Thought it would be a good time to share a picture of a flower from my backyard.
I don’t post too many photos of my backyard flowers because I don’t want people to get too jealous of my green thumb.
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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
ISO: 400
APERTURE; f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 08/26/2015- 19:30
LATITUDE: 42° 3′ 18.6″
LONGITUDE: 93° 52′ 14.8″
ALTITUDE: 357.72 meters
We’ve been fighting a losing battle against the insects for fifteen years, but I never thought I’d see the final face-off in my lifetime. And I never dreamed, that it would turn out to be the bees. They’ve always been our friend.
-Brad Crane
Many of you might not remember Brad Crane. He was a hero and national celebrity in 1978 when he helped fend off a swarm of killer bees that had invaded the southwest. The swarm destroyed large cities like Houston and small towns like Maryville. We almost lost hope. It is sad to think that his major contribution has almost completely forgotten.
I haven’t forgotten you Brad Cane!
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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
ISO: 1250
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/2015 – 18:24
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 42.5″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 4.9″
ALTITUDE: 253.71 meters
I must really like these flowers because I took lots of pictures of them.
I threatened an all flower week a couple weeks back, but this might be that week.
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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
ISO: 1000
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/15 18:24
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 42.7″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 4.8″
ALTITUDE: 251.57 meters
There were a decent amount of submissions this week. Let’s have a look!
Michelle Haupt
Christopher D. Bennett
Angie DeWaard
Mike Vest
Time to reveal this week’s theme. It is an easy one!
Who wants a definition of SHADOWS? You are in luck! Keep reading…
SHADOW (noun) – a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body of intercepting light.
Email your submissions to bennett@photography139.com by noon next Monday to be included in this here blog.
Although this undeniably falls into the category of posed photo, I still enjoy it as it shows flashes of truth. And we all know what Picasso said about art and the truth… right?
I should make a quick note that with this journal entry I’ve experimented with posting a larger image size. The million dollar question is whether or not this is how that image shows up in the inboxes of email subscribers.
If it is all jacked up, as always, you can click on the link and it should take you to the blog on the website.
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CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 28mm (35mm equivalency – 42mm)
ISO: 125
APERTURE: f/4.5
EXPOSURE: 1/60
DATE: 09/26/2015 – 16:19
LATITUDE: 42° 2′ 22.1″
LONGITUDE: 93° 53′ 26.1″
ALTITUDE: 291.53 meters
Here are a few pictures I like that come from New Toy, but don’t fit into any particular narrative.
Youth Room
Mike, John, and Tim at the Event Formerly Known as the Methodist Men Steak Fry.
A packed house.
View staring out my living room window.
Teresa’s paint.
Ernie painting.
The New Toy has come in handy now and again. I think it is a keeper.
It seems like a good time to return to the Iowa State Fair flower garden.
This also isn’t the picture that got me kicked out of the flower garden, but that one is coming up soon. I swear.
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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
ISO: 800
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/2015 – 15:22
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 42.7″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 4.8″
ALTITUDE: 247.12 meters
In honor of Tacoctober a few friends from the mine and I held a taco tailgate before the Iowa State-Texas Christian football match recently. It seemed like a good time to squeeze off a few shots on the new toy.
Here are a few shots from Taco Tailgate 2015:
Jorge and Joe, placing the goodness on the grill.
More goodness.
Waiting for the goodness.
Houlihan chopping up the meat.
One of the mascots of Taco Tailgate.
Taco goodness!
Most of the tailgating equipment in years past has been provided by the Brog Frog Tailgating Company. Since they have closed down for business, I had to scramble for equipment this year. I found this table in my Mom’s garage. It is the perfect size for the trunk of my car.
Plans are already in motion for Taco Tailgate 2016.Play your cards right, you might just wrangle an invite. We are going to add a second taco recipe and hopefully upgrade some of our equipment. High on the want list is a tailgating canopy and a better grill. The fight goes on.
Admittedly, at this time of year, this is a hard theme to tackle. However, a fair amount of people were able to find a WILD ANIMAL. The challenge gets harder and harder as the weather gets colder and colder.
This week’s submissions:
Michelle Haupt
Mike Vest
Christopher D. Bennett
Angie DeWaard
Time to reveal this week’s theme:
I don’t know that I need to define this one, I think everybody knows the definition of portrait. I think everybody knows what a face looks like. So this is a portrait that doesn’t include a face.
No other real news to share. No new subscribers this week. The website is undergoing a metamorphosis, if you haven’t noticed. It isn’t there yet, but it almost is, so feel free to check the website’s new look out. Including new headers! New logo! My Snapcode! Same great content!
As always, good luck this week to you and your faceless victims… um… subjects!
I obviously couldn’t go through the entire week without posting 1 flower picture. Russell would leave the family out of protest, I have no doubts…
Another flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair.
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CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 1250
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/2015 – 18:22
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 42.9′”
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 4.9″
ALTITUDE: 245.96 meters
