This year Logan and Amanda hosted the Bennett Family Thanksgiving. I took a few pictures, but not many, but I thought I would share a few of them.
I once again hope all of you had a good to great Thanksgiving!
Family Thanksgiving – 2023
Category Archives: Carla
Painting with Fire
Back in April I went to The Workspace at the Memorial Union on Iowa State University’s campus with Teresa, Carla, Monica, and Graham and did some painting with fire. I took some pictures of course:
It was a good time! I should go to more activities there than I do!
WPC – WEEK 427 – PORTRAIT
A reminder that if you are looking for a Thanksgiving meal or a place to volunteer on Thanksgiving my church is hosting it’s annual Thanksgiving meal again this year. Information below:
I will be there for at least part of the day!
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I haven’t selected the 52 themes for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But here is a list of the suggested themes:
-Science
-Remorse
-Necessity, something critical to your way of life
-Monochrome
-Tourism
-Sentimental
-Dog
-Screenshot
-Anything in the world but a cat
-Roman Numeral
-Outside your home county
– Memories/Memorial/etc.
– Clothing
– Out-of-date (I was thinking specifically of technology or items like pay phones and outhouses here, but it could be more expansive)
– Hands
– Struggle (or challenge)
– A stranger
– Fashion
– Starburst
– Symmetry
– Rule of 1/3’s
– Wheels
– Self portrait
– Emotion
– 6:00pm
– Warmth
– Candlelight
– Window view
– Ugly
– Sunday morning
-ANIMAL or PET
-PASSION
Definitely several of these will make next year’s list! Obviously ANYTHING IN THE WORLD BUT A CAT is a no-brainer!
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PORTRAIT! Everyone has taken one or been in one. But did enough people take a PORTRAIT to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Susanna Funk – 1 week
2-Diane Sharp – 1 week
3-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks
4-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks
5-Elainie Hernandez – 2 weeks
6-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
7-Alexis Stensland – 5 weeks
8-Scott Degeneffe – 12 weeks (3)
9-Sabas Hernandez – 13 weeks
10-Willy McAlpine – 13 weeks
11-Mike Vest – 19 weeks
12-Sheri Fakhouri – 22 weeks
13-Logan Kahler – 23 weeks
14-Nathanial Brown – 24 weeks
15-Jesse Howard – 24 weeks
16-Tamara Peterson – 27 weeks
17-Mindi Terrell – 39 weeks
18-Brandon Kahler – 63 weeks
19-Linda Bennett – 68 weeks
20-Sarah Toot – 69 weeks (2)
21-Angie DeWaard – 73 weeks
22-Dawn Krause – 77 weeks
23-Kim Barker – 83 weeks
24-Joe Duff – 84 weeks
25-Teresa Kahler – 95 weeks
26-Carla Stensland – 95 weeks (2)
27-Micky Augustin – 97 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 98 weeks (2)
29-Bill Wentworth – 99 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 103 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 104 weeks
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 106 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 108 weeks (2)
The third week of each month I like to share a map of all the states that have had pictures taken in them that were submitted for this calendar year. Well, I checked my calendar and this is the third Monday of the month. Here is the map, heading into this week:
That is a lot of states filled in. In fact, going into this week, there are only 10 states that haven’t been visited and photographed by somebody that submits here. I don’t think there is any chance we will fill in the entire map this year, but we sure have gotten a lot closer than I ever would have guessed! There are 6 weeks left in this calendar year. I don’t anticipate any more states being filled in at this point. Maybe Indiana. But that is a pretty full map if it doesn’t change.
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Micky Augustin (Sonnette, Montana) – 98 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 107 weeks
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 84 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Jewell, Iowa) – 69 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 3 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Dobson Pipe Organ Builders – Lake City, Iowa) – 25 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)- 13 weeks
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 109 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 74 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas) – 85 weeks
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Iowa) – 1 week
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 23 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)
Susanna Funk (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Evie Gorshe (Iowa) – 1 week
Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa) – 1 week
Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa)
Elainie Hernandez (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 3 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 14 weeks
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 25 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 64 weeks
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 24 weeks
Logan Kahler (Iowa)
Logan Kahler (Iowa)
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 96 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 78 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa)
Cathie Morton (Iowa) – 104 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 105 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)
Amy Peterson (Idaho Falls, Idaho) – 1 week
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 28 weeks
Andy Sharp (UNI Dome – Cedar Falls, Iowa) – 99 weeks
Andy Sharp (UNI Dome – Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Alexis Stensland (east Des Moines, Iowa) – 6 weeks
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 96 weeks
Sarah Toot (New Jersey) – 70 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 40 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 20 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 100 weeks
34 participants! A pretty good week by current standards!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Idaho
+ Iowa
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Jersey
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
This is the list of states currently missing:
+ Alabama
+ Alaska
+ Connecticut
+ Delaware
+ Indiana
+ Maine
+ Massachusetts
+ Rhode Island
+ Virginia
+ West Virginia
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia
The big milestone this week is Bill joining the Triple Digit Club! Also Cathie joins the 2 Year Streak Club. I forgot to mention it last week when Elizabeth joined it or a few weeks ago when Shannon joined and a few weeks before that when Kio joined it! Also, Dawn joined the Year and Half Club!
But it was all good news. Diane couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Monica’s 2 week streak went poof! As did Sara’s. And worst of all… Willy’s streak ends at unlucky 13.
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:
ANIMAL
ANIMAL! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what is a ANIMIMAL picture? It is simply a picture of an ANIMAL. That could be a live ANIMAL. It could be a stuffed ANIMAL. It could be a box of meat. It could be a pet. It could be a wild animal. It could be something related to an ANIMAL. The possibilities are endless!
While thinking about possible subjects for your ANIMAL picture, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt that you will come up with a fabulous image:
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
-Anatole France
I look forward to your interpretation!
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of ANIMAL in this place that loves dogs and so many other animals next Monday.
