on Tuesday.

However, you can still get started on this week’s theme:

HATE!

HATE! What an awful theme! Especially in light of the events of the domestic terrorist attack in Charlottesville by a white supremacist. I actually gave some small consideration to swapping out this theme, but that would be allowing the terrorists to win.

So go out there and either photography something you HATE. Somebody or something exhibiting HATE.

As usual, I will be anxious to see all the interpretations!

PostScript: If things break right, I’ll release the next 52 themes on Sunday.

Equipment, Formal Portrait, Johnathan, Naima, Teresa

Another New Toy

August 17, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 3 Comments

One of the many benefits of having Johnathan living with me is that I have a photo assistant hanging around the house that is more useful than Naima.

So thanks to him for helping out by taking a couple of these pictures and posing for the other two.

I’m actually writing this blog to talk about a new toy I recently picked up. I bought a Sigma 120-400mm lens.

I’m pretty pleased with this purchase so far. Hopefully she will earn her keep.

Truth is that this lens wasn’t much “longer” than my current “longest” lens, but it is buy far the highest quality telephoto I’ve ever owned. At least if weight is sign of quality, it is the best.

To show its reach I’m going to show you two pictures that will actually exaggerate its length.

For the purposes of this example, we will pretend that there isn’t a magnification factor on lens created by cameras with APS-C sensors. In that honor, a true example of showing the “length” of this lens would be to compare it to a 50mm lens. A 50mm lens has the same “length” as the human eye.

Instead, I’m going to show a comparison with one of (but not THE) widest (shortest) lenses I own. A Sigma 10-20mm lens set at 10mm.

Johnathan at 10mm

Johnathan at 400mm

I guess I should point out I technically have a “longer” lens than this, but it is a mirror 500mm lens. It really is nothing to write home about.

I’ll finally add that I should wish my sister Teresa a “happy birthday”, but then I’d have to wish all my subscribers a “happy birthday” and that just isn’t going to happen.

9 Emotions Project, Black & White, Formal Portrait, Johnathan

9 Emotions Project – Johnathan Stensland

August 10, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

My nephew Johnathan was the last victim… ahem… participant in the 9 Emotions Project:

9 Emotions Project – Johnathan Stensland

In case you have forgotten, these are the 9 emotions:

Joy

Sadness

Anger

Amusement

Fear

Jealousy

Surprise

Sympathy

Boredom

So who will be the next victicant of the 9 Emotions Project? We will see!

Art, Brandon, Christianity, Elainie, Event, History, Iowa State, Johnathan, Logan, Nader, Politics, Weddings

September 2007 – Misc.

July 22, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

Here are a few images from a selection of folders from the month of September 2007.

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve some night photography!

Animals, Flowers, Jay, Johnathan, Macro, Nature, Railroad, Shorty

09-09-07

July 8, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

A young Johnathan Stensland among the photos in the folder 09-09-07:

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will include what I’m sure might have been the wedding of the year in 2007!

Bill, Black & White, Carla, Cathie, Formal Portrait, Jesse, Johnathan, Kim, Michelle, Micky, Steph, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 91 – PORTRAIT

June 12, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

A good solid set of submissions for PORTRAIT as we head down the homestretch of this year’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about submission rates. You came here to see the submission for PORTRAIT:

BILL WENTWORTH 1

BILL WENTWORTH 2

STEPHANIE KIM

KIM BARKER

CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT

MICKY AUGUSTIN 1

MICKY AUGUSTIN 2

CARLA STENSLAND 1

CARLA STENSLAND 2

MICHELLE HAUPT

CATHIE RALEY

MIKE VEST 1

MIKE VEST 2

What a great week of submission!

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:

NATURE!

NATURE! What a great theme! I know getting out in NATURE might be outside of the comfort zone of some people, but trust me. It isn’t scary out there. Unless you go out to your favorite State Park and it is lousy with a bunch of posers. Only showing up when the weather is nice. Taking up space and getting in the way. But I don’t talk from personal experience. Lousy stinking posers!

But I digress. There is NATURE everywhere. Even people living in cities, have access to NATURE. That being said, there is more than one definition of NATURE. I’d tell you another one, but I bet you own a dictionary. If you don’t, they sell them at book stores. Field trip!

Good luck! I can’t wait to see the NATURE interpretations.

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.

2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GALLERY DIVISION

Sometimes people send me descriptions of their photos. I’ve never done anything with that information in the past. However, if you send me a description in the future, I will add it to your image in the Weekly Photo Challenge Gallery that houses all the submissions.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very natural Monday!

Boone FUMC, FNSC, Football, Jason, Johnathan, Naima, Self-Portrait Project, Willy, Youth Group

Selfie Project – April

May 10, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 4 Comments

Here are some of my favorite images from the Selfie Project for the month of April:

April 1

April 2

April 4

April 5

April 7

April 8

April 9

April 11

April 14

April 15

April 17

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

April 27

April 29

April 30

Of course, remember that I publish these on the daily on Instagram and you can follow me over here: @christopherdbennett

Animals, Art, Flowers, History, Jay, Johnathan, Logan, Mom, Music, Nature, Night, Shannon

08-01-07

April 29, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

The folder called 08-01-07 is kind of all over the place.

Next Saturday’s folder involves the Iowa State Fair.

Alexis, Boone FUMC, Brandon, Carla, Elainie, Ernie, Jason, Jesse, Johnathan, Logan, Michelle, Micky, Mom, Naima, Self-Portrait Project, Teresa

March

April 14, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

Now would be a good time to check in on the Selfie Project. I’ve attempted and failed at this project 3 times now. The farthest I’ve ever made it is 116 days. I feel like this just might be the year.

Here are some of my favorites from March: