Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
There may one day come a timeWhen I cannot recognize your faceI might know that I should know you from somewhereBut I’ll ache to remember such a placeI might wonder at the stranger in the mirrorWho still carries an old forgotten loadOr the many twists and turns life had to… Read More »I’ll Always Know I Do
Today is Micky’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. I hope your birthday is filled with all sorts of outdoorsy activities! Here is the final collection of images from Jesse and I’s trip to Winterset to check out their RAGBRAI activities. When we left off last… Read More »Winterset: Not Quite Brothers
Downtown Des Moines has one of the best Farmer’s Markets in the country. It is massive and while I don’t cook much, I like to eat and I LOVE doing street photography, so I try to make it there at least once a year. Last year I took Jesse with… Read More »DM Farmer’s Market: Beginnings
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Who are your favorite submitters? Obviously all of you are my favorites. But the real ones do 4 things. This isn’t to single Mary out. It is just an example I have from this week. Those are great pictures, but they can barely… Read More »WPC – WEEK 493 – SHOT THROUGH
A few weeks back Jay had the grand idea of trying Indian for Friday Night Supper Club. To be honest, it has been years since the last time I ate Indian. And I mean years. I bet it has been at least a decade. So a plan was hatched and… Read More »Messala! Ames Field Work
Back in August I replaced the mid focal length lens of my Big 3. I was using a Tamron, but decided to replace it with a newer Sigma lens. I had already replaced my super wide of the Big 3 earlier in the year. I have yet to replace the… Read More »Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens
When we left off last Friday I was still wandering Audubon Park. This collection starts still in Audubon Park and finishes up back near the hotel. This is the final collection of images from Day 3. I didn’t actually take any pictures of New Orleans with the real camera on… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Back to the Hotel
One of the absolute greatest songs of all-time featured in one of the greatest movies of all-time CASABLANCA. If you’ve never seen this movie, what are you even doing! You should check it out as it is pretty relatable to the times we are living in right now. But Thursdays… Read More »As Time Goes By
Last time we looked at photos from Jesse and I’s trip to Winterset to check out the RAGBRAI festivities, Standing Hampton was rocking the stage. This collection finishes up the Standing Hampton images and starts the images of the headlining band. It was a great night and there is still… Read More »RAGBRAI: STANDING HAMPTON
First I need to state the obvious. I’m doing a redesign of the Photography 139 website. This is both a content change and a change of the look. Because of these changes, there are some obvious growing pains. For example, yesterday I did not intentionally hide the names of the… Read More »A New Dawn of Photography 139
CONTRAST! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 10, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks*4-Mary Green… Read More »WPC – WEEK 492 – CONTRAST
At the end of last Sunday’s food adventure I indicated that this week’s food adventure would involve Indian food. I decided to bump that food adventure a week and concentrate on the spreads at the 2 Super Bowl parties I attended. Get to them while the memories are still fresh… Read More »Super Bowl Spreads – 2025
This is the final collection of images from the Boone County Fair. It concentrates on the rides and games the kids rode and ate and probably wore. Here are some pictures from the day! A bonus picture of Bokeh thrown in there at the end for the fans. This was… Read More »Sunday at the BCF: Carnival
Need to start today by wishing all of you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Not going to give you a list of anything this year. I was ill prepared for this holiday. Sorry. I’ll try to do better next Valentine’s Day! Last time we left off on Day 3 of my… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Audubon Park
If everybody had your shoulderTo lean their head onto once in a whileThen they’d know what it means to be lovedThey’d never feel alone in their miles They’d wonder why life was so kindWhen they close their eyes at the end of the day And in the darkness there would… Read More »If Everyone Had Someone
After Jesse and I got done eating, we wandered around the festivities for a bit. Checking out the sidewalk chalk that greeted the riders as they entered Winterset. Eventually we ended up by the stage listening to the band Standing Hampton. Here are some more pictures: I remember Standing Hampton… Read More »RAGBRAI: Winterset Street Art
As many of you have heard, I had to say goodbye the Camry. I don’t get too attached to physical things. Well, I like to think I’m not, but everything about my house probably says I’m lying to myself about that. But let’s just go with I don’t get too… Read More »Requiem for a Camry
Today is Bill’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is filled with all the Star Wars and Batman you can handle! +++++++ FOOD! What a great theme! There are about 4 themes that I manipulate their place on the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 491 – FOOD
This isn’t a new food adventure by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, this food adventure is a family tradition. A tradition that goes back years. But I don’t think I’ve ever written about it, so I thought I better correct this terrible oversight. Of course, I must be… Read More »#pancakelife: Boone Field Work
After we hit up the foam party we wandered briefly through the animal barns before hitting up the midway for rides and some food. Here are some more pictures from the day: Still one more collection of images from this great day at the Fair to share!
After walking around the French Quarter I eventually ended up on one of the green trolleys and out to the Garden District. The green trolleys in New Orleans are known as the St. Charles Streetcar Line. It is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It has been… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Garden District Trolley