WPC – WEEK 426 – FOOD
FOOD! Everybody needs it! But did enough people photograph it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 6, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week
2-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week
3-Monica Jennings – 1 week
4-Sara Lockner – 1 week
5-Becky Parmelee – 1 week
6-Julie Sharp – 1 week
7-Mary Green – 4 weeks (2)
8-Alexis Stensland – 4 weeks
9-Scott Degeneffe – 11 weeks
10-Sabas Hernandez – 12 weeks
11-Willy McAlpine – 12 weeks
12-Mike Vest – 18 weeks
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 21 weeks (2)
14-Logan Kahler – 22 weeks
15-Nathanial Brown – 23 weeks
16-Jesse Howard – 23 weeks
17-Tamara Peterson – 26 weeks
18-Mindi Terrell – 38 weeks
19-Brandon Kahler – 62 weeks
20-Linda Bennett – 67 weeks (2)
21-Sarah Toot – 68 weeks
22-Angie DeWaard – 72 weeks
23-Dawn Krause – 76 weeks
24-Kim Barker – 82 weeks
25-Joe Duff – 83 weeks
26-Teresa Kahler – 94 weeks
27-Carla Stensland – 94 weeks
28-Micky Augustin – 96 weeks
29-Andy Sharp – 97 weeks
30-Bill Wentworth – 98 weeks
31-Cathie Morton – 102 weeks
32-Elizabeth Nordeen – 103 weeks
33-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 105 weeks
34-Kio Dettman – 107 weeks (2)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 5 weeks
Andy Sharp (Omaha, Nebraska) – 98 weeks
Andy Sharp (Whistle Stop Cafe – Boone, Iowa)
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 73 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 99 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 63 weeks
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 95 weeks
Carla Stensland (Iowa)
Cathie Morton (Iowa) – 103 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (The Feed Mill Restaurant – Audubon, Iowa)
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 77 weeks
Diane Sharp (Omaha, Nebraska) – 1 week
Elainie Hernandez (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 104 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)
Jesse Howard (The Feed Mill Restaurant – Audubon, Iowa) – 24 weeks
Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 84 weeks
Joe Duff (League City, Texas)
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 83 weeks
Kim Barker (Iowa)
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 108 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 68 weeks
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 23 weeks
Micky Augstin (Iowa) – 97 weeks
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 19 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 39 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 24 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Smokey D’s BBQ – Des Moines, Iowa) – 13 weeks
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 69 weeks
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania)
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 12 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa)
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa)
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 106 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 22 weeks
Susanna Funk (Iowa) – 1 week
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 27 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 95 weeks
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 13 weeks
34 participants! A pretty good week by current standards!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Kansas
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia
There were no major milestones this week. The first ever submission by Diane Sharp though!
It was a bloodbath of streaks though. Becky, and Julie couldn’t build on last week’s submission. Mary’s streak ends at 4.
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:
PORTRAIT
PORTRAIT! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what is a PORTRAIT? It is simply a picture of somebody. Can be one person. Can be several people. Can be you. It can be a posed picture. It can be a candid picture. The options are aplenty!
While thinking about possible subjects for your PORTRAIT, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt that you will come up with a fabulous image:
My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.
-Helmut Newton
I look forward to your interpretation!
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of PORTRAIT in this place that is a self-portrait next Monday.
WPC – WEEK 425 – SIGNS
NOTE: – THIS IS ONE OF TWO POSTS WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, TEAMS, PHONE CONVERSATION, SNAPCHAT. ONLY IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS OF THOSE 2 POSTS.
THANKS TO ANDY AND JOE WHO MADE SEVERAL STRONG SUGGESTIONS IN LAST MONDAY’S (ACTUALLY TUESDAY’S) COMMENTS SECTION!
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Thank you to everybody that has helped me with Naima’s passing either through helping with her remains to bringing me food to offering to talk or offering to attend a service or to just having kind words or to posting your own pictures of Naima. It all has been helpful.
I had Naima’s remains cremated and I’m not 100% sure what I’m going to do with the ashes yet. But I’ll figure that out in due course.
Below is sort of the THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT image I made of Naima for one of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes in Year 7.
Don’t think this will be the last time I share a story about Naima, but I do want to share a story about when I told my 85 year-old neighbor Stan about Naima passing. She was in many ways also his dog. Back when he and his wife were in better health, they would make special trips to Ames to buy Naima treats.
Stan had a dog well before I moved in and he has never really got over that dog’s passing. He has told me before and he told me that again.
He told me that he will miss her. That she was the best dog that loved everybody and didn’t have a mean bone in her body. Of course all of that is true.
Because he doesn’t move very well any more, he kept dog treats for her on his window ledge so if he saw her out he didn’t have to go inside to get her treats.
Stan’s wife has dementia and I’ve had the same conversation with her about Naima in the past couple of years at least 50 times. She always would say that Naima is the most beautiful dog she’s ever seen. She is the most beautiful color. She wished all dogs were that color.
Stan was the first person to ask me if I was getting another dog. Which I suppose I will. I guess it isn’t a shocker that Stan was the first person to ask. Naima was his dog as well and he will miss not having a dog too.
I told him I thought I would, but it wouldn’t be anytime soon. There was a 5 year gap between Karma and Naima. There were a lot of reasons for that gap. Most of those reasons aren’t around any more.
He told me okay, he would get rid of Naima’s treats cause he didn’t think they would still be good by the time I got another dog. I told him that was okay. Maybe early next year would be the right time.
The conversation did check off another box of closure for me. A bigger box than you would probably expect.
