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WPC – WEEK 449 – TIME

April 22, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

For no real apparent reason, I thought I would start adding a little photography lesson into these things every month or so. And I mean a very little photography lesson.

This month’s lesson is going to be on bokeh.

What is bokeh?

Bokeh (the Japanese word for blur) is the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image, caused by circles of confusion. Bokeh has also been defined as “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light”. Differences in lens aberrations and the shape of aperture blades and the amount of aperture blades cause very different bokeh effects. There are strong opinions on what is good bokeh and bad bokeh. My use of Lensbaby lenses is frequently because of they produce bokeh effects that I personally enjoy. A photography technique is to use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions, accentuating their lens’s bokeh. It can add a sense of depth and dimensionality to an image and can make the subject stand out more effectively.

Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. Bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all regions of an image which are outside the depth of field.

How is bokeh pronounced? You will hear people pronounce it in all sorts of different ways. The proper way is like “bow” in a bow and arrow and then the “ke” sound in the word kettle. Although a majority of people may pronounce it like boh – kay.

I hope we all learned something today.

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TIME! A great theme! But did enough people make TIME in their schedule to submit a photo to make TIME a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 15, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week (IA)
2-Suzie Brannen – 3 weeks (IA)
3-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 3 weeks (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL)
4-Mary Green – 3 weeks (2) (MI, IA, IN)
5-Willy McAlpine – 4 weeks (IA)
6-Deanna McClain – 5 weeks (IA)
7-Johnathan Stensland – 5 weeks (IA)
8-Adam Gordon – 7 weeks (IA, MS, MO)
9-Becky Parmelee – 8 weeks (AR, IA, OK)
10-Sara Lockner – 13 weeks (IA)
11-Lowell Davis – 15 weeks (IA)
12-Michelle Haupt – 15 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
13-Alexis Stensland – 15 weeks (IA)
14-Brandon Kahler – 16 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 34 weeks (2) (IA, FL, UT, CO)
16-Mike Vest – 39 weeks (IA, MO)
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 44 weeks (2) (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 45 weeks (IA, MN)
19-Nathanial Brown – 46 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN)
20-Jesse Howard – 46 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW)
21-Tamara Peterson – 58 weeks (IA, MN)
22-Mindi Terrell – 61 weeks (IA)
23-Linda Bennett – 90 weeks (2) (KS)
24-Sarah Toot – 91 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV)
25-Angie DeWaard – 95 weeks (IA)
26-Dawn Krause – 99 weeks (IA)
27-Kim Barker – 105 weeks (2) (IA, CO)
28-Joe Duff – 106 weeks (2) (TX)
29-Teresa Kahler – 117 weeks (IA, NE)
30-Carla Stensland – 117 weeks (2) (IA, MO)
31-Micky Augustin – 119 weeks (IA, IL)
32-Andy Sharp – 120 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA)
33-Bill Wentworth – 121 weeks (NE)
34-Cathie Morton – 124 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO)
35-Elizabeth Nordeen – 126 weeks (IA)
36-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 128 weeks (2) (IA, CA, NV)
37-Kio Dettman – 130 weeks (2) (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM (CENTRAL) next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks or the rules of the challenge or how to submit. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:

Becky Parmelee (McGarrah Farms – Pea Ridge, Arkansas) – 9 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Ankeny, Iowa) – 35 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Ankeny, Iowa) – 16 weeks

Kim Barker (Ames, Iowa) – 106 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 96 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa) 127 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Goodwill Store – Ames, Iowa) – 118 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 17 weeks

Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa) – 47 weeks

Adam Gordon (Ames, Iowa) – 8 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 16 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa)

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 46 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 100 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 121 weeks

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Willy McAlpine (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 5 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 4 weeks

Sara Lockner (The skies over Des Moines, Iowa) – 14 weeks

Carla Stensland (Palisades Dows Observatory – Ely, Iowa) – 118 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 62 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Jasper County, Iowa) – 120 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 40 weeks

Carla Stensland (Palisades-Kepler State Park – Overlook Trail – Cedar River Dam – Mount Vernon, Iowa)

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 125 weeks

Dawn Krause (Ogden, Iowa)

Sabas Hernandez (Pella, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 59 weeks

Deanna McClain (Perry, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Perry, Iowa) – 4 weeks

Nathanial Brown (State Center, Iowa) – 47 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 129 weeks

Linda Bennett (Easton, Kansas) – 91 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 122 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 92 weeks

Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 107 weeks

Joe Duff (League City, Texas)

37 participants! That is a drop-off from the previous week! Is this the beginning of the end for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE?

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (2)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (9.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (1)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (5)
+ Florida (85)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (3)
+ Indiana (3)
+ Iowa (587)
+ Kansas (24)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (6)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (10.5)
+ Nebraska (25)
+ Nevada (2)
+ New York (11)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (13)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (26)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)

26 states so far! 3 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA) – 7
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW) – 6
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN) – 5
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO) – 4
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA) – 4
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV) – 4
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO) – 4
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN) – 3
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL) – 2
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Sara Lockner (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO) -2
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2

Jen is now in the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jesse and Andy are in striking distance though!

The big, huge milestone this week was Dawn joining the TRIPLE DIGIT STREAK CLUB!! WOOHOO!!! But it wasn’t all unicorns and rainbows. Mary’s streak is no more at 3 weeks. Alexis’ streak is gone after 15 weeks! 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:

EMOTION – Suggested by Sarah Toot AND Andy Sharp

EMOTION! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of EMOTION in this place that gets me in the feels next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 448 – NECESSITY

April 15, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

NECESSITY! A great theme! But did enough people find it necessary to submit a photo to make NECESSITY a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 8, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks (IA)
2-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 2 weeks (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL)
3-Mary Green – 2 weeks (2) (MI, IA, IN)
4-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks (IA)
5-Willy McAlpine – 3 weeks (IA)
6-Deanna McClain – 4 weeks (IA)
7-Johnathan Stensland – 4 weeks (IA)
8-Adam Gordon – 6 weeks (2) (IA, MS, MO)
9-Becky Parmelee – 7 weeks (AR, IA, OK)
10-Sara Lockner – 12 weeks (IA)
11-Lowell Davis – 14 weeks (2) (IA)
12-Michelle Haupt – 14 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
13-Alexis Stensland – 14 weeks (2) (IA)
14-Brandon Kahler – 15 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 33 weeks (IA, FL)
16-Mike Vest – 38 weeks (IA, MO)
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 43 weeks (2) (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 44 weeks (IA, MN)
19-Nathanial Brown – 45 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN)
20-Jesse Howard – 45 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL)
21-Tamara Peterson – 57 weeks (IA, MN)
22-Mindi Terrell – 60 weeks (IA)
23-Linda Bennett – 89 weeks (2) (KS)
24-Sarah Toot – 90 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV)
25-Dawn Krause – 98 weeks (IA)
26-Angie DeWaard – 94 weeks (IA)
27-Kim Barker – 104 weeks (2) (IA, CO)
28-Joe Duff – 105 weeks (2) (TX)
29-Teresa Kahler – 116 weeks (2) (IA, NE)
30-Carla Stensland – 116 weeks (IA, MO)
31-Micky Augustin – 118 weeks (2) (IA, IL)
32-Andy Sharp – 119 weeks (2) (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA)
33-Bill Wentworth – 120 weeks (NE)
34-Cathie Morton – 123 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO)
35-Elizabeth Nordeen – 125 weeks (IA)
36-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 127 weeks (2) (IA, CA)
37-Kio Dettman – 129 weeks (2) (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

It is the third week of the month and on the third week of the month I like to share a map of all the states where people have submitted from heading into today. Here is that map:

25 States

WPC - WEEK 448 - NECESSITY - MICKY AUGUSTIN

Micky Augustin (Jasper County, Iowa) – 119 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Chico, California) – 128 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Winnemucca, Nevada)

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 105 weeks

Kim Barker (Ames, Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Near Martinsville, Indiana)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 90 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 46 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 15 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Salt Lake City, Utah) – 34 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Denver, Colorado)

Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 95 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 130 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Joe Duff (Texas) – 106 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas)

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Miami, Florida) – 3 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 44 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 7 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa)

Mary Green (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 15 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 week

Jesse Howard (Aruba) – 46 weeks

Jesse Howard (Curacao)

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 16 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Logan Kahler (Ames, Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 117 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 99 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa)

Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Willy McAlpine (McHose Park – Boone, Iowa) – 4 weeks

Deanna McClain (Perry, Iowa) – 5 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 124 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 126 weeks

Becky Parmelee (Bella Vista, Arkansas) – 8 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 58 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 120 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 15 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Carla Stensland (Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa) – 117 weeks

Carla Stensland (Reiman Gardens – Ames, Iowa)

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 61 weeks

Sarah Toot (New York City, New York) – 91 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 39 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 121 weeks

EDITOR’S NOTE: I never comment on submissions. It is one of the base creeds that I operate under for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. No matter how much I want to comment, I don’t. But there is a picture on here that I really need to comment on. You probably can’t even guess which one it is. I’m not going to comment on Elizabeth’s taste in music (although I do approve) or Baby Face Adam (although it does crack me up) or that there were a few pictures of dogs, but no pictures of cats as a NECESSITY. Interesting. Yes, provocative. What I have to comment on is how extremely jealous I am that Scott got to eat at a Taco Time! I’m like burning with jealousy. I’m not even comfortable with how jealous I am. The real ones know that Taco Time is the truth when it comes to “Mexican” fast food. Every once in awhile you will get somebody from dirty Dodge try to force Taco Tico down your throat. Which is uncomfortable because that isn’t how you eat tacos, you have to chew first and Taco Tico is gross. Taco Time is the ONLY fast food “Mexican” I will eat. I won’t even look Taco Bell in the face. I won’t even spit in the general direction of a Taco John’s. It has been years now since I’ve eaten at Taco Time. Now the axe-throwing place at North Grand Mall does a serviceable knockoff of the Crisp Meat Burrito, but at the end of the day… it is still a knockoff. I know it. They know it. The Crisp Meat Burrito knows it. We are living a lie. I miss Taco Time. Screw you Scott for opening this wound back up!

But while I am deeply, to a disturbing level, passionate about Taco Time, you may have noted Lowell’s picture was taken in a hospital. Leah is in the hospital for a few days, so if you are the praying type, keep them in your prayers and if you aren’t, keep them in your thoughts.

38 participants! The exact same participation rate as last week. Better than falling off… I guess…

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ California (1)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (1)
+ Florida (1)
+ Indiana (1)
+ Iowa (36)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New York (1)
+ Nevada (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Utah (1)

Thanks to Scott’s “business” trip we added Utah to the map! WooHoo! Thanks to Jesse’s vacation we also added 2 foreign countries in Aruba and Curacao! WooHoo!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (8.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (1)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (5)
+ Florida (5)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (3)
+ Indiana (3)
+ Iowa (515)
+ Kansas (23)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (6)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (10.5)
+ Nebraska (24)
+ Nevada (2)
+ New York (11)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (12)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (24)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)

26 states so far! 3 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

Jen is now in the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jesse and Andy are in striking distance though!

The big milestone this week was Kio joining the 2.5 Year Streak Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all fun in the sun and delicious tacos this week. Monica’s streak was blinded by the light and is now just a distant memory!

TIME

TIME! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I’m trying not to explain the themes this year, but sometimes I can’t help myself. ‘m like me at a table filled with Crisp Meat Burritos. Self-control is an issue. But I digress…

If you look closely at the TIME theme reveal image (not that closely) you will see that it is actually 2 separate images put together. On the left is a picture with a “fast” shutter speed that freezes the water. The right side of the image was taken with a “slow” shutter speed that makes the water more of a blur. The idea of the theme TIME is to either freeze TIME in place with a fast shutter speed or show the fluidity of time with a slow shutter speed.

However, I know most people don’t have control over the shutter speed on the camera they use, so as always interpret the theme as you see fit.

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of TIME in this place that hopefully passes it for a few of you next Monday.

Adam, Alexis, Amy, Andy, Angie, Art, Becky, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Christianity, Dawn, Deanna, Elizabeth, Jen, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Kim, Kio, Layla, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Mary, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Monica, Nathanial, Nature, Road Trip, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 446 – #INSTAGOOD

April 1, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

#INSTAGOOD! A great theme! A theme so easy that you could participate if you took one picture this week. But did many people take at least one picture to be able to send us the best picture that they took this week to make #INSTAGOOD a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 25, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Evie Gorshe – 1 week (IA)
2-Willy McAlpine – 1 week (IA)
3-Tim Panages – 1 week (IA)
4-Elainie Hernandez – 2 weeks (IA)
5-Deanna McClain – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Johnathan Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
7-Adam Gordon – 4 weeks (2) (IA, MS, MO)
8-Stehanie Kim – 6 weeks (NY)
9-Becky Parmelee – 6 weeks (AR, IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 10 weeks (IA)
11-Lowell Davis – 12 weeks (IA)
12-Michelle Haupt – 12 weeks (IA, MO)
13-Alexis Stensland – 12 weeks (IA)
14-Brandon Kahler – 13 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 31 weeks (IA, FL)
16-Sabas Hernandez – 32 weeks (2) (IA)
17-Mike Vest – 36 weeks (IA, MO)
18-Sheri Fakhouri – 41 weeks (2) (IA)
19-Logan Kahler – 42 weeks (IA, MN)
20-Nathanial Brown – 43 weeks(IA, SD, GA, TN)
21-Jesse Howard – 43 weeks (IA, MO, NE)
22-Tamara Peterson – 55 weeks (IA, MN)
23-Mindi Terrell – 58 weeks (2) (IA)
24-Linda Bennett – 87 weeks (KS)
25-Sarah Toot – 88 weeks (2) (PA, NY, VT, NV)
26-Angie DeWaard – 92 weeks (IA)
27-Dawn Krause – 96 weeks (2) (IA)
28-Kim Barker – 102 weeks (2) (IA, CO)
29-Joe Duff – 103 weeks (TX)
30-Teresa Kahler – 114 weeks (2) (IA)
31-Carla Stensland – 114 weeks (IA, MO)
32-Micky Augustin – 116 weeks (IA, IL)
33-Andy Sharp – 117 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA)
34-Bill Wentworth – 118 weeks (NE)
35-Cathie Morton – 121 weeks (IA, FL, BHS)
36-Elizabeth Nordeen – 123 weeks (IA)
37-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 125 weeks (IA)
38-Kio Dettman – 127 weeks (2) (IA)

An observant observer might be wondering why Carla’s streak is intact. She did get a submission in at the horn, but not soon enough for it to be included in the email blast. But is up on the website. You can go look at last Monday’s post and verify.

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.
3. Sometimes, for special people, for special circumstances, we can negotiate something.

WPC - WEEK 446 - #INSTAGOOD - SUZIE BRANNEN

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 1 week

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Hampton, Virginia) – 1 week

Layla Gorshe (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Michigan) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 week

Amy Peterson (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 1 week

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Tim Panages (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Deanna McClain (Perry, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Becky Parmelee (Tulsa, Oklahoma) – 7 weeks

Sara Lockner (Ogden, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Overland Park, Kansas) – 13 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 14 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 32 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ogden, Iowa) – 33 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 37 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 42 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 43 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Des Moines, Iowa) – 44 weeks

Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 44 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 56 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 59 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 88 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 89 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 93 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 97 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 103 weeks

Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 104 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 115 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 115 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 117 weeks

Andy Sharp (Red Oak, Iowa) – 118 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 119 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 122 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 124 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (West Des Moines, Iowa) – 126 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 128 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Mines of Spain State Recreation Area – Dubuque County, Iowa) – 550 weeks

42 participants! That is a great week! Breaking the previous high for this year held by DECORATION at 40. I believe 42 ties the all-time high. Held by the #INSTAGOOD theme from last year. But I’d have to check my records to confirm that.

Thanks to Becky’s trip we added Oklahoma to the Photography 139 Submissions Map!

Thanks to Jen’s trip we added Virginia to the Photography 139 Submissions Map! Virginia was one of the states we didn’t get a submission from in 2023! So that makes it extra exciting!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (34)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Michigan (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (1)
+ Virginia (1)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (6.5)
+ Bahamas (1)
+ California (1)
+ Colorado (4)
+ Florida (3)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (1)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (444)
+ Kansas (19)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (6)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (8.5)
+ Nebraska (18)
+ Nevada (1)
+ New York (9)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (12)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (20)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)

25 states so far! 1 foreign country! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA) – 6
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA) – 4
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV) – 4
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN) – 3
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE) – 3
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BS) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL) – 2
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL) – 2
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Sara Lockner (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO) -2
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO) – 2

Andy holds a 1 state lead over Jen to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

There were no big milestones reached this week. However, Layla submitted for the first time this year! WooHoo! There was some sadness. Evie couldn’t build on her submission from last week and her streak is over before it began. Elainie’s streak is over after 2 weeks. But worst of all, Steph’s streak goes down after 6 weeks!

