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WPC – WEEK 414 – ART

I’m leaving for Omaha later than I anticipated, so I did have time to get this post out on time.

ART! A great theme! But did it make a large number of people feel ARTistic enough to submit? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Mary Green – 2 weeks
2-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
3-Mike Vest – 6 weeks
4-Suzie Brannen – 7 weeks
5-Sheri Fakhouri – 9 weeks (2)
6-Monica Jennings – 10 weeks
7-Logan Kahler – 10 weeks
8-Nathanial Brown – 11 weeks
9-Jesse Howard – 11 weeks
10-Tamara Peterson – 14 weeks
11-Alexis Stensland – 19 weeks
12-Mindi Terrell – 26 weeks (3)
13-Brandon Kahler – 50 weeks
14-Linda Bennett – 55 weeks (2)
15-Sarah Toot – 56 weeks
16-Angie DeWaard – 60 weeks
17-Dawn Krause – 64 weeks
18-Kim Barker – 70 weeks
19-Joe Duff – 71 weeks
20-Teresa Kahler – 82 weeks (3)
21-Carla Stensland – 82 weeks
22-Micky Augustin – 84 weeks
23-Andy Sharp – 85 weeks
24-Bill Wentworth – 86 weeks
25-Cathie Morton – 90 weeks
26-Elizabeth Nordeen – 91 weeks (2)
27-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 93 weeks
28-Kio Dettman – 95 weeks (2)

Here is a look at the updated THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE SUBMISSION MAP:



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:


WEEK 414 - ART - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 20 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 86 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 61 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - BECKY PARMELEE
Becky Parmelee (?????) – 1 week

WEEK 414 - ART - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 87 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 51 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Spirit Lake, Iowa) – 83 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 91 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Des Moines, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 65 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 92 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 12 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 72 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)

WEEK 414 - ART - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Ames, Iowa) – 71 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 96 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – 56 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 414 - ART - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 414 - ART - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 11 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Elkader, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Elkader, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 85 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 7 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 27 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 11 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - NADER PARSAEI
Nader Parsaei (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 414 - ART - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 12 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 414 - ART - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 57 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

WEEK 414 - ART - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 94 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 10 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 15 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa) – 83 weeks

WEEK 414 - ART - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Des Moines, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa)

WEEK 414 - ART - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (McHose Park – Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

32 participants this week! That is a great week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Michigan
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

33 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 60% of the way there!

This is the list of current missing states:
+ Alabama
+ Alaska
+ Connecticut
+ Delaware
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Indiana
+ Kentucky
+ Maine
+ Massachussetts
+ Mississippi
+ New Hampshire
+ New Mexico
+ Rhode Island
+ Vermont
+ Virginia
+ West Virginia

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico (General)
+ Isla Mujeres, Mexico
+ Riviera Maya, Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Vallunareju Norte – Peru
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The big accomplish week this week was Sheri joining the Double Digits Streak Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all good news. Suzie’s 7 week streak came crashing to a halt. The humanity!

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:


WEEK 415 - SHADOW
SHADOW

SHADOW! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what exactly is a SHADOW photo? Simply put it is a picture where a SHADOW plays a major compositional element.

While considering a possible subject for your SHADOW picture meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt you will come up with a fascinating interpretation.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
-Ursula K. Le Guin

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 SHADOW in this place that is a candle in my life next Monday.

Iowa State Fair Power Rankings

When this publishes I will be in possession of my Iowa State Fair Photo Contest entries. So at this time, I can lift the blackout on what pictures I entered and what picture was accepted for display. I assume that everybody honored my social media blackout of my picture. And I thank you for that.

Here are the pictures I submitted. The one that got some love and the ones that were told “Get out of here kid! You have no future!”.


2023 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon -
Not Selected for Display

2023 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon -
Not Selected for Display

2023 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon -
Honorable Mention – Color People

2023 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon -
Not Selected for Display

I wasn’t the only person in this little circle of trust that had pictures displayed at the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Logan had two pictures displayed and one of his pictures got a little love on the Iowa State Fair Show on IPTV. Nathanial and Angie both got 3 pictures in and got Honorable Mentions in the Sports class.