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SIGNS! They are everywhere if you open your eyes! But did many people find SIGNS to photography to make SIGNS a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Amy Peterson – 1 week
2-Mary Green – 3 weeks
3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks
4-Scott Degeneffe – 10 weeks
5-Sabas Hernandez – 11 weeks
6-Willy McAlpine – 11 weeks
7-Mike Vest – 17 weeks
8-Sheri Fakhouri – 20 weeks (2)
9-Logan Kahler – 21 weeks
10-Nathanial Brown – 22 weeks
11-Jesse Howard – 22 weeks
12-Tamara Peterson – 25 weeks
13-Mindi Terrell – 37 weeks (2)
14-Brandon Kahler – 61 weeks
15-Linda Bennett – 66 weeks (2)
16-Sarah Toot – 67 weeks
17-Angie DeWaard – 71 weeks
18-Dawn Krause – 75 weeks
19-Kim Barker – 81 weeks
20-Joe Duff – 82 weeks
21-Teresa Kahler – 93 weeks
22-Carla Stensland – 93 weeks
23-Micky Augustin – 95 weeks
24-Andy Sharp – 96 weeks
25-Bill Wentworth – 97 weeks
26-Cathie Morton – 101 weeks
27-Elizabeth Nordeen – 102 weeks
28-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 104 weeks
29-Kio Dettman – 106 weeks
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 1 week
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)
Elainie Hernandez (Iowa) – 1 week
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week
Sara Lockner (Iowa)- 1 week
Becky Parmelee (Arkansas) – 1 week
Julie Sharp (Whatcha’ Smokin’ – Luther, Iowa)- 1 week
Mary Green (Iowa) – 4 weeks
Mary Green (Iowa)
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 4 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Kansas City, Missouri) – 11 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Kansas City, Missouri)
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 12 weeks
Willy McAlpine (Spain) – 12 weeks
Willy McAlpine (Spain)
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 19 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 21 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 22 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Lake City, Iowa) – 23 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Boone, Iowa)
Jesse Howard (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 23 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 26 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)- 38 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 62 weeks
Linda Bennett (Poconos, Pennsylvania) – 67 weeks
Linda Bennett (New York City, New York)
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 68 weeks
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania)
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 72 weeks
Dawn Krause (Ames, Iowa) – 76 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa)
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 82 weeks
Joe Duff (Museum of Fine Arts – Houston, Texas) – 83 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Webster City, Iowa) – 94 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 94 weeks
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 96 weeks
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 97 weeks
Andy Sharp (Iowa)
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 98 weeks
Cathie Morton (Anaheim, California) – 102 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 103 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 105 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 107 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Christopher D. Bennett (Webster City, Iowa) – 529 weeks
35 participants! That is a great week!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Iowa
+ Missouri
+ Nebraska
+ New York
+ Pennsylvania
+ Spain
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Alto del Perdon – Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Ontario, Canada
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ St. John pied de port, France
+ Vienna, Austria
+ Munich, Germany
+ Rome, Italy
+ Cannes, France
+ Koper, Slovenia
The major milestone reached this week was Tamara hitting the Half Year Streak Club! WooHoo!
But it wasn’t all good news. Amy couldn’t build on her submission from last week.
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:
FOOD – SUGGESTED BY ANDY SHARP
FULL DISCLOSURE: Andy didn’t exactly suggest FOOD. He suggested like 10 different versions of FOOD and I just combined them all into FOOD.
FOOD! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what is a FOOD image? Simply enough, it is a picture of FOOD. Or a picture of a place that serves FOOD. Or a picture of something that is involved in the preparation of FOOD. You won’t be judge on the quality of FOOD you photograph. Or judged at all for that matter.
While considering possible FOOD to photograph, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt you will create a fascinating image!
Part of the secret of success is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
-Mark Twain
I look forward to seeing your interpretation.
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of FOOD in this place that definitely eats next Monday.
Post 5,005
I need to start this milestone post by wishing Elainie a happy birthday!
Happy birthday Elainie!
I hope your birthday is amazing!!
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Today is also Layla’s birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAYLA!
I hope you have an awesome birthday!
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Can you believe that this is the 5,005th entry in the blog known as “An Artist’s Notebook”? Every 250 posts or so I like to take a moment to reflect on where this post has been and post a lot of meaningless stats. I meant to post this post on Sunday night when it would have been Post #5,000, but you know how my week went. Not great.
As always on these posts, I like to start by quoting the very first “An Artist’s Notebook” entry that published on August 9, 2006. That first post that published 6,296 days.
That post that started with these words:
So here is the first journal entry. I felt like having as pretentious sounding name as possible for my journal. I have a few goals about this journal. My main goal is just to actually write in it. My second goal is to be as truthful as possible towards my true thoughts and feelings. I have another journal on another website, but it is really just a collection of sarcastic statements and cheap jabs at open faced sandwiches. This journal is meant to be about what my achievements and failures are in the world of art. What projects I am working on and what I have accomplished and what I have failed to accomplish. What I am photographing and what I am thinking about entering in photo contests. What I am thinking about. It might not always make sense. It might just be things I need to write down because they strike me as poignant or inspirational. This is in a small way an online “idea box”.
Since those words, I have posted 5,005 journal entries. (Normally I would do this little exercise on post #4,750, but I was in Vegas at that time.) This website is still something of an “idea box”. Sometimes I’m just working stuff out here. I don’t know why, sometimes I need to work stuff out in public. But this website is definitely more than just an “idea box”. It is a place where I post a few thoughts and a ton of pictures. I’ve gone through a few photo projects on these pages. From THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT to the 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT to THE SELFIE PROJECT to the POSTCARD RECREATION PROJECT to name just a few. This website has also created a community with THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Which is one of my proudest achievements. Even if it sputtered and spit and barely survived in its first few years.
5,005 posts. I can’t even measure the elevation changes my life have taken since then. Major ups. Major downs. Peaks and valleys. 5,005 posts and I vow to keep on chugging along.
On these reflective posts, I like to publish a bunch of statistics that me and Joe Duff find interesting. So I might as well get to it.
Every post in “An Artist’s Notebook” is tagged with at least one Category. It is one of the easiest ways to navigate around the website. They are listed at the top of each post. Here are some statistics about Categories:
THE TOP 10 MOST USED CATEGORIES (RANK IN POST #4757 & INCREASE SINCE THEN)
10. Carla – 582 (#8 – +52)
9. Teresa – 590 (#9 – +65)
8. Road Trip – 611 (#6 – +42)
7. Macro – 627 (#10 – +132)
6. Formal Portrait – 638 (NR)
5. Jesse – 684 (#4 – +54)
4. Art – 744 (#5 – +122)
3. Animals – 790 (#3 – +65)
2. Flowers – 958 (#2 – +77)
1. Black & White – 1,212 (#1 – +220)
Dropping from the from the Top 10 was Shannon, a category that was #7 in Post #4757.