PASSION – SUGGESTED BY SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY

PASSION! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I’m not describing the themes this year unless I think they need a little explanation. One thing to remember that PASSION is not just something you like bunches and bunches. PASSION is something you are willing to suffer for. When you take your pictures, would you be willing to take a punch to the face for this thing? Would you be willing to take something worse for this thing? If the answer is “yes”, then you have a PASSION subject.

I look forward to your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of PASSION in this place that is a bit of passion project next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 445 – HOBBIES

March 25, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

NOTES: 1. THIS IS ONE OF 2 THEMES THAT HAVE A SPECIAL, EXTRA RULE. MAKE SURE YOU READ THAT RULE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT. 2. I’VE BEEN GETTING SOME SMALL IMAGES SUBMITTED. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE FAQ ANSWER ON IMAGE SIZE. YOU MAY NEED TO ADJUST YOUR CAMERA SETTINGS OR YOUR EMAIL ATTACHMENT SETTINGS OR YOUR IMAGE TEXT MESSAGE SETTINGS OR MAYBE YOU ARE AN OVER-CROPPER. DON’T BE AN OVER-CROPPER. CROP WTH YOUR FEET. 3. AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE ANYBODY THAT GETS THEIR SUBMISSION IN BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

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It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. These are:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

What skill level photographer can participate?

THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to focus a camera. All skill levels are encouraged and welcome. You can’t be too bad and you can’t be too good! Everyone has room to learn and be challenged!

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. It is a challenge. There are no winners and losers. Well the people that don’t participate are losers.

Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?

Yes. That limit is 2. If you send me more than 2, I will post the first 2 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.

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 I start to average like 45 participants a week, I will lower the limit to 1.

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 every week. 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 (AND CAN’T EMPATHIZE THIS ENOUGH) 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. But don’t tempt me!

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. In fact, I appreciate you letting me know where a picture was taken. If you don’t let me know, I will assume the picture was taken in the state you live in.

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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HOBBIES! A great theme! Everybody has a HOBBY or 2. From making kolaches to eating kolaches, HOBBIES can really run the gamut! But did enough people have photography as a HOBBY to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 18, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
2-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week
3-Deanna McClain – 1 week
4-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week
5-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks
6-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks
7-Adam Gordon – 3 weeks (2)
8-Mary Green – 5 weeks (2)
9-Stehanie Kim – 5 weeks
10-Becky Parmelee – 5 weeks
11-Sara Lockner – 9 weeks
12-Lowell Davis – 11 weeks (2)
13-Michelle Haupt – 11 weeks
14-Alexis Stensland – 11 weeks
15-Brandon Kahler – 12 weeks
16-Scott Degeneffe – 30 weeks
17-Sabas Hernandez – 31 weeks
18-Mike Vest – 36 weeks
19-Sheri Fakhouri – 40 weeks (2)
20-Logan Kahler – 41 weeks (2)
21-Nathanial Brown – 42 weeks (2)
22-Jesse Howard – 42 weeks
23-Tamara Peterson – 54 weeks
24-Mindi Terrell – 57 weeks (2)
25-Linda Bennett – 86 weeks (2)
26-Sarah Toot – 87 weeks
27-Angie DeWaard – 91 weeks
28-Dawn Krause – 95 weeks
29-Kim Barker – 101 weeks
30-Joe Duff – 102 weeks
31-Teresa Kahler – 113 weeks (2)
32-Carla Stensland – 113 weeks
33-Micky Augustin – 115 weeks
34-Andy Sharp – 116 (2) weeks
35-Bill Wentworth – 117 weeks
36-Cathie Morton – 121 weeks (2)
37-Elizabeth Nordeen – 122 weeks
38-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 124 weeks
39-Kio Dettman – 126 weeks (2)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 127 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 125 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 123 weeks

Cathie Morton (Nassau, Bahamas) – 122 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, NE) – 118 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 117 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 116 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 114 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 114 weeks

Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 103 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 102 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 96 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa)

Angie DeWaard (Story County Administration Building – Nevada, Iowa) – 92 weeks

Sarah Toot (Nobu – Las Vegas, Nevada) – 88 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 87 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 58 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 55 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Des Moines, Iowa) – 43 weeks

Jesse Howard (Hilton West – Omaha, Nebraska) – 43 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 42 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 41 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 37 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 32 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Bettendorf, Iowa)

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