Hitting up the back log, these are pictures I took on my way up to Brushy Creek one July afternoon.
Most of these pictures were taken in Dayton. The last few were taken in Burnside.
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Category Archives: Art
I Do Not Know Who Your Dentist is, but He Should Clean Out Your Mouth
The world wasn’t ready for these OLD/ELDERLY 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 at a Methodist Church. Either in Boone or Stratford.
You’re welcome world!
Manos: The Restaurant of Fate
Way back in July Willy, Jay, and I went on a road tip to the Maquoketa Caves State Park. These are not pictures of that park, but pictures taken randomly on the trip to and fro the park:
I just have to say, my hat is off to the Anamosa Fire Department. As far as I know, the Boone Fire Department has never locked horns with a dragon.
Also, I very badly want to eat at this Bluff Lake Restaurant. We drove by it and it looks amazing. Anybody wants to go on a 3 hour (1 way) road trip, let me know.
By What My Eyes Have Seen
On Super Bowl Sunday, DaeHee and I checked out part of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. It was -2 degrees. Bethany and Nora just circled the block in the car. Here are a few photos:
There were two big disappointments with the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.
#1. You weren’t allowed to go inside the ice castle. It was for external viewing only.
#2. The fried cheese curd stand wasn’t open. Apparently -2 degrees is too cold for them. Lame. Take some pride in the craft.
But other than that I’d almost recommend going to part of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.
When I Meet Thomas Jefferson I’m ‘A Compel Him to Include Women in the Prequel!
I went to the Women’s March a few weeks back. I couldn’t stay for very long because I had 1 PM tickets for the Iowa State Cyclones beatdown of the #8 Texas Tech Red Raiders. So I showed up early hoping other people would show up early.
On my walk to the assembly grounds I snapped a few photos of the Capitol and of some of the statues on the Capitol grounds:
WARNING! THERE BE BOOBS BELOW!
There was a small group of children that had their jaws drop when they saw the Soldier’s and Sailors’ Monument. They were apparently shocked by its depiction of Iowa as mother. Offering nourishment to her children. Their parents hurried them along.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 125 – JEALOUSY
Finally finding some spare time to get the submissions for last week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE published. The theme was JEALOUSY:
Tamara Peterson
Kim Barker
Kim Barker
Christopher D. Bennett
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
SMALL TOWN!
SMALL TOWN! What a great theme! But what is a SMALL TOWN photo? A SMALL TOWN photo is anything that is suggestive of a SMALL TOWN. From businesses to water towers to schools to parks.
As always, I look forward to seeing your interpretations.
HOUSEKEEPING
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION
1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.
2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge due date. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.
That is it, them’s the rules.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
I’m pleased to announce that Johnathan Stensland is the latest to show taste, class, and sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 email subscription. Johnathan is my nephew and my most recent roommate. Like all people with Bennett genes, he is a badass. If you see him walking the mean streets of rural Boone County, feel free to give him a knowing glance and show him the super secret Photography 139 handshake.
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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very small town Monday!
Iron Mountain Road
Now is probably a good time to share a few more photos from my trip to South Dakota with my Mom. These pictures are from the Iron Mountain Road:
If you ever visit the Black Hills, I would strongly recommend the Iron Mountain Road. You travel through 3 tunnels that all face Mount Rushmore. It is a particularly scenic route if you are going from Mount Rushmore to Custer State Park.
03-07-08
The following pictures are from the folder called 03-07-08:
By adding these images to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following blog to its original glory:
SCREWED UP PRIORITIES
Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve a band that I’m 95% sure doesn’t exist any longer.
Them Photogs, They Coming Up on Me; I Cut Off the Ladder, And I Told ‘Em,”Bye-Bye”
More alternatives for COLORFUL that the world couldn’t handle on Monday. I’m hoping it can handle them now:
Most of these photos were taken at Boone First United Methodist Church. A few were taken in the campustown area of Ames. The pictures of Naima were taken in the Photography 139 backyard.
Most of these are an incamera special effect that is far from perfect, but often creates interesting results.
You’re welcome world.
This Ladder of Photography I Climbed; I Took the Machete; The Game Isn’t Ready
The world wasn’t ready for these COLORFUL pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world can handle them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer:
All of these photos were taken at Boone First United Methodist Church. Many of them with an in-camera special effect. More of these “tomorrow”.
You’re welcome world!