Category Archives: Bethany

Minnehahaed Out?

March 24, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

I believe I only have one more Minnehaha Falls picture to share after this, so for those of you that hate Minnesota. Or waterfalls. Or life. You will only have to endure one more.

Which is good, because we are coming up on flower season. I can think of at least one person that is excited about that!

I’m adding something new to the Particulars list. Photo assistant. Sometimes, that just means the person that went with me. Or that just was my company on the ride over. Or that they held the camera once. Or maybe they actually did something. Who knows? I’ll let you unravel the mystery.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 18mm
APERTURE: f/22
EXPOSURE: 8 seconds
DATE: 02/26/2016 – 17:52
LATITUDE: 4.91550°
LONGITUDE: -93.21014°
ASSISTANT: Bethany Yoon

Bethany, Black & White, Dae Hee, Road Trip

Words of Widsom, Lloyd My Man

March 18, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 4 Comments

When I stay with Bethany and Dae Hee, the guest bedroom is across from this crazy long and crazy thin hallway. It is something out of a nightmare. A took a quick snap of it last time I was up there. Well, last time I was at there place.

They are moving from this place at some point in the near future, so I might not ever get to photography it again. Sadness ensues.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 1600
FOCAL LENGTH: UNRECORDED
APERTURE: UNRECORDED
EXPSOURE: 1/60
DATE: 02/28/2016 – 08:37
NO GPS DATA RECORDED

Bethany, Nature, Road Trip

Corporate Handouts and Building Bombs

March 16, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

Here is a picture of the mist from Minnehaha Falls from my trip there with Bethany. Or more precisely it is a picture of Minnehaha Falls where its mist has covered my camera.

You may be getting an idea of how incredibly slick and dangerous this little photo excursion ended it being.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: UNRECORDED
APERTURE: UNRECORDED
DATE: 02-26-2016 18:19
NO GPS DATA

Bethany, Nature, Road Trip

Slip. Slide.

March 4, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

I’ve written in the past about the treachery of the footing on my recent trip to Minnehaha Falls with Bethany.

This is the picture I took after I biffed it. Hard.

I’m sorry this is late… but you know… life.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: UNRECORDED
APERTURE: UNRECORDED
EXPOSURE: 30 seconds
DATE: 02/26/2016 – 18:03
LATITUDE: 44.91503°
LONGITUDE: -93.20979°

Bethany, Black & White, Nature, Road Trip

Mini + 2(Ha)

March 2, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 5 Comments

On my recent trip to Minneapolis I efforted to photograph Minnehaha Falls.

Below is a picture from those efforts. (Waterfall not included)

Bethany and Tempe accompanied me on this trip. It was then that she revealed to me that her favorite way to break the law iS to illegally park. My favorite way to break the law is to trespass to take photographs. Although what really constitutes trespassing, really?

The trail to get down to THE falls was chained off, but since the area was already lousy with people, I pressed on. As soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs it became incredibly evident why this trail was closed down. The trail was a victim of the perfect storm of slippery. Packed snow, that had melted and then froze over. Then to add another layer of slick, the mist from the waterfall was falling onto the trail and freezing.

I managed to only bite it hard one time. Not on this picture though.

Don’t worry Bethany and Tempe stayed safe up top.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 26mm
APERTURE: f/25
EXPOSURE: 5 seconds
DATE: 03/26/2016 – 15:50
LATITUDE: 44.91524°
LONGITUDE: -93.21016°

Angie, Bethany, Bill, Dae Hee, Dustin, Jill, Kim, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 24 – ABSTRACT

February 29, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

Even though this week’s theme was a bit obtuse, there were a healthy amount of submissions for ABSTRACT.

Let’s get to them!

ANGIE DEWAARD

BILL WENTWORTH

CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT

DUSTIN JACKSON 1

DUSTIN JACKSON 2

DUSTIN JACKSON 3

KIM BARKER

MIKE VEST

DUSTIN JACKSON 4

ALL great photos with what I assume great photo assistants! Especially the ones having eye problems.

But enough about the past…

How about this week’s theme:

SELF-PORTRAIT!

Self-Portrait! Or as Russell calls them “selfies”. This is an easy theme. After all, almost everybody I know owns a camera. And almost everybody I know owns a self. My inbox should be jam packed with submissions this week. I can’t wait!

HOUSEKEEPING

PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

I’m pleased to announce that Bethany Yoon has become the latest person to show her keen intellect and sophisticated tastes by becoming a Photography 139 email subscriber. I wish I had more time to write about Bethany’s many winning attributes, but time is a fickle taskmaster. I have the time to say that she is married to long-time Photography 139 supporter and elementary school punching bag DaeHee Yoon. She lives in the Minneapolis area growing the Photography 139 Minnesota Footprint to 4 Subscribers! I think it is sufficient to say that she is one of my most favoritest people in the world. Even if she doesn’t enjoy good “Racks” style humor. DaeHee knows what I’m talking about. #TeamKnockers So if you see her out and about walking the mean streets of Minneapolis or Burnsville with her selfless canine Tempe or a stroller (soon), feel free to give her a knowing glance and teach her the super-secret Photography 139 handshake.

Becca, Bethany, Calendar, Dae Hee, Family, Laura, Nate

An Irrevocable Condition

January 13, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

Often times when I put calendars out into the world, I worry about what kind of home it will receive. Will it be loved? Will it be adored? Will it end up on a wall with tons of writing on it?

Recently I received a couple text pictures of Photography 139 Calendars in their new homes.

While it might seem that I’m soliciting such images, I am not, but I do love getting them.

Here are those 2 images, Photogrpahy 139 Calendars. Home.

Colleen’s Calendar

Becca’s Calendar

I’m glad to see these calendars have found good, loving homes in Arizona.

Becca, Bethany, Dae Hee, Nature, Road Trip

Gravity

September 7, 2015 Christopher D. Bennett 3 Comments

A couple months back I went to Minnesota to visit Bethany, Becca, and Dae Hee. We spent one muggy afternoon visiting Minnehaha Falls.

I do plan on revisiting these falls in the winter this year. Hopefully. Better prepared. Hopefully.

PARTICULARS

FOCAL LENGTH: 18mm (35mm equivalency – 27mm)
ISO: 100
APERTURE: f/22
EXPOSURE: 1/3
DATE: 07-11-2015 12:07 PM
LATITUDE: 44° 54′ 55″
LONGITUDE: 93° 12′ 40″
ALTITUDE: 234 meters