STORE! Everybody goes to them. Maybe not as much as they did before the pandemic, but you still have to go to them, unless you get everything delivered. Which I don’t think any of you do. I don’t have any friends that are that rich. Or do I?
But many people make it to a STORE to take a picture? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
2-Mary Green – 1 week
3-Sara Lockner – 1 week
4-Sarah Karber – 2 weeks
5-Mindi Terrell – 2 weeks (2)
6-Willy McAlpine – 3 weeks
7-Suzie Brannen – 6 weeks
8-Jesse Howard – 6 weeks
9-Monica Jennings – 6 weeks (2)
10-Nathanial Brown – 7 weeks (2)
11-Mike Vest – 7 weeks
12-Tamara Peterson – 17 weeks
13-Brandon Kahler – 27 weeks
14-Linda Bennett – 31 weeks
15-Sarah Toot – 32 weeks (3)
16-Angie DeWaard – 36 weeks
17-Dawn Krause – 40 weeks
18-Kim Barker – 45 weeks (2)
19-Joe Duff – 47 weeks
20-Logan Kahler – 4 8weeks
21-Teresa Kahler – 58 weeks
22-Carla Stensland – 58 weeks (3)
23-Micky Augustin – 60 weeks
24-Andy Sharp – 61 weeks
25-Bill Wentworth – 62 weeks
26-Cathie Morton – 66 weeks
27-Elizabeth Nordeen – 67 weeks (2)
28-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 69 weeks
29-Kio Dettman – 71 weeks (2)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Becky Parmelee (Arkansas) – 1 week
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 3 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 7 weeks
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 7 weeks
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 7 weeks
Monica Jennings (Iowa)
Monica Jennings (Iowa)
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 8 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Iowa)
Nathanial Brown (Iowa)
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 8 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 18 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 28 weeks
Linda Bennett (Iowa) – 32 weeks
Sarah Toot (New York) – 33 weeks
Sarah Toot (New Jersey)
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania)
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 37 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 41 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa)
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 46 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas) – 48 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas)
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 49 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 59 weeks
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 59 weeks
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 61 weeks
Andy Sharp (Illinois) – 62 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 63 weeks
Cathie Morton (Nassau Bahamas) – 67 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 68 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 70 weeks
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 72 weeks
Kio Dettman (Iowa)
Christopher D. Bennett (Iowa) – 494 weeks
27 participants this week. That is a great week. A slight dip from the last couple of weeks. Maybe there aren’t as many slaves to consumerism out there as I had thought. Which is a good thing… we’ll count it as a good thing.
The good news is that there were 3 new states added to the map this week! New York (Sarah Toot), New Jersey (Sarah Toot again), and Illinois (Andy). That means that all the states that surround Iowa have had a submission taken in them except for South Dakota. But I’m sure we’ll get there. I see you South Dakota.
Also, Cathie added our 2nd submission taken from outside the United States with Nassau Bahamas.
There were submission this week taken in the following locations:
+ Arkansas
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas
+ Nassau Bahamas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arkansas
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Minnesota
+ Nebraska
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ Missouri
+ Oklahoma
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas
+ Wisconsin
16 states! That is pretty impressive!
The Outside of the United States map is now:
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Nassau Bahamas
I took my picture about 2.5 miles from my front door. I know. Big time traveler this guy!
I think this map might grow again next week. A little birdie tells me that a certain regular contributor is going to Arizona this week and maybe Mexico, if they have the guts.
There were no big time milestones this week. Unfortunately there was a bit of a blood bath on the streaks front though. Jen and Mary couldn’t extend their submission last week into a streak. Sarah Karber’s streak went down in flames after 2 weeks. Willy’s 3 week is now as existent as his desire to show up for work.
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:
SUNRISE, SUNSET
SUNRISE, SUNSET! What a great theme for year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.
It has been a few years since I’ve used SUNRISE, SUNSET for a theme. I was told it wasn’t a fair theme because people with children could not do it. I don’t know I bought it, but I don’t know. Maybe it is true. Either way, I put the theme on the sidelines.
I brought it back this year because it is the Special Theme Class for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Rather than writing up my own description, I thought I should just lift it straight from the Iowa State Fair.
“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.”
– Henry Ward BeecherNext year’s theme is a bright one that our world literally revolves around. The Sun is something that we as photographers like to photograph quite often, because it offers a multitude of creativity. In fact, we call the sunset the golden hours because of opportunities it presents to capture the perfect photograph.
Your assignment, however, is to not just shoot the sun, but to shoot it in a way that we have never seen before. While the sun must be the main subject, it shouldn’t be the only subject of your photograph. Ask yourself, what is making the Sun so interesting in the moment? What can you do to photograph the Sun to tell a story of what is happening in that moment?
This assignment will also give you the opportunity to play with shadows and light and all the many colors that the sunrises or sunsets can provide. Look for the dramatic contrasts that can occur when the Sun is providing the light for your photographs.
I’ll just add a couple more things.
#1. Putting objects between you and the sunset can make or break a SUNRISE, SUNSET picture. Choose wisely.
#2. A SUNRISE, SUNSET picture doesn’t have to be of the sun. Maybe for the Iowa State Fair, but not for our purposes. You can also turn around take a picture that is lit by a SUNRISE or SUNSET. A reflection of a SUNRISE or SUNSET can make a fantastic picture.
I look forward to seeing your interpretation.
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of SUNRISE, SUNSET in this place that is still in its sunrise phase next Monday.