Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
A couple Saturdays back, after flying Rodan139 around Boxholm I swapped out batteries and took a brief flight around Pilot Mound. Boxholm and Pilot Mound are only a few miles apart. For a period of time they shared a consolidated school district for years. My understanding is that back in… Read More »Rodan139: Pilot Mound
NOTE: THERE ARE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK’S THEME, SO MAKE SURE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEM. JUST DON’T SKIM BY THEM. NOT THAT ANYBODY DOES THAT. EVERYBODY HANGS ON MY EVERY WORD. TEXTURE. It is something you really have to feel. But as a theme, did a bunch… Read More »WPC – WEEK 403 – TEXTURE
Today is Jorge’s birthday! So happy birthday Jorge! I mean, anybody willing to pose for a picture like this deserves to have an amazing birthday! +++++++ A few weeks back Carla, Teresa, and I drove to What Cheer, Iowa to hit up their flea market. The original plan was just… Read More »I Scream: Monroe Field Work
Seems like a good time for another backlog cleanup. These images were taken in October of 2022, but never really fit into any other “An Artist’s Notebook” posts. Most of these were taken before the Iowa State-Kansas State football game. A game that Iowa State completely handed away to the… Read More »And You Always Say I’m Never Satisfied
Day 2 in Chicago was the first day where I actually had to work. Kim was setting up things at the convention center in the morning and let us know when to head over to do our thing. Tony, Lowell, and I got breakfast at the hotel and then walked… Read More »The Windy City: Day 2A
You carry me along with you Keep my spirit strong, you do Maybe I was meant to be Under your lock and key The hard times that I had Really, don’t seem all that bad Yesterday is long ago and far away And I’m beginning to feel the years But… Read More »Beginning to Feel the Years
Time for another collection of images from when Teresa and I made a road trip to Henry County & Jefferson County to harvest their town signs. Many of the pictures in this collection were actually taken in Van Buren County. Mount Pleasant Salem Hillsboro Stockport Fairfield There is still one… Read More »Henry & Jefferson County Aux. – Vol. 3
Today is Nate’s birthday, so happy birthday Nate! I hope your birthday is as wonderful as you want it to be! +++++++ I did have submissions from one person come in a tad bit late for PARK. Normally, I would tell that person to pound sand. You were late, there… Read More »Rodan139: Boxholm
I should start this entry by hoping everybody had a good Memorial Day! I know, I shared that exact same picture on Saturday. But I like it and it seems to fit Memorial Day. I’d like to take this little piece of this website to share the poem “In Flanders… Read More »WPC – WEEK 402 – PARK
If you are reading this, then I got too busy this morning to compile and code the submissions for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t get started on this week’s theme. Hopefully I will publish this week’s submissions later tonight. I’m guessing around 8:01… Read More »WEEK 403 – REVEAL
Today is Colleen’s birthday, so happy birthday Colleen! I hope it is as magical as you want it to be! +++++++ On the health spectrum, this post is about a food item that couldn’t be more on the opposite end of the “healthy eating” spectrum than a tenderloin if it… Read More »Salad Shooting: Ames Field Work
Today is Jason’s birthday. Happy birthday Jason! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ Time to clean up the backlog. These images are from September that never quite fit into any previous posts. Some are alternates for THE WEEKLYPHOTO CHALLENGE. Another is a… Read More »And You Left Me There Cryin’ Wonderin’ What I Did Wrong
Today is Kalista’s birthday, so happy birthday Kalista! Hope your day is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ We begin where we left off last Friday. Kim, Lowell, Tony, and I were hanging out by The Bean after having supper at Giordano’s. The Bean is one of… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1C
I’m gonna fit in I’m on the list I’m gonna to get in Haven’t you heard And don’t you know who I am? I’m with the Joneses I’m their best friend I’ve come to saturate the market To perpetuate the hip kid I was born so I can fall in… Read More »Mainstream Kid
When I was originally contacted by the Sleeping Angels to photograph their event, it was because they wanted pictures of them crossing the Mile Long Bridge. It was kind of touch and go with whether the weather was going to cooperate. You can’t fly a drone in rain and the… Read More »Rodan139: Sleeping Angels II
Time for another collection of images from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Henry and Jefferson County I took with Teresa. The majority of these pictures were taken in Mount Pleasant. We met up with Doug and Jodie for lunch in Mount Pleasant. Afterwards, Doug went back… Read More »Henry & Jefferson County Aux. – Vol. 2
I mailed out a postcard to the entrants of last years Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest last week. I hear they still haven’t arrived in people’s mailboxes. Thought I would share the postcard here, since many of you entered last year or have kids or grandkids that entered. Or hopefully many… Read More »WPC – WEEK 401 – HAPPY
A couple Saturdays back after Logan and I did some photography for Sleeping Angels, we need to get a meal. We were going to eat burgers and dogs with the motorcyclists (if time permitted) but the map mishap cost us that chance. So after we concluded taking pictures by the… Read More »Burgertime: Grimes Field Work
Because the Fountain of the Four Seasons in being restored and replaced, I made two trips to photograph it before it left. I already shared the pictures I took during the day. Here I’m going to share the pictures I took at night. But first, here is some information about… Read More »Fountain of the Four Seasons – Night
I need to start out by thanking everyone that wished me a happy birthday. I believe this is a comprehensive list of everybody that wished me a happy birthday. + Kim and also thank you for buying me birthday Buffalo Chicken tots and the card. + Ron, Clevenger, Jordan, and… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1B
Today is the birthday of somebody very important! You all know who it is! Happy birthday Steph! I hope your birthday is everything you want it to be! It has been way too long since the last time I saw Steph. That is probably mostly my fault. +++++++ There’s a… Read More »The Things I Regret