I hope more people I know enter again next year. Layla expressed interest in entering. I hope Vest gets back in the game too. I also wonder if Carla won’t consider entering. She is going to enter the Clay County Fair Photo Contest this year.

As for me, I probably start getting organized for next year’s contest. Start a folder of possible entries right now. Maybe I could even break a long standing tradition and have people help pick my submissions. I did give some feedback to Angie, Logan, and Nathanial on their possible entries. Maybe I could do the same. Stranger things have happened.

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On Tuesday as we were leaving the Iowa State Fair after the barbecue contest, Scottie D. asked me why I loved the Iowa State Fair. So I thought I would give a list of things I love about the Iowa State Fair:


State Fair Power Rankings - Food
#10. Food

I’m sure most people would rank food higher on their list. I do love the food at the Iowa State Fair, but it isn’t actually one of the main attractions for me. I used to have a go-to where I would always get a grinder from Jennie’s Grinder, but Jennie passed away several years ago and I have never found a replacement. There is a “grinder” place near where Jennie’s used to be that sells “Gizmos”. But they aren’t anywhere near the same. Starting with the fact that they don’t use sausage, they use beef. Blah! There is a different grinder place at the State Fair, but I will get into that at a later date.

I also used to get a turkey leg from the Iowa Turkey Federation, but I’ve fallen out of love with the turkey leg. It is just not that much food for the price and it is just too darn messy. But it is very photogenic. Hard to beat a picture with a giant turkey leg.


#9 – People Watching

It is hard to beat the Iowa State Fair for people watching. It truly is a crossroads of all of humanity. You can just post up on a bench anywhere and for hours fascinating things and people walking by.



#8 – Shows

I love the fact that there is so much free entertainment everywhere in the Fair. From concerts on the free stages to chainsaw sculpture artists to the bands playing in Pioneer Hall to the entertainers that are roaming the fairgrounds. There are hypnotists to musicians to jugglers to things that kind of defy description.



#7 – Animals

From the lunkers in the DNR Building to the Biggest Bull to the Biggest Boar to the Avenue of the Breeds I love checking out the animals. And such a wide variety. From turtles to ducks to rabbits to cows to sheep to pigs to chickens to ostriches to elk to horses there is an incredible variety to check out.



#6 – Art

There so much amazing art to check out at the Fair. From sweet murals to sculptures to interactive art displays to sand sculptures to hay sculptures to butter sculptures to so much more.



#5 – Flowers

It is well documented that the Discovery Garden is one of my favorite places at the Iowa State Fair. However, it isn’t the only place to check-out flowers and do some flowertography at the fair. There are 27 flowerbeds and 13,000 flowers. Roses, vinca, zinnias, marigolds… oh my!



#4 – Contests

Obviously I’m partial to the Photography Salon, but there is literally a contest for everybody at the Iowa State Fair. From the barbecue contest to the Ugly Cake Contest to the Big Pumpkin Contest to pie eating to husband calling to the chicken calling to the cow chip throwing to rubber chicken throwing to outhouse racing to horseshoes to crocheting to the 4-H to FFA to the Bill Reilly Talent Show! There are 178 canning categories to enter alone!



#3 – Photo Opportunities

I love street photography! Any place where there is great people watching, art, flowers, animals, and food… to name just a few… you know there is going to be photo opportunities every where you look!



#2 – Tradition

I love the tradition of the State Fair. I have many personal traditions I have every year at the Fair. Some are to remind me of others (such as the Scottish Highland at the Avenue of the Breeds) and some are relatively new (such as going to watch Evie and Layla dance). I have a list of things that I have to do every year. And those are my traditions.



#1 – Family

Going to the State Fair is something that reminds me of family. Both biological and the family I don’t share DNA with. This year I saw Logan and Amanda there. Elainie and Sabas. At one time I was going to go with Teresa and/or Carla before plans fell through. Logan entered the Photo Contest this year. Which is a family tradition. My Dad used to enter the photo contest. Winning the Slide Category one year. My parents both used to volunteer in Pioneer Hall and had a booth there as well.

This year I also met up with the extended family of the Gorshes and the Degeneffes and the Jennings. Nader and Jesse as well. Well maybe, Nader. It is supposed to be in the ballpark of triple digits today, so as of the writing of this entry it is unclear if he ended up punking out.

I might make these power rankings a new Iowa State Fair tradition! Until next year’s Fair!

WPC – WEEK 405 – FLOWER

Here is another reminder that we are a little more than a month away from the deadline for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Flyers should start showing up around town this week. I hope at least a few of you enter. Or you get your kids to enter or your grandkids to enter. You don’t have be from Boone or Boone County to enter. You merely have to enjoy photography. Monica made a wonderful flyer this year:



Thanks Monica!

She had a lot of fun with this year’s Pufferbilly Days theme, which is the ’90s. I’ll probably need more volunteers than normal this year, so if that is something that might interest you. Let me know. Many hands make light work. And there might be a meal or two in it for you.

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NOTE: ALMOST EVERYBODY HAD THEIR SUBMISSIONS IN THIS WEEK BY SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE THAT ISN’T THE DEADLINE, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. MAKES MY JOB MUCH EASIER! THANKS!

FLOWER! What a great theme! A person would have to have no joy in their heart to not find joy in a beautiful FLOWER. In fact, I’ve even heard some suggest that next year all 52 weeks should be flower themes. One week ROSE. The next week DAISY. The next week SUNFLOWER. I mean that is just crazy talk though. So crazy it just might work. But was this year’s lone FLOWER theme enough to make a bunch of people crazy enough to submit? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 12, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week
2-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week
3-Monica Jennings – 1 week (3)
4-Logan Kahler – 1 week
5-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks (3)
6-Nathanial Brown – 2 weeks
7-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks
8-Willy McAlpine – 3 weeks
9-Sara Lockner – 4 weeks (2)
10-Tamara Peterson – 5 weeks
11-Mike Vest – 7 weeks
12-Alexis Baugher – 10 week (2)
13-Mindi Terrell – 17 weeks (3)
14-Brandon Kahler – 42 weeks
15-Linda Bennett – 46 weeks (2)
16-Sarah Toot – 47 weeks (2)
17-Angie DeWaard – 51 weeks
18-Dawn Krause – 55 weeks (2)
19-Kim Barker – 61 weeks
20-Joe Duff – 62 weeks (2)
21-Teresa Kahler – 73 weeks (3)
22-Carla Stensland – 73 weeks (3)
23-Micky Augustin – 75 weeks
24-Andy Sharp – 76 weeks
25-Bill Wentworth – 77 weeks
26-Cathie Morton – 81 weeks (2)
27-Elizabeth Nordeen – 82 weeks (2)
28-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 84 weeks
29-Kio Dettman – 86 weeks

Entering today, this is the map of states where people have submitted pictures from:



Map made at visitedplaces.com

Only 1 new state added since last time I shared the map.

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:


WEEK 405 - FLOWER - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (30 Miles East of Ashland, Montana) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (New Orleans, Louisiana) – 62 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (New Orleans, Louisiana)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 77 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Rural Story County, Iowa) – 76 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - JOHNATHAN STENSLAND
Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 74 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 87 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 47 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Rural Warren County, Iowa) – 85 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 6 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ALEXIS BAUGHER
Alexis Baugher (Boone, Iowa) – 11 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ALEXIS BAUGHER
Alexis Baugher (Rural Boone County, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ALEXIS BAUGHER
Alexis Baugher (Rural Boone County, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 52 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 78 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - NADER PARSAEI
Nader Parsaei (State Center, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Mexico) – 3 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Mexico)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Mexico)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 83 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 18 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - PORTER DEGENEFFE
Porter Degeneffe (Rural Boone County, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 74 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (South Dakota) – 56 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (South Dakota)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (South Dakota)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa)

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 5 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 63 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 48 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 43 weeks

WEEL 405 - FLOWER - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 82 weeks

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - BECKY PARMELEE
Becky Parmelee (Bella Vista, Arkansas) – 1 week

WEEK 405 - FLOWER - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Noel, Missouri) – 8 weeks

36 participants this week! This is a new record for participation! Making FLOWER the most popular theme in the storied history of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Maybe the idea of 52 themes of FLOWER isn’t crazy after all. Marigolds one week. Pansies the next. Oooh… a week of begonias would be lovely!

36 participants breaks the previous record of 34 held by HAPPY that was set just 4 weeks ago.

36 participants is so many that it is more lines than I have in my Ledger book where I record such things for posterity. Have a look:



I’m not sure how I will record this week, but it is a great problem to have!

Also, if we continue on this trajectory (5 straight weeks of 30+ participants) I might be lowering the cap for submissions from 3 to 2. Just fair warning. Like I say in the FAQ, it isn’t about harshing anybody’s creativity buzz, but about managing workload. Hopefully, we get there!

Thanks to Willy attending a Tuesday Wedding in Montana (all weddings should be on Tuesday or Thursdays) and Kim’s work trip to Louisiana, we added two more states to the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE SUBMISSION MAP!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Louisiana
+ Nebraska
+ Mexico
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Dakota
+ Texas

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Louisiana
+ Nebraska
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Dakota
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

29 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over halfway there!

You might be wondering what states are currently missing. I got you:

+ Alabama
+ Alaska
+ Connecticut
+ Delaware
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Indiana
+ Kentucky
+ Maryland
+ Massachusetts
+ Mississippi
+ New Hampshire
+ New Mexico
+ North Carolina
+ Rhode Island
+ South Carolina
+ Tennessee
+ Vermont
+ Virginia
+ West Virginia

The Outside of the United States map is currently (I could put more info for Mexico, but nobody told me where they went in Mexico):

+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

I travelled about 15 steps from front door to take my submission I continue not to contribute to expanding the map.

The big accomplishment this week was Angie reaching the 52 Week Club! That is a fully year of submitting without missing a week. A big time accomplishment! WooHoo!

Bill also joined the Year and a Half Club. He isn’t the first person to join the club, but he is the first person that I have noted to have made the club. Cathie made it 4 weeks ago. Elizabeth made it 5 weeks ago. Shannon 7 weeks ago. Kio 12 weeks ago. Monster achievements for all of them!

Another sweet deal was that there wasn’t a single streak snapped this 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:


WEEK 406 - 'SCAPE
‘SCAPE

‘SCAPE! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a ‘SCAPE picture? The “‘” in the theme name allows you to substitute in a few words. Your submission could be a LANDSCAPE or a WATERSCAPE or a CITYSCAPE.

Well for one thing, it is a great theme for me to remind you that you can include the town your picture was taken in or the county and I will include that with your submission.

Did you know that the first photograph ever taken was of a landscape?

“View from the Window at Le Gras” was captured by Nicéphore Niépce, in 1827. It features a very abstract view from Niépce’s window.

It would be another 12 years before somebody would think to take a “photograph” of a stupid human. I assume the 2nd picture ever taken was of a dog.

With this theme, you are literally touching the absolute deepest root of photography. Wow! That is powerful to think about. But maybe you are still confused about what LANDSCAPE photography is. Here is a definition from the Wiki:

Landscape photography commonly involves daylight photography of natural features of land, sky and waters, at a distance—though some landscapes may involve subjects in a scenic setting nearby, even close-up, and sometimes at night.

Photography of artificial scenery, such as farm fields, orchards, gardens and architecture, may be considered “landscape” photography as well. Even the presence of man-made structures (buildings, roads and bridges, etc.) or art (such as sculpture) may be considered “landscape” if presented in artistic settings or appearing (or photographed) in artistic style.

Further, landscape photography is typically of relatively stationary subjects—arguably a form of “still life.” This tends to simplify the task, as opposed to photography of kinetic or live subjects. However, landscape photography often overlaps the activity of wildlife photography and the two terms are used somewhat interchangeably; both wildlife and landscapes may be elements of the same picture or body of work.

