Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
Is there some freewheeling watcherShooting marbles in the sky?Holding your years between their fingersWatching it burn till the fire dies Why is it heroic to untether?How is alone some holy grail?And if we really come and go unknownCouldn’t I find myself in jail? Oh, keeper how I love youI love… Read More »Returning to Myself
Back on March 15, I ducked into Rieman Music to visit Derrick and his crew and take a few pictures for that week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The theme that week was MUSIC. One of these pictures actually became my submission, but the rest, well they were relegated to the… Read More »Babe, It Couldn’t Have Been that Easy
Time to all but put a bow on the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest from this year. I got an email a couple days ago, that I thought was very sweet, so I thought I would start by sharing it: Hi Mr. Bennett, I just wanted to say thank you for… Read More »2025 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Recap
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 527 – DREAM
Last time we left off we were walking to the stadium for the game. Our good friends from the Luas told us to just follow the canal and we would get there. We should have followed their advice. We followed the canal most of the way, but then we started… Read More »Ireland Day 4: Part 2
Sometimes at night I wake up in a cold sweat from a nightmare that I attended a school that has a nickname that is so generic that it makes you want to puke. Like Wildcats or Bulldogs. Ugh… where’s my puke bucket at? I take zero pride in being a… Read More »Cyclones vs. Wildcats (from Arizona)
Last Friday, we had just finished where Joe, Lowell, and I ate lunch ad were starting our walk toward the Texas Capitol Building. To be honest, and this isn’t a favoritism towards Iowa thing, it isn’t much to look at, compared to the Capitol building in Iowa. Here are some… Read More »Austin Day 5: The Capitol
… for falling in love. But Thursdays are for flowers. This is another flowertography session that took place in my yard while I was trying to get the ants on peony picture that I wanted. Have a look! Next Thursday’s flowertography session will involve peonies. Maybe some ants, but definitely… Read More »You Can’t Blame Gravity…
This year I went to the Ames Independence Day Parade and snapped a few pictures. The Gorshe were in the parade and watching the parade, so I hung with them. The parade got interrupted as somebody on one of the floats had a medical emergency. I heard about 5 different… Read More »Ames Independence Day Parade
I’m always angling to find the best place to take pictures of the ISUCFVMB Step Show. I always try to make it and I’m never 100% satisfied with my pictures. This time I was as close as I’ve been and pretty much was straight on with the show. Which worked… Read More »Cyclone State: Step Show
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 526 – THREE
Day 4 in Ireland. This was the actual day of the game. We weren’t exactly sure how to get into the game. The stadium is in the middle of a neighborhood and doesn’t really have much parking next to it. We knew we were going to take a train, but… Read More »Ireland Day 4: Part 1
The last collection of images I shared from the Iowa State-Iowa game were pictures from around the Big Noon set. This collection of images are from the Spirit Walk. Here are some pictures: Still one more collection of images from this pre-game left to share. Maybe next Saturday.
Last Friday we started on the River Walk with Joe and Lowell. This week we will finish off the river walk and go through the restaurant where we got a late lunch. Here are the pictures: Still quite a few images left from my last day in Austin left to… Read More »Austin Day 5: More River Walk
Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place in my yard. Many of these pictures were my pursuit of an ant picture on a peony. So I hope you like pictures of peonies and ants. What am I saying? Everybody loves macro pictures of ants! Have a looksie: Next… Read More »The Best Thing That’s Ever Been Mine
Time to clean up the January backlog. These images I took back in January, but they never really fit into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entry. Most of them are alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Some were taken in the Boone High parking lot. Some were taken in my… Read More »You Could Never See
Back in January I walked around the sanctuary at the Boone First United Methodist Church after worship service with the Sweet Spot Lensbaby lens I had purchased just a few days earlier. Most people won’t like the effect of the Sweet 22, but I am a fan. Have a look… Read More »Saccharine
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 525 – PORTRAIT
On Wednesday, the Iowa Pork Producers Association released the finalists for this years Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. For us blue-collar-to-no-collar folks this is the equivalent to the Beard Awards or Michelin stars. You can have your fancy pants restaurants. Give me a pork tenderloin, a side of onion rings,… Read More »Ireland Day 3
I keep forgetting to announce that Teresa recently won a major award from Iowa State University. There was even a big article on her and everything. Have a read: The go-to teacher licensure resource in IowaSeptember 16, 2025 Teresa Kahler appreciates a good spreadsheet. When done well, it guards a… Read More »FE 135mm F1.8 GM
Day 5. The last day I spent in Austin for the bi-annual CMC. This is the best day because it is only a half day of work. Then there is the rest of the day basically free. This was the best half day I’ve had at the CMC. Joe lives… Read More »Austin Day 5: River Walk