The 5 categories that have the best shot at making the Top 10 in Post #5,250 are Shannon, Nature, WPC-Submissions, and Candid Portrait.
It should be noted that some of these increases are caused by my working on the categories on some older posts.
THE TOP 10 NON-HUMAN CATEGORIES
10. Photoshop – 432 (#10 – +43)
9. Candid Portrait – 475 (NR)
8. Nature – 538 (+101 – #8)
7. Road Trip – 611 (#5 – +42)
6. Macro – 627 (#6 – +132)
5. Formal Portrait – 638 (#8 – +191)
4. Art – 744 (#5 – +122)
3. Animals – 790 (#3 – +65)
2. Flowers – 958 (#2 – +77)
1. Black & White – 1,212 (#1 – +220)
WPC-Submission fell out of the Top 10. It was ranked #7 in Post #4757.
The categories that are just right outside of the Top 10 are Still Life, Naima, History, and Self-Portrait and Christianity.
THE TOP 10 HUMAN CATEGORIES
10. Vest – 350 (NR)
9. Jay – 353 (#6 – +5)
8. Micky – 359 (NR)
7. Logan – 380 (#9 – +61)
6. Kim – 395 (#7 – +53)
5. Mom – 464 (#5 – +6)
4. Shannon – 576 (#2 – +37)
3. Carla – 582 (#3 – +52)
2. Teresa – 590 (#4 – +65)
1. Jesse – 684 (#1 – +54)
Dropping from the rankings was Willy and Derrick.
The categories that have the best shot at cracking the next Top 10 are Willy, Derrick, Jen, Andy, and Sara.
If you are wondering what is your best way to improve your Photography 139 Score and crack the Top 10, it is simply to be active in THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE or go on trips with me or participate in various other photo projects or be related to me. Now these aren’t necessarily the 10 people that have influenced my photography the most, but these are the 10 people that have made the largest imprint on this website.
I can tell you the people that have influenced my photography the most, but that is a tale for another time. But I’m pretty sure you can guess who.
If you have spent any time on the Photography 139 website, you know that on the left sidebar, the “Top 100 Categories” are listed. I thought I would give a little bit of coverage to the Bottom 10 of the Top 100. There are currently 203 categories used on the website. I could cover the Bottom 10, but they are mostly people that either very recently came into the life of this website by birth (Jonah Kahler) or another way (Nathanial, Mindi, Fran). Or people that I thought would be a bigger part of my life and then weren’t. No need to cover those people. The Category that is #203 probably needs to be purged.
THE BOTTOM 10 OF THE TOP 100
#10. Andree – 77
#10. Flat Earth Joe – 77
#10. Self-Portrait Project – 77
#9. Photo Journal – 79
#8. Commercial – 83
#7. Sabas – 84
#6. Becca – 89
#3. Pufferbilly Days – 91
#3. Pastor Sarah – 91
#3. House – 91
#1. Faust – 92
#1. Writing – 92
The following categories have either fallen out of the Bottom 10 of the Top 100 or climbed out of it:
Kelly, Lowell, and Suzie.
The following categories have the best shot at dropping back into the Bottom 10 of the Top 10:
Sarah Toot, Lowell, Suzie, Russell, and Nate
The following categories have the best shot at climbing up into the Bottom 10 of the Top 10:
Layla, Kelly, Vacation, Saydie, and Kalista
“An Artist’s Notebook” is part of Photography 139. The 139 comes from Psalm 139:1-12. The Photography part comes from the fact this website is supposed to be filled with photography. So, what are the most popular photo galleries on the Photography 139 website? Glad you asked:
TOP 10 PHOTOGRAPHY 139 PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERIES (LAST 365 DAYS)
To View the Gallery, Click on its Representative Image
10. Naima – 64,796 views
9. Tenderloining – 75,558 views
8. 9 Emotions Project – 81,405 views
7. Selfie-Project – 2022 – 88,632 views
6. Drone – 99,708 views
5. Weekly Photo Challenge – Year 9 – 108,852 views
4. Town Sign Project – 118,563 views
3. Las Vegas 2023 – 169,257 views
2. Town Sign Project Auxiliary Images – 219,546 views
1. Weekly Photo Challenge – Year 10 – 323,781 views
To View the Gallery, Click on its Representative Image
10. Naima – 64,796 views
9. Tenderloining – 75,558 views
8. 9 Emotions Project – 81,405 views
7. Selfie-Project – 2022 – 88,632 views
6. Drone – 99,708 views
5. Weekly Photo Challenge – Year 9 – 108,852 views
4. Town Sign Project – 118,563 views
3. Las Vegas 2023 – 169,257 views
2. Town Sign Project Auxiliary Images – 219,546 views
1. Weekly Photo Challenge – Year 10 – 323,781 views
Galleries that fell out of the Top 10 are:
Christopher D. Bennett, Miami Beach, Jayton Poole, and Alexis Pregnancy Photo Shoot – 2020
Galleries that fell just outside of the Top 10 are:
Sleeping Angels – 2023, Weekly Photo Challenge – Year 6, Photo Journal Rejects, Iowa State Cyclones Football – 2008, and Christopher D. Bennett.
But what are the most popular single images of the last 365 days? Don’t worry, I’m gonna feed you baby birds.