While thinking about a possible subject for your ‘SCAPE theme, meditate on the following quote:

This is the gift of the landscape photograph, that the heart finds a place to stand.
-Emmet Gowin (American Photographer)

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 ‘SCAPE in this place that hopefully has a least put a little dent in the landscape of photography next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 404 – SLICE OF LIFE

SLICE OF LIFE. As you know, this is a very special theme for me. My Dad would have turned 80 years old yesterday. My hope was that his photography legacy would inspire many people to submit this week. Did it? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 5, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week
2-Nathanial Brown – 1 week
3-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
4-Layla Gorshe – 1 week
5-Jesse Howard – 1 week (2)
6-Becky Parmelee – 1 week
7-Susanna Funk – 2 weeks (2)
8-Willy McAlpine – 2 weeks
9-Scott Degeneffe – 3 weeks (2)
10-Sara Lockner – 3 weeks
11-Tamara Peterson – 4 weeks
12-Mike Vest – 6 weeks
13-Alexis Baugher – 9 weeks (3)
14-Mindi Terrell – 16 weeks (3)
15-Brandon Kahler – 41 weeks
16-Linda Bennett – 45 weeks
17-Sarah Toot – 46 weeks
18-Angie DeWaard – 50 weeks (2)
19-Dawn Krause – 54 weeks (2)
20-Kim Barker – 60 weeks (2
21-Joe Duff – 61 weeks
22-Teresa Kahler – 72 weeks (2)
23-Carla Stensland – 72 weeks (3)
24-Micky Augustin – 74 weeks
25-Andy Sharp – 75 weeks (3)
26-Bill Wentworth – 76 weeks
27-Cathie Morton – 80 weeks
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 81 weeks
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 83 weeks
30-Kio Dettman – 85 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:


WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Moingona, Iowa) – 86 weeks
Kate Shelley Museum, Moingona, Iowa. ( Note: In need of refunding, repair and renovation. )

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Cumming, Iowa) – 81 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (North of Cumming, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings – Front (Monicaville, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings – Back (This is not my address, so if you go looking for me, this won’t help)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Des Moines, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Rural Warren County, Iowa) – 84 weeks
This is the queen mating yard at Honey Hollow.

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 5 weeks
Nothing better than fresh popped popcorn from the popcorn stand on a June afternoon.

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Ashland, Nebraska) – 77 weeks
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
Ashland, NE

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Portland, Oregon) – 51 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 62 weeks
Second only to the Manhattan Project, the US Synthetic Rubber Program was critical to the success of the Allies in WWII.

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)
Images from the historic files of a chemical plant in Houston, Texas

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 75 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 61 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Albert Lea, Minnesota) – 76 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa) – 82 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Wall Drug, South Dakota) – 55 weeks
Animated T-Rex at Wall Drug, SD

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Badlands, South Dakota)
Badlands National Park

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 17 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Urbandale, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Adair, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks
The murals of Boone County remain mostly untouched and give us a glance of what life was like in yesteryear!

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (South Dakota) – 3 weeks
Pit Stop

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE -
Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 4 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE -
Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Mexico) – 2 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Noel, Missouri) – 7 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois) – 1 week

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 47 weeks
The Sherman Theater first debuted on January 7th, 1929; exposing the Stroudsburg area to newfound cultural beginnings on opening night with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Buttzville, New Jersey)
Hot Dog Johnny: New Jersey
SINCE 1944
Hot Dog Johnny’s – With the Pequest River flowing in the background, Hot Dog Johnny’s is a landmark to anyone having traveled Route 46 through Buttzville, New Jersey.

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 42 weeks
I’d send a postcard with dp on it

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois) – 1 week
National Museum of the American Sailor in Great Lakes, IL

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ALEXIS BAUGHER
Alexis Baugher (Swaledale, Iowa) – 10 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - ALEXIS BAUGHER
Alexis Baugher (Nevada, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Toot (Boone, Iowa) – 46 weeks
🌷Since 1983🌷
Van Hemert’s Dutch Oven Bakery
605 Story Street. Boone, Iowa

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Iowa)
This is a print produced by the owner of the Slice of Life postcard company. It was sent to me in 1983. Perhaps not one to use on a post card to encourage visitors to come to a particular spot but I’ve always liked it.

