NOTES: 1 – THE THEME FOR THIS WEEK HAS A SPECIAL RULE. MAKE SURE YOU READ THAT SPECIAL RULE DURING THE THEME REVEAL PART OF THIS HERE JOURNAL ENTRY. 2 – AT THE END OF THE MONTH I WILL BE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, TEAMS, PHONE CONVERSATION, SNAPCHAT. ONLY IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS OF THOSE 2 POSTS. START THINKING OF THEMES YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NEXT YEAR.
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Today is Indigenous Peoples Day!
I hope we all can find a way to celebrate and research the contributions and history of the indigenous peoples of America today and every day.
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Today is Shawn’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Shawn!
I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be!
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RELIGION! An estimated 6.6 billion people practice a RELIGION. But did many of those billions of people or any of the 1.2 billion unaffiliated find something of a RELIGION to photograph to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 2, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Elainie Stensland – 1 week (2)
2-Myriah Sharp – 1 week (3)
3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
4-Amy Peterson – 3 weeks (2)
5-Scott Degeneffe – 6 weeks (2)
6-Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks
7-Willy McAlpine – 7 weeks
8-Mary Green – 9 weeks (3)
9-Mike Vest – 13 weeks
10-Sheri Fakhouri – 16 weeks
11-Monica Jennings – 17 weeks
12-Logan Kahler – 17 weeks
13-Nathanial Brown – 18 weeks
14-Jesse Howard – 18 weeks
15-Tamara Peterson – 21 weeks
16-Alexis Stensland – 26 weeks
17-Mindi Terrell – 33 weeks (3)
18-Brandon Kahler – 57 weeks
19-Linda Bennett – 62 weeks (2)
20-Sarah Toot – 63 weeks
21-Angie DeWaard – 67 weeks
22-Dawn Krause – 71 weeks (3)
23-Kim Barker – 77 weeks (2)
24-Joe Duff – 78 weeks (2)
25-Teresa Kahler – 89 weeks (3)
26-Carla Stensland – 89 weeks (2)
27-Micky Augustin – 91 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 92 weeks
29-Bill Wentworth – 93 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 97 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 98 weeks (2)
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 100 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 102 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:
Andy Sharp (Boone First United Methodist Parsonage – Boone, Iowa) – 93 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 68 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 94 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 58 weeks
Carla Stensland (Twin Lakes Bible Camp, Iowa) – 90 weeks
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 98 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Es Selam Mosque – Rural Dallas County, Iowa)
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 72 weeks
Elainie Stensland (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 99 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)
Jesse Howard (Marion Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 19 weeks
Jesse Howard (Marion Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa)
Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 79 weeks
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 78 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 103 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Ames, Iowa) – 63 weeks
Linda Bennett (Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Boone, Iowa)
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 18 weeks
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 92 weeks
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 14 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 34 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Monica Jennings (Otley, Iowa) – 18 weeks
Myriah Sharp (Hawaii) – 2 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 19 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 8 weeks
Sarah Toot (Bethpage Golf Course – Farmingdale, New York) – 64 weeks
Sarah Toot (Bethpage Golf Course – Farmingdale, New York)
Sarah Toot (Bethpage Golf Course – Farmingdale, New York)
Scott Degeneffe (Rural Boone County, Iowa) – 7 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Des Moines, Iowa) – 101 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 17 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)
Suzie Brannen (Austin, Texas) – 1 week
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 22 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 90 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa)
Willy McAlpine (Seville, Spain) – 8 weeks
31 participants! That is a pretty good week.
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Hawaii
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ New York
+ Spain
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
38 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there!
he Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Alto del Perdon – Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Ontario, Canada
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ St. John pied de port, France
+ Vienna, Austria
+ Munich, Germany
+ Rome, Italy
+ Cannes, France
+ Koper, Slovenia
The major milestone reached this week was Kim joining the Year and a Half Streak Club! WooHoo!
But it wasn’t all good news. It was a veritable blook bath of streaks! Sara’s 2 week streak is gone. Amy’s 3 week streak is toast. Mary’s 9 week streak is over! And most heartbreaking… Alexis’ 26 week streak is but a distant memory!
But all is not lost to those who believe in the power of resurrection and this is a new week where new streaks can begin!
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:
#INSTAGOOD
#INSTAGOOD! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what exactly is an #INSTAGOOD image? Here is where that special rule for this theme is revealed. An #INSTAGOOD image is simply the best image you take this week. Period. And because it is the best image you take this week (HERE IS THAT SPECIAL RULE) you can only submit ONE picture for this theme. Only one picture is your best picture.
I will add, do NOT send me multiple images and ask me to pick the best one. Remember that one rule for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is that the picture has to be taken the week of the theme because this is not a curate your pictures challenge, this is a get off your butt and go take pictures challenge! However, this week, you will have to do curate from all the pictures you take this week down to one, best picture.
The term #INSTAGOOD does come from Instagram. It is the second most popular Instagram hashtag. These are the 5 most popular Instagram hashtags.
1. #love (2.1 billion)
2. #instagood (1.7 billion)
3. #fashion (1.1 billion)
4. #instagram (1.1 billion)
5. #photooftheyday (1 billion)
You hashtag an image with #INSTAGOOD that you think it is particularly good. A picture that is definitely worth of the grid. Not the weak kind of image you might throw into your story. For the grid!
I look forward to seeing the best image you take this week!
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 best in this place that I hope is some of the best of me next Monday.