It is time once again for me to to do a random look at some of the statistics on the website. First up is what are the 10 Most Popular Images in the Artistic Galler. This one is actually somewhat of a shocker. A picture of Brandon has went from… Read More »Post No. 1,101
Good news Americans! Say that you always wanted a copy of the above picture of Foster Q. Bunny on your wall, but didn’t know how to go about getting it. That dilemma is now over. My online store is now ready to take and fulfill your order! Even before my… Read More »Crass Commercialism
I’m sure most of you will consider this to be one of the most boring posts you’ve ever read, but since it symbolizes a ton of work from me and even more work from Vest, it shouldn’t be allowed to pass without acknowledgement. I have (with the considerable aid of… Read More »Photo Gallery Websites
EDITOR’S NOTE: SINCE THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION OF THIS BLOG IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MONICA AND JEFF WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELICIOUS FRUIT PIZZA. MY APOLOGIES FOR GIVING THE CREDIT TO DERRICK. Movie – Hall Pass Director: Bobby and Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, There’s Something About… Read More »Movie Review: Hall Pass
These pictures are from: backup/Old My Pictures/2005 Calendar I’m pretty sure these are the files from the 2nd year of the calendar, although it is possible that it was the 3rd or 1st year of the calendar. My records on such things are spotty at best. In the early days… Read More »The Archives: Edition Two
It is hard to believe that this journal has reached entry 1,000. Since I enjoy rather meaningless statistics, I’m going to go over a few right now. According to how many times they have been viewed, these are the 10 Most Popular Pictures in the Artistic Gallery: 1. Gazing Ball… Read More »Journal Entry One-Thousand
1 word or short phrase answers for the rest of the questions. Your favorite virtue? Humanitas Your favorite qualities in a man? Logic Your favorite qualities in a woman Empathy What you appreciate the most in your friends? Follow through Your main fault? Disinterest in money Your favorite occupation? Mixer… Read More »Proust No. Eight
Becky Perkovich correctly gave 1 of the 4 possible correct answers to the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite movie? A: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Proust Quote “Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.” Confessions Question Your idea of… Read More »Proust No. Seven
Dawn Krause correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Christopher D. Bennett bowls on Monday nights. What is the name of his bowling team? A: Patio Pros. Proust Quote “Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them.” Confessions Question For what fault… Read More »Proust No. Six
Jason Baier correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What brand of camera does Christopher D. Bennett A: Sony. I also would have accepted Minolta with a lengthy explanation of how Sony bought out Minolta. If anybody would have listed Sony, Minolta and Holga, well there wouldn’t be… Read More »Proust No. Five
Jesse Howard correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Currently, what is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite band? A: The Swell Season. Proust Quote “If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.” Confessions… Read More »Proust No. Four
Here are a few broad announcements. 1. Love my photography? Ever wonder what it would like if you were in it? Here is your chance! I’m doing portrait photography as a fundraiser for the youth group at my church tomorrow night. So come down to the First United Methodist Church… Read More »General Housekeeping Information
Every 100 or so posts, I like to make a list of the most popular pictures on this blog. Here is the list of the 10 most popular photos in the Artistic Gallery. 1. Outburst of the Soul 2. Self-Portrait 3. Jen Relaxing Between Sets 4. Grizzly McAlpine 5. Rebecca… Read More »Post No. 850
Last week’s theme really fired the imagination of some contributors as multiple people submitted multiple images for PAINTING WITH LIGHT. Mike Vest A Mike Vest B Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Dawn Krause A Dawn Krause B Justin Whitaker Dawn Weekly Poem Painting with Light Oh… Read More »RWPE #22 – Painting with Light
Many of you know that I mostly avoid Facebook. I go on there once a week. On Monday nights. Many of you also know that I have a Twitter account. I have a Twitter Account for two reasons. 1. You can’t be this self-absorbed without having a Twitter Account. Doesn’t… Read More »Social Networking and the Beast
When I originally was planning my vacation I had set aside this day to make a road trip. I didn’t know where I wanted to go for sure, but I knew that a trip to Wilton and their old timey ice cream parlor was definitely on the list. I had… Read More »Vacation Day 7 – Couch Time
I haven’t been as active blogging lately. There are several reasons for this absence. I have been spending most of my free time organizing the basement. When I completed this project I moved on to the upstairs. I am on the verge of being quite downsized. Hopefully this project will… Read More »Regression
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ (500) Days of Winter This picture is an homage to one of my favorite scenes from my favorite movie of 2009 – (500) Days of Summer. Derrick posed for this picture when he… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 4
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ There is good news on the commenting front. Now when you leave a comment on this blog you will have the option of checking a box that will subscribe you to future comments… Read More »Happy Birthday to the Wentworth Warrior!
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ I did have a couple of late submissions for RWPE. Here are a couple of bonus FRAMING pictures. Julie Johnson Michael Vest I had an amazing weekend. I would just like to share… Read More »Amazing Weekend
I have been asked by a couple different people if I knew all 52 Themes for RWPE couldn’t I think ahead? The truth is that I could think ahead, but off the top of my head I couldn’t tell you what maybe 5 of the themes are that haven’t been… Read More »The 52 Themes