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WPC – WEEK 217 – ORANGE

I would be remiss if I didn’t start out this post to saying Happy Veteran’s Day. I don’t have a photo to back up these sentiment, so instead, let me remind you that veterans often struggle greatly when they leave the military.

The suicide rate for veterans of 35 per 100,000. The suicide rate for homeless veterans is 81 per 100,000. Veterans make up approximately 9 percent of all homeless adults.

Thanks to our veterans! They bear more scars than the ones that we can easily see.

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ORANGE once again proved to be a popular theme. For the 7th straight week, the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE brought in double digit submissions:

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


WEEK 217 - ORANGE - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - CATHIE RALEY
Cathie Raley

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - BECKY PARMELEE
Becky Parmeleee

WEEK 217 - ORANGE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland

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:


WEEK 218 - PURPLE
PURPLE!

PURPLE! What a great theme! But what is a PURPLE picture? A PURPLE picture isn’t all that much different than an ORANGE picture. Only instead of ORANGE, it should incorporate the color PURPLE. This one might be a bit trickier as PURPLE isn’t as prevalent in nature as much as ORANGE is this time of year, but I have no doubt, that you will be able to find PURPLE somewhere in your life.

I look forward to seeing your interpretations!

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HOUSEKEEPING


A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

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.

Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge due date.

OR

I now allow people to text me their submissions. In the past, I had made exceptions for a couple people that aren’t real computer savvy, even though it was an inconvenience for me and required at least 3 extra steps for me. I am now lifting that embargo because I have a streamline way of uploading photos. I’m not giving out my phone number, but if you have it, you can text me.

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

Nobody showed class, taste, and sophistication this week by signing up for a Photography 139 email subscription. I’ll try and do better next week.

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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 purple Monday!