Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
A few weeks back I spent quite a long time reading about complementary color theories. Basically trying to figure out what colors are supposed to look good with other colors (almost in the context of framing) and my research almost made me think that really all colors go together. No… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 35
A couple weeks back when I went up to Kamrar to celebrate my birth I brought along Rodan139 because I felt it was the right tool to photograph what I thought would be a perfect subject for Page 20 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. As it turned out, it worked… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 20
If things went right for me yesterday, I’m currently in Rapid City, South Dakota on a mission trip with the Boone First United Methodist Church with 20 youths and 4 other chaperones. In fact, at 12:01 PM, I am most likely sitting down and taking a lunch break at the… Read More »WEEK 198 REVEAL
The pictures in the folder 2009-02-24/Arizona_Day_8 are from my last day in Arizona after the CMM had wrapped up. I took one last stroll around Satan’s Ashtray and then headed for the airport and back to Iowa. Back to where my new house was sitting there waiting. Waiting to be… Read More »2009-02-24 – Arizona Day 8
In 2018, RAGBRAI went through Boone on its way to its overnight destination of Ames. If I remember correctly, I worked 7-9 in the morning, then hung up my pick axe and came to Boone to photograph the riders as they came through Boone or stopped in Boone to enjoy… Read More »RAGBRAI – VOLUME 1
While I was hitting that 2018 backlog I realized that I have made a dreadful mistake. Last year Scott Krause dominated the chicken world at the Boone County Fair. He asked me to take a picture of him and his Champion Chicken. I gladly did so and then went home… Read More »The Chicken Man
WARNING: THERE ARE BOTH LEGITIMATELY DISTURBING IMAGES AND DEPICTIONS OF THE FEMALE BODY IN THE NUDE. IF THAT ISN’T YOUR CUP OF TEA, FEEL FREE TO SKIP STRAIGHT PAST TODAY’S BLOG NO SERIOUSLY. NORMALLY WHEN I PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS UP, THE DISTURBING IMAGE IS A PICTURE OF AN IOWA… Read More »Rajon Rando
More from that 2018 backlog. More flower pictures from my backyard. Last year I had a resurgence of hollyhocks. I hadn’t had any for a couple years, but in 2018 they came back with a fury. In 2019 I’m going to have a few hollyhocks, but nothing like 2018. Also… Read More »Talking About Them Hocks
Once again, we had a week of double digit submissions. I believe that to be the third consecutive week. People like TREE(s). A bunch of TREE huggers,the lot of you! Which is good, because people who don’t like TREE(s) aren’t good people. But you didn’t come here to listen to… Read More »WPC – WEEK 196 – TREE
The pictures from the folder 2009-02-24/Arizona Day 6 are from the CMM Party. On Thursday night’s at the CMM there is a party. I spent most of time at the party wandering around the desert looking for sunset pictures. That is the kind of party animal I am… Next Saturday’s… Read More »2009-02-24 Arizona Day 6
Hitting the 2018 backlog. Here are some pictures of flowers, all from my yard that I took on June 10. The roses are just starting to bloom now, but I didn’t have any daisies this year. Daisies seem to be an unreliable flower, but the weather has also been crazy… Read More »Misc. Flora
Today’s post is actually a mixture of the backlog and new pictures. I never got around to posting pictures from the 2018 Methodist Men Pie Auction. Last Sunday we had the 2019 Methodist Men Pie Auction. The proceeds for both go to support the Youth Group Mission Trip. Between the… Read More »Bake the World a Better Place
It has been probably too long since I hammered away at the 2018 backlog. Here are some picture from Naima at Dickcissel Park, running around, having a good time. I might need to spend some time and get this backlog hammered out.
Last Friday I saw my 6th of 23 Democrat Presidential hopefuls when John Hickenlooper came to the Livery Deli. To be brutally honest, I don’t think I’ve seen the person that will be the Democrat nominee yet. Of the six I’ve seen, I’d give Bernie Sanders the best shot and… Read More »President Quest 2020 – John Hickenlooper
Insert comment on reaching double digits in submissions again. Insert vague reference to GONE WITH THE WIND. Submissions: Logan Kahler Logan Kahler Andy Sharp Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland Carla Stensland Carla Stensland Micky Augustin Cathie Raley Cathie Raley Aubrey and Katelyn Augustin Insert reference to PLAN 9… Read More »WPC – WEEK 195 – PARK
The pictures on from the folder 2009-02-04/Arizona Day 5 are from Day 5 of the Arizona Work Vacation. This was the first day I actually had to work on the occasion. The Computer Mine hosts this event where they invites all of its customers to someplace exotic for a few… Read More »2009-02-04 – Arizona Day 5
Last Saturday in between seeing GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS and heading up to Kamrar, for a birthday dinner, I talked Nader into posing for Page 37 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. Page 37 – Use aperture to capture melancholy. I took a few other pictures of Nader before picking out… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 37
This is the 5th installment on my quest to meet, see, photograph, and possibly get photographed with the person that will take the Oval Office in January of 2021. On Memorial Day Sunday at noon I filed into the Livery Deli to see Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. There are a… Read More »President Quest 2020 – Amy Klobuchar
Now seems like as good of a time as any to check back in with THE SELFIE PROJECT and see what “amazing” things I did in the month of May. Some of these things I had already forgot about! May 1 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May… Read More »Selfie Project – May
I recently went to Pickles in Kamrar with Jesse, Jay, and Nader to celebrate my birthday. I packed up my camera and Rodan139 because I intended on knocking out a couple of needed photos on the trip. #1. I wanted get my GROUP PHOTO image for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.… Read More »Rodan139 – Kamrar
GROUP PORTRAIT turned out to be surprisingly popular. When I woke from my slumbers this morning, about 15 minutes after arriving at the computer mine, I had only received 2 submissions. I thought there was no way we would get to double digits for submissions. But as the morning unfolded,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 194 – GROUP PORTRAIT