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 73 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 73 weeks

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ledges State Park, Boone County, Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa)

WEEK 404 - SLICE OF LIFE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone County, Iowa)

30 participants! That is a great week. I think the 4th in a row where we’ve broken 30. In this theme that is an homage to my Dad’s photography, there were submission from one of his nieces, his sister (and last living sibling), 4 of 5 grandchildren, one grandson-in-law and all 3 of his children. (I know. I know. You don’t need to bring it up Elizabeth. )

I think that is a great legacy.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ Mexico
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ New Jersey
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Dakota
+ Texas

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Nebraska
+ New Jersey
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Missouri
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Dakota
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

27 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over halfway there!

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

I travelled about 70 miles or so to take the images for my composite, but never left Boone County. I continue not to contribute to expanding the map.

The big accomplishment this week was Alexis hitting the double digit club! WooHoo!

Also, Elainie submitted for the 1st time ever! WooHoo!

But there was a veritable bloodbath of streaks snapped. Jen, Layla, and Becky couldn’t build on last week’s submissions. Funk’s streak is gone at 2. Scott’s streak is over at 3.

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:


WEEK 405 - FLOWER
FLOWER

FLOWER! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a FLOWER picture? Come on! You aren’t new here. You know about Thursdays! A flower picture is simply a picture of a FLOWER. Live, dead, painting, sculpture. Doesn’t matter. Time to get your flowertography on! Or as Micky might say, your flower porn on!

While considering possible flower subjects for your submission, meditate on the following quote, and I have no doubt you will make a great flowertography image!

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
— Henri Matisse

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 FLOWER in this place that has a rose for a favicon next Monday.

Goodbye 2022.

Happy New Year to those of you sheeple that follow the Gregorian Calendar. I for one, moved to Unix time years ago. So if I have a birthday party this year (Sara wants me to have one, but I doubt it happens) the invites will list the time of the event in Unix Time, like an adult. But I don’t want to tell you what calendar to use.

I think you should look at the options. By the Gregorian Calendar, when this post publishes, it is the year 2022. But there are other calendars.

Here is a list of other calendars and what year it is if you use those calendars:

Hebrew – 5783
Islamic – 1444
Chinese – 4659
Coptic – 1739
Japanese – Reiwa 4
British Regnal – 1 Cha. 3
Buddhist – 2566
Nanakshahi – 554
Hindu – 5123
Juche – 111
Byzantine – 7531
Roman – 2775
Holocene – 12022
Unix Time (like an adult): 1672531199 (roughly)

As you can tell, Unix Time is clearly superior.

Even though I don’t celebrate New Years, I do like to give holiday Power Rankings.

Here are my champagne power rankings:

CHAMPAGNE POWER RANKINGS
10. All champagne is trash.
9. All champagne is trash.
8. All champagne is trash.
7. All champagne is trash.
6. All champagne is trash.
5. All champagne is trash.
4. All champagne is trash.
3. All champagne is trash.
2. All champagne is trash.
1. Champere

So Happy New Years to those who celebrate it. I will have been asleep a couple hours when the bell tolls for 2022. I’m old, lame, and don’t get invited to adult parties.

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Time to reveal the December image for the 2023 Photography 139 Gregorian Calendar:


2023 Calendar - December
December

The December image is a picture of the old mill in Independence, Iowa. I took it while harvesting the town signs of Buchanan County for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. In retrospect, it isn’t a great image for the brutal colds and snows of December. But it was the last selected image and December was the last month that didn’t have an image. These things tend to sort themselves out.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
CAMERA: Sony ILCE-7M4
DATE: May 28, 2022 – 9:41 AM
LENS: Tamron 17-28 f/2.8
FOCAL LENGTH: 28mm
APERTURE: f/9
EXPOSURE: 1/320
ISO: 100
EXPOSURE BIAS: +.3

I have no calendar images to share tomorrow. Or again until December. If the Photography 139 Calendar exists again in 2024.