Top 10 Photography 139 Images
10. Sleeping Angels Fun Run – 2,772 views
9. Maven’s Birthday Party – 2022 – 2,820 views
8. Boone FUMC Thanksgiving – 2022 – 3,073 views
7. Color the Wind – 2023 – 3,149 views
6. Renaissance Fair – 2022 – 3,302 views
5. Fran and Pepper – 3,687 views
4. World Food Festival – 2022 – 3,754 views
3. Howards – 2022 – 3,976 views
2. 2023 Barbecue Contests – 4,168 views
1. Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship – 18,045 views
10. Sleeping Angels Fun Run – 2,772 views
9. Maven’s Birthday Party – 2022 – 2,820 views
8. Boone FUMC Thanksgiving – 2022 – 3,073 views
7. Color the Wind – 2023 – 3,149 views
6. Renaissance Fair – 2022 – 3,302 views
5. Fran and Pepper – 3,687 views
4. World Food Festival – 2022 – 3,754 views
3. Howards – 2022 – 3,976 views
2. 2023 Barbecue Contests – 4,168 views
1. Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship – 18,045 views
If you are interested in checking out some of the milestone posts of the past, I got you. Click on any of the links below to check them out:
Post 1
Post 750
Post 850
Post 1,000
Post 1,101
Post 1,200
Post 1,447
Post 1,718
Post 2,500
Post 3,000
Post 3,252
Post 3,751
Post 4,000
Post 4,250
Post 4,500
Post 4,757
I think that is enough. We will check back in, in another 245 posts.
WPC – WEEK 424 – FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM
NOTE: – THIS IS ONE OF TWO POSTS WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, TEAMS, PHONE CONVERSATION, SNAPCHAT. ONLY IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS OF THOSE 2 POSTS.
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It is the last collection of submissions for the month of October, so it is a good time to revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ. I’ve noticed an uptick in small-sized submissions lately. It wouldn’t hurt to review the resolution FAQ if you haven’t looked at it lately.
Award winning photographers? Really?
Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind.
Is this a competition?
NO.
Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?
Yes. That limit is 3. If you send me more than 3, I will post the first 3 that you send. I’m not trying to harsh your photography buzz, but any more than that starts to overwhelm the other submissions and it takes me about 5 minutes to take a picture from my inbox to code it on the website. So I have to manage my workload. This limit is tentatively scheduled to go down to 2 at the beginning of 2024. Unless there is a sudden big falloff in participants.
If you are going to submit more than one picture, I strongly urge you to choose completely different subjects for each submission. If you are submitting multiple pictures of the same subject, make sure that each picture is saying something unique.
If participation rates climb, that limit of 3 is subject to lower.
Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?
No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.
Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?
Meh. Only if I think somebody is clearly confusing this week’s theme with last week or next week’s theme. Otherwise, if the submission makes sense in your head, that is good enough for me. However, I would urge you to not try to fit your favorite subject into the theme. This isn’t a challenge to share a picture every week of your kid or your business or your pet. It is a challenge to take pictures of different things every week. Which isn’t to say subjects can’t be repeated, but you shouldn’t become reliant on the same ones.
Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?
I go to lunch at 11 AM. I leave my office. I’m not near a computer. At 11 AM I hit “Schedule” and then I go throw food down my throat. 167 hours is more than enough time to send a submission. Okay, 166 hours and 59 minutes. You got me.
Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?
Absolutely not! In fact I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!
Are there resolution requirements for submissions?
I won’t turn down submissions that are too small. I will probably ask you for a picture of greater resolution if it is really small. The typical 4 x 6 image posted to my website has a resolution of 1280 pixels x 853 pixels. While a 400 x 300 image might look okay on your phone, it looks like trash on a computer monitor. I prefer images that are at least 1000 pixels at their widest point, but don’t ban smaller pictures at this point.
What format should my submission be?
.JPG but .PNG also works.
If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?
No. Photography is art that should stand on its own. Only exception is the SLICE OF LIFE theme. But if you let me know where the picture was taken, I will include that.
When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?
I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November.
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FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM! Many of us are very passionate about our Iowa State Cyclones or whatever team you mistakenly root for. But was there enough passion to make FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM a popular submission? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 22, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Adam Gordon – 1 week (3)
2-Harrison Gorshe – 1 week
3-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 2 weeks
4-Evie Gorshe – 2 weeks
5-Mary Green – 2 weeks (3)
6-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
7-Alexis Stensland – 2 weeks (2)
8-Elainie Hernandez – 4 weeks
9-Scott Degeneffe – 9 weeks
10-Sabas Hernandez – 10 weeks
11-Willy McAlpine – 10 weeks
12-Mike Vest – 16 weeks
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 19 weeks (2)
14-Monica Jennings – 20 weeks
15-Logan Kahler – 20 weeks (2)
16-Nathanial Brown – 21 weeks
17-Jesse Howard – 21 weeks
18-Tamara Peterson – 24 weeks
19-Mindi Terrell – 36 weeks (3)
20-Brandon Kahler – 60 weeks
21-Linda Bennett – 65 weeks (2)
22-Sarah Toot – 66 weeks (2)
23-Angie DeWaard – 70 weeks (2)
24-Dawn Krause – 74 weeks (2)
25-Kim Barker – 80 weeks
26-Joe Duff – 81 weeks
27-Teresa Kahler – 92 weeks (3)
28-Carla Stensland – 92 weeks
29-Micky Augustin – 94 weeks
30-Andy Sharp – 95 weeks
31-Bill Wentworth – 96 weeks
32-Cathie Morton – 100 weeks
33-Elizabeth Nordeen – 101 weeks
34-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 103 weeks
35-Kio Dettman – 105 weeks (3)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 71 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 97 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico) – 104 weeks
Willy McAlpine (Valencia, Spain) – 11 weeks
Amy Peterson (Iowa) – 1 week
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 93 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas) – 82 weeks
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 106 weeks
Linda Bennett (Pennsylvania) – 66 weeks
Linda Bennett (Pennsylvania)
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 17 weeks
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 67 weeks
Mary Green (Iowa) – 3 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Florida) – 22 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 20 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 10 weeks
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 81 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 75 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 11 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 37 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 93 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)
Jesse Howard (Norfolk, Nebraska) – 22 weeks
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 95 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 25 weeks
Cathie Morton (Iowa) – 101 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 61 weeks
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 96 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 102 weeks
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 21 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 3 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa)
30 participants this week.
