Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
The images in today’s post came from the folder 02-10-08/lwl. They are from a photo shoot for Shannon’s Little White Lye Soap company. These are how I would edit them today, if I still had the contract: A reminder that you can buy your own Little White Lye Soap at… Read More »02-10-08/LWL
A reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is HIGH PERSPECTIVE: HIGH PERSPECTIVE A HIGH PERSPECTIVE photo is one where you are looking down on the subject or a picture where you are higher up than normal. No examples this week. Happy photo harvesting!
A few months back I went to the Freedom Flight Sendoff and snapped a few pictures. Here are a few of them: I went to the Freedom Flight Sendoff to see Jesse’s Dad, but I was surprised when Derrick’s Dad got up and gave an impromptu speech about the sacrifice… Read More »Freedom Flight Sendoff
Dipping into the backlog again. These pictures were taken on June 4. The majority of these pictures were taken at McHose Park. The other two were taken in my Grandma’s backyard.
A few months back Jen sent me a text message out of the blue suggesting that I should try to recreate (update) old postcards. It seems like a perfect fit for me, since I might be the last person on the world who really loves postcards and even occasionally sends… Read More »The Postcard Recreation Project – Teddy Roosevelt
The world wasn’t ready for these alternates for last week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme RUINS. Not sure the world is ready yet, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Most of these pictures were taken down at the Kate Shelley Museum in Moingona. For those of you from Minnesota,… Read More »Just Let Me Do What I Do Best; You’re Better Off Playing Russian Roulette
There was another slight uptick in participation this rates for RUINS in this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk tommyrot abut participation rates. You came to see the submissions: KIM BARKER KIM BARKER TAMARA PETERSON CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT CARLA STENSLAND CARLA STENSLAND… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 121 – RUINS
In early December I made a trip down to Des Moines with Anders to see THE DISASTER ARTIST. Before the movie we supped at the Jordan Creek Zombie Burger. I took the following picture for Page 29 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Imagine you’re Elvis. What was your final photograph?… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 29
The following pictures were in the folder 2-10-08: The tin was made by Sara. It was product from her Etsy store. You may have noticed some of her tins around my house as decorations. The painted fish bowl was a Christmas present from Becca. It was one of my favorite… Read More »2-10-08
A reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is RUINS: RUINS! Don’t know what a RUINS photograph would look like? Here are a few examples to get your creative juices flowing: Dawn Krause Angie DeWaard Sarah Karber Joe Duff Jesse Howard Kim Barker Happy photo harvesting!
It is over! The Selfie Project is over! But we should have a couple last looks at all that was “accomplished”! Here are my favorite pictures from December: December 2 December 4 December 6 December 7 December 9 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 16 December 17 December 18… Read More »The Selfie Project – Denouement
Thought I would share a few cruddy cell phone pictures from my recent trip to Memphis with Russell and Jesse to watch Iowa State’s 21-20 beatdown of Memphis in the Liberty Bowl: You know you’re in Memphis when you walk into a hotel lobby and there is a musician setting… Read More »Refreshed from Time to Time with the Blood of Patriots and Tyrants
Here are a few pictures from the early Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve at the Boone First United Methodist Church: Candlelight Service is always my favorite worship service of the year. There is just something peaceful about it. When Youth Group returns in another week, I’m going to use Willy… Read More »So Shines a Good Deed in a Weary World
The world wasn’t ready for these LOW PERSPECTIVE pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now. But I can’t hold them back any longer: Most of these pictures were taken in Memphis. Others were taken in my backyard. One was taken in my kitchen. You’re… Read More »That Last Album Was Heavy, That Last Album Was Gritty, How You Gon’ Match That?
After last week’s disaster of participation, participation rates took a slight uptick. Even as temperatures in central Iowa dipped to below -10. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk tommyrot abut participation rates. You came to see the submissions: CATHIE RALEY CARLA STENSLAND KIM BARKER SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 120 – LOW PERSPECTIVE
Time for a look back at 2017. While it was a disaster for our country and for the world, it wasn’t so bad for me personally. Here are the 5 Most popular Photo Galleries on my website: WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – YEAR 4 (96932 VIEWS) SELFIE PROJECT – 2017 (58566… Read More »2017 – Year in Review
These images were in the folder 02-10-08/lwlenhanced: There are some examples of really bad Photoshop work in this collection. If you have forgotten, Little White Lye Soap is a company ran by Shannon. It is high quality soap that I highly endorse. I’d recommend you go out and buy about… Read More »02-10-08/lwlenhanced
A reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is LOW PERSPECTIVE: LOW PERPSECTIVE! A LOW PERSPECTIVE image is an image where the point of view is lower than normal. Get down on the ground and look up. Get down on the ground and look straight ahead. Both… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – LOW PERSPECTIVE
Hopping back into the backlog I found some pictures I took back on May 5. Some pictures of a beautiful toad that lived in my woodpile for a few weeks and some pictures of gross lilacs. I was, of course, being facetious when I called lilacs ugly. Those lilacs can… Read More »Cinco de Mayo
On Saturday, the Tenderloin Appreciation Society hopped in one of Scottie D.’s many vehicles and headed north on 17 to Webster City. Home of the Grid Iron Grill and Sports Lounge. The current reigning Best Tenderloin in Iowa according to the Iowa Pork Producer’s Association. Scott and Porter had their… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Webster City Field Work
I had some free time on Christmas Eve between church services and feedings to go out to Ledges. I didn’t get as far into Ledges as I wanted because of time constraints and temperature my feet can take restraints, but I did get a few photos that I like: I… Read More »Not Entirely Frozen