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This year when I handed a calendar to somebody I asked them to pick a favorite image. Then I photographed them with their favorite image. I also asked people that I didn’t hand deliver a calendar to to pick a favorite image and then send me a picture of them with that image. Like 3 people did that. So good for them? Not that such treachery might factor in who gets a calendar next year…

I forgot to do this for the attendees of the Westhaven Christmas, so this won’t be held against them. Maybe Nate. I did ask him and he said “No problem” and then never sent me a picture.

Any way here is a collection of, but not comprehensive collection of pictures of people with their favorite pictures from the calendar:



Shannon


Bethany and Nora


Colleen


Also Colleen


Also, also Colleen


Andy


Baier (Jason)


More Baiers (Olivia)


More Baiers (Ben)


More Baiers (Carrie and J.J.)


More Baiers (Will)


Russell


Michelle


Elizabeth


Willy


Micky


Kio


Kim


Brandon


Teresa


Logan


Elainie


Sabas


Johnathan


Jason


Carla


Dawn


Lockners


Gorshes


Scott


Anders


Becky


Alexis


Jesse


Jay


Nader

It is possible more pictures might trickle in, if people I mailed calendars to haven’t received them yet. I think every picture got picked except for January. Poor January. Might try this again next year. We’ll see if the people like it.

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is BODY PART:


WEEK 381 - BODY PART
BODY PART

IT IS POSSIBLE I MIGHT ROAD TRIP ON MONDAY. IF I DO, THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL REMINDERS. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!!!

BODY PART! What a great final theme for Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a BODY PART image? Simply put, it is a picture where a major compositional element of the image is a BODY PART. Doesn’t have to be your BODY PART. Could be somebody else’s. It could belong to an animal. There are so many BODY PART(s) to choose from! Heads. Shoulders. Knees. Toes. Just to name a few.

Happy photo harvesting!

Selfie Project – October 2022

Looking at my SELFIE PROJECT pictures from the month of October, I’m not sure I had a very active October. Seems like I barely left my house. I’ll try to be more active in November.

Here are some of my favorite selfies from THE SELFIE PROJECT in October:


Day 274 - October 1, 2022
October 1

Day 275 - October 2, 2022
October 2

Day 277 - October 4, 2022
October 4

Day 278 - October 5, 2022
October 5

Day 279 - October 6, 2022
October 6

Day 280 - October 7, 2022
October 7

Day 281 - October 8, 2022
October 8

Day 283 - October 10, 2022
October 10

Day 284 - October 11, 2022
October 11

Day 285 - October 12, 2022
October 12

Day 287 - October 14, 2022
October 14

Day 288 - October 15, 2022
October 15

Day 289 - October 16, 2022
October 16

Day 290 - October 17, 2022
October 17

Day 292 - October 19, 2022
October 19

Day 293 - October 20, 2022
October 20

Day 294 - October 21, 2022
October 21

Day 295 - October 22, 2022
October 22

Day 296 - October 23, 2022
October 23

Day 298 - October 25, 2022
October 25

Day 300 - October 27, 2022
October 27

Day 302 - October 29, 2022
October 29

Day 303 - October 30, 2022
October 30

I didn’t take any extra selfies this much. I might do better in November. There are no promises.

2011-05-22, 2011-05-26, and 2011-05-27

The pictures in the folders 2011-05-22, 2011-05-26, and 2011-05-27 are mostly of irises, a flower that is well-documented to be my least favorite flower. There are also pictures from Elainie’s high school graduation and one picture from the Left Behind Party Funk and I had, but was really hosted by Sara.

The Left Behind Party, took place a few days after a billboard in Boone claimed that the world was going to end. It did not, or at least we weren’t raptured. Which is pretty much okay with me, cause I don’t believe in the rapture. Think it was something some dude just pulled out of his bum in the 19th century.


Left Behind Party

WEEK 21 - ODD CAMERA ANGLE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT

Elainie High School Graduation

Elainie High School Graduation

Elainie High School Graduation

Elainie High School Graduation

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

Mad with Joy

By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original glory:

RWPE Y2 #20 – PAINTING WITH LIGHT

RWPE Y2 #21 – ODD CAMERA ANGLE

GRADUATION

PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK #75 ALPHA

PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK #75 BETA

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve Evie.