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Florida
+ Iowa
+ Mexico
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Spain
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Alto del Perdon – Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Ontario, Canada
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ St. John pied de port, France
+ Vienna, Austria
+ Munich, Germany
+ Rome, Italy
+ Cannes, France
+ Koper, Slovenia
There were no major milestones this week. But there were a ton of streaks broken. Adam, Harrison, Jen, Evie, Sara, Elainie, and Monica all had their streaks broken.
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:
SIGNS
SIGNS! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what is a SIGNS image? It is simply an image of a SIGN(S) or a singular SIGN. That is all there is to it.
While considering possible subjects for your SIGNS submissions meditate on the great songs about SIGNS and I have no doubt you will come up with a great image:
Signs Signs
Everywhere there’s signs
Messing up the scenery
Breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that
Can’t you read the signOh Say now mister Can’t you read
You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can’t watch No You can’t eat You ain’t supposed to be hereAnd the sign says “You got to have a membership card to get inside” Huh
And the sign says “Everybody welcome Come in Kneel down and pray”
But then they passed around a plate at the end of it all
And I didn’t have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own sign
I said Thank you Lord for thinking about me I’m alive and doing fine
I look forward to seeing your interpretation.
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of SIGNS in this place that tries to read them next Monday.
WPC – WEEK 423 – VINTAGE
NOTE: – AT THE END OF THE MONTH I WILL BE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, TEAMS, PHONE CONVERSATION, SNAPCHAT. ONLY IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS OF THOSE 2 POSTS. START THINKING OF THEMES YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NEXT YEAR.
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Today is Jonah’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday:
Happy birthday Jonah!
I hope it is an amazing birthday!
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VINTAGE! Many people are into old stuff. But are enough people into it enough to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 216, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Lori Backous – 1 week
2-Pepper Duncan – 1 week
3-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
4-Susanna Funk – 1 week
5-Derrick Gorshe – 1 week
6-Evie Gorshe – 1 week
7-Layla Gorshe – 1 week
8-Mary Green – 1 week
9-Sara Lockner – 1 week
10-Amy Peterson – 1 week
11-Alexis Stensland – 1 week
12-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks
13-Elainie Hernandez – 3 weeks
14-Scott Degeneffe – 8 weeks
15-Sabas Hernandez – 9 weeks
16-Willy McAlpine – 9 weeks
17-Mike Vest – 15 weeks
18-Sheri Fakhouri – 18 weeks
19-Monica Jennings – 19 weeks
20-Logan Kahler – 19 weeks
21-Nathanial Brown – 20 weeks
22-Jesse Howard – 20 weeks
23-Tamara Peterson – 23 weeks
24-Mindi Terrell – 35 weeks
25-Brandon Kahler – 59 weeks
26-Linda Bennett – 64 weeks
27-Sarah Toot – 65 weeks
28-Angie DeWaard – 69 weeks
29-Dawn Krause – 73 weeks
30-Kim Barker – 79 weeks
31-Joe Duff – 80 weeks
32-Teresa Kahler – 91 weeks
33-Carla Stensland – 91 weeks
34-Micky Augustin – 93 weeks
35-Andy Sharp – 94 weeks
36-Bill Wentworth – 95 weeks
37-Cathie Morton – 99 weeks
38-Elizabeth Nordeen – 100 weeks
39-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 102 weeks
40-Kio Dettman – 104 weeks
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 70 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Iowa)
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 96 weeks
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 92 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Riviera Maya Mexico) – 103 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 24 weeks
Cathie Morton (Disney Springs, Florida) – 100 weeks
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 65 weeks
Linda Bennett (Kansas)
Adam Gordon (Vicksburg, Mississippi)- 1 week
Adam Gordon (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
Adam Gordon (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
Teresa Kahler (Boone County, Iowa) – 92 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone County, Iowa)
Teresa Kahler (Boone County, Iowa)
Sheri Fakhouri (Tybee Island, Georgia) – 19 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Tybee Island, Georgia)
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 36 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Nathanial Brown (Boone County, Iowa) – 21 weeks
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 80 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 101 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Don Williams Park – Boone County, Iowa)
Joe Duff (Texas) – 81 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas)
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 105 weeks
Kio Dettman (Iowa)
Kio Dettman (Iowa)
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 66 weeks
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania)
Micky Augustin (Iowa)- 94 weeks
Elainie Hernandez (Iowa) – 4 weeks
Mary Green (Riverside Bible Camp – Story City, Iowa) – 2 weeks
Mary Green (Riverside Bible Camp – Story City, Iowa)
Mary Green (Riverside Bible Camp – Story City, Iowa)
Willy McAlpine (Spain) – 10 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 74 weeks
Dawn Krause (Iowa)
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 95 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Don Williams Park – Boone County, Iowa)
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 20 weeks
Logan Kahler (Clive, Iowa)
Evie Gorshe (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Harrison Gorshe (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 1 week
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 10 weeks
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 2 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 60 weeks
Jesse Howard (Center Grove Orchard – Cambridge, Iowa) – 21 weeks
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 20 weeks
Mike Vest (Noel, Missouri) – 16 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 9 weeks
36 participants! That is a great week! And with Adam’s submissions from Mississippi, there is another stated added to the Photography 139 submission map!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Mexico
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Spain
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Alto del Perdon – Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Ontario, Canada
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ St. John pied de port, France
+ Vienna, Austria
+ Munich, Germany
+ Rome, Italy
+ Cannes, France
+ Koper, Slovenia
There were a few milestones this week and 1 major one! Cathie joins the Triple Digit Club! WooHoo! Sabas and Willy joined the Double Digit Club! WooHoo! Plus the first every submission from Adam. I don’t know that it will continue, but maybe it will. You never know.
But it wasn’t all good times. A ton of streaks and wannabe streaks bit the dust. Lori, Pepper, Funk, Derrick, Layla, and Amy couldn’t make it 2 weeks in a row. Suzie’s 2 week streak is also history.
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:
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM – SUGGESTED BY ANDY SHARP
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what is a FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM image? It is simply a picture that deals with your FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM. It doesn’t have to be of the team in action. A picture of article of clothing or the stadium they play in or any form of memorabilia. While I wouldn’t make a rule against, I would suggest doing more than just taking a picture of them playing on the television. Find something else that represents the team. It doesn’t have to be a professional or college sports team. Maybe your Tuesday night bowling team is your favorite team. Or maybe that Little League team you played for when you were 9 was your favorite team. Maybe the rec league basketball team is your favorite team. Maybe your son’s middle school soccer team is your favorite team.
I know many of you don’t even like sports. In that case, just take out the word “sports” and capture a picture that suggests your favorite team.
When considering a way to capture your FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM, meditate on the following quote and I have not doubt you will capture a great image:
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
-Earl Warren
I look forward to seeing your interpretation.
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM in this place that is a Cyclones fan site next Monday.
WPC- WEEK 422 – #INSTAGOOD
NOTE: – AT THE END OF THE MONTH I WILL BE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, TEAMS, PHONE CONVERSATION, SNAPCHAT. ONLY IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS OF THOSE 2 POSTS. START THINKING OF THEMES YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NEXT YEAR.
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Today is Becky’s birthday, so I must wisher her a happy birthday.
Happy birthday Becky!
I hope your birthday is as amazing as you can handle!
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#INSTAGOOD! A simple theme. Only asking people to submit the best picture they took this week. But did a bunch of people pick a best picture to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! It will be exciting to see the best picture that people took last week!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 2, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week
2-Myriah Sharp – 2 weeks
3-Elainie Stensland – 2 weeks
4-Scott Degeneffe – 7 weeks
5-Sabas Hernandez – 8 weeks
6-Willy McAlpine – 8 weeks
7-Mike Vest – 14 weeks
8-Sheri Fakhouri – 17 weeks (3)
9-Monica Jennings – 18 weeks
10-Logan Kahler – 18 weeks
11-Nathanial Brown – 19 weeks
12-Jesse Howard – 19 weeks (2)
13-Tamara Peterson – 22 weeks
14-Mindi Terrell – 34 weeks (3)
15-Brandon Kahler – 58 weeks
16-Linda Bennett – 63 weeks (3)
17-Sarah Toot – 64 weeks
18-Angie DeWaard – 68 weeks
19-Dawn Krause – 72 weeks
20-Kim Barker – 78 weeks
21-Joe Duff – 79 weeks
22-Teresa Kahler – 90 weeks (2)
23-Carla Stensland – 90 weeks
24-Micky Augustin – 92 weeks
25-Andy Sharp – 93 weeks
26-Bill Wentworth – 94 weeks
27-Cathie Morton – 98 weeks
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 99 weeks (2)
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 101 weeks
30-Kio Dettman – 103 weeks (3)
The third week of each month I like to share a map of all the state that have had pictures taken in that were submitted for this calendar year. Well, I checked my calendar and this is the third Monday of the month. Here is the map, heading into this week:
That is a lot of states filled in. In fact, going into this week, there are only 12 states that haven’t been visited and photographed by somebody that submits here. I don’t think there is any chance we will fill in the entire map this year, but we sure have gotten a lot closer than I ever would have guessed!
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 93 weeks
Lori Backous (Iowa) – 1 week
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 102 weeks
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 79 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Boone, Iowa) – 64 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Texas) – 2 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Faribault County, Minnesota) – 20 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 8 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 104 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 69 weeks
Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 80 weeks
Pepper Duncan (Iowa) – 1 week
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Santa Fe, New Mexico) – 1 week
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 18 weeks
Susanna Funk (Iowa) – 1 week
Derrick Gorshe (New Mexico) – 1 week
Evie Gorshe (New Mexico) – 1 week
Layla Gorshe (New Mexico) – 1 week
Mary Green (Lake Christian Home – Holt, Michigan) – 1 week
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 3 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Eldon, Iowa) – 9 weeks
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 20 weeks
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 19 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 59 weeks
Logan Kahler (Ada Haydn Park – Ames, Iowa) – 19 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 91 weeks
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 73 weeks
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 1 week
Willy McAlpine (Nerja Beach – Spain) – 9 weeks
Cathie Morton (Cumming, Iowa) – 99 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Kansas) – 100 weeks
Amy Peterson (Iowa) – 1 week
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 23 weeks
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 94 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Des Moines, Iowa) – 1 week
Carla Stensland (Highway 330 – Iowa) – 91 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 35 weeks
Sarah Toot (Kilmaine Saints band at Finola’s Bar – Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 65 weeks
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 15 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 95 weeks
41 participants! I think that is a new record!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Kansas
+ Iowa
+ Minnesota
+ New Mexico
+ Pennsylvania
+ Spain
+ Texas
Thanks to the Gorshe trip to New Mexico, we have added another state to our list.
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
39 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
This is the list of states currently missing:
+ Alabama
+ Alaska
+ Connecticut
+ Delaware
+ Indiana
+ Maine
+ Massachusetts
+ Mississippi
+ Rhode Island
+ Virginia
+ West Virginia
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Alto del Perdon – Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Ontario, Canada
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ St. John pied de port, France
+ Vienna, Austria
+ Munich, Germany
+ Rome, Italy
+ Cannes, France
+ Koper, Slovenia
The big, huge, monster milestone this week is Elizabeth joining the Triple Digit Club! WooHoo!
The other big milestone was the first ever submission from Pepper Duncan. I know it was a bit of a accidental Snapchat fluke that lead to the submission, but maybe it is the beginning of big things in the future.
But it wasn’t all sunshine and flowers. Myriah’s 2 week streak came to an end.
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:
VINTAGE – Suggested by Sarah Toot
VINGTAGE! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what is a VINTAGE image? It is simply a picture where the subject of a major compositional element is something that is VINTAGE. So what is VINTAGE? Is it just a nice way to say old?
Yes and no.
Old but not that old. But not new. Generally speaking to be considered VINTAGE, it should be no older than 100 years old. But not newer than 20 years old. Older than 100 years is an antique. Newer than 20 years old and looks old… well that is just retro.
While considering possible subjects for your VINTAGE image, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt you will come up with a great picture:
It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.
-Tony Visconti
I look forward to seeing your interpretation!
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of VINTAGE in this place that is ran by somebody that is considered VINTAGE these days next Monday.
WPC – WEEK 421 – RELIGION
NOTES: 1 – THE THEME FOR THIS WEEK HAS A SPECIAL RULE. MAKE SURE YOU READ THAT SPECIAL RULE DURING THE THEME REVEAL PART OF THIS HERE JOURNAL ENTRY. 2 – AT THE END OF THE MONTH I WILL BE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, TEAMS, PHONE CONVERSATION, SNAPCHAT. ONLY IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS OF THOSE 2 POSTS. START THINKING OF THEMES YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NEXT YEAR.
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Today is Indigenous Peoples Day!
I hope we all can find a way to celebrate and research the contributions and history of the indigenous peoples of America today and every day.
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Today is Shawn’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Shawn!
I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be!
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RELIGION! An estimated 6.6 billion people practice a RELIGION. But did many of those billions of people or any of the 1.2 billion unaffiliated find something of a RELIGION to photograph to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 2, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Elainie Stensland – 1 week (2)
2-Myriah Sharp – 1 week (3)
3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
4-Amy Peterson – 3 weeks (2)
5-Scott Degeneffe – 6 weeks (2)
6-Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks
7-Willy McAlpine – 7 weeks
8-Mary Green – 9 weeks (3)
9-Mike Vest – 13 weeks
10-Sheri Fakhouri – 16 weeks
11-Monica Jennings – 17 weeks
12-Logan Kahler – 17 weeks
13-Nathanial Brown – 18 weeks
14-Jesse Howard – 18 weeks
15-Tamara Peterson – 21 weeks
16-Alexis Stensland – 26 weeks
17-Mindi Terrell – 33 weeks (3)
18-Brandon Kahler – 57 weeks
19-Linda Bennett – 62 weeks (2)
20-Sarah Toot – 63 weeks
21-Angie DeWaard – 67 weeks
22-Dawn Krause – 71 weeks (3)
23-Kim Barker – 77 weeks (2)
24-Joe Duff – 78 weeks (2)
25-Teresa Kahler – 89 weeks (3)
26-Carla Stensland – 89 weeks (2)
27-Micky Augustin – 91 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 92 weeks
29-Bill Wentworth – 93 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 97 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 98 weeks (2)
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 100 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 102 weeks (2)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Andy Sharp (Boone First United Methodist Parsonage – Boone, Iowa) – 93 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 68 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 94 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 58 weeks
Carla Stensland (Twin Lakes Bible Camp, Iowa) – 90 weeks
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 98 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Es Selam Mosque – Rural Dallas County, Iowa)
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 72 weeks
Elainie Stensland (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 99 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)
Jesse Howard (Marion Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 19 weeks
Jesse Howard (Marion Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa)
Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 79 weeks
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 78 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 103 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Ames, Iowa) – 63 weeks
Linda Bennett (Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Boone, Iowa)
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 18 weeks
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 92 weeks
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 14 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 34 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)
Monica Jennings (Otley, Iowa) – 18 weeks
Myriah Sharp (Hawaii) – 2 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 19 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 8 weeks
Sarah Toot (Bethpage Golf Course – Farmingdale, New York) – 64 weeks
Sarah Toot (Bethpage Golf Course – Farmingdale, New York)
Sarah Toot (Bethpage Golf Course – Farmingdale, New York)
Scott Degeneffe (Rural Boone County, Iowa) – 7 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Des Moines, Iowa) – 101 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 17 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)
Suzie Brannen (Austin, Texas) – 1 week
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 22 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 90 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa)
Willy McAlpine (Seville, Spain) – 8 weeks
31 participants! That is a pretty good week.
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Hawaii
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ New York
+ Spain
+ Texas
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
38 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there!
he Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Alto del Perdon – Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Ontario, Canada
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ St. John pied de port, France
+ Vienna, Austria
+ Munich, Germany
+ Rome, Italy
+ Cannes, France
+ Koper, Slovenia
The major milestone reached this week was Kim joining the Year and a Half Streak Club! WooHoo!
But it wasn’t all good news. It was a veritable blook bath of streaks! Sara’s 2 week streak is gone. Amy’s 3 week streak is toast. Mary’s 9 week streak is over! And most heartbreaking… Alexis’ 26 week streak is but a distant memory!
But all is not lost to those who believe in the power of resurrection and this is a new week where new streaks can begin!
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:
#INSTAGOOD
#INSTAGOOD! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what exactly is an #INSTAGOOD image? Here is where that special rule for this theme is revealed. An #INSTAGOOD image is simply the best image you take this week. Period. And because it is the best image you take this week (HERE IS THAT SPECIAL RULE) you can only submit ONE picture for this theme. Only one picture is your best picture.
I will add, do NOT send me multiple images and ask me to pick the best one. Remember that one rule for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is that the picture has to be taken the week of the theme because this is not a curate your pictures challenge, this is a get off your butt and go take pictures challenge! However, this week, you will have to do curate from all the pictures you take this week down to one, best picture.
The term #INSTAGOOD does come from Instagram. It is the second most popular Instagram hashtag. These are the 5 most popular Instagram hashtags.
1. #love (2.1 billion)
2. #instagood (1.7 billion)
3. #fashion (1.1 billion)
4. #instagram (1.1 billion)
5. #photooftheyday (1 billion)
You hashtag an image with #INSTAGOOD that you think it is particularly good. A picture that is definitely worth of the grid. Not the weak kind of image you might throw into your story. For the grid!
I look forward to seeing the best image you take this week!
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of best in this place that I hope is some of the best of me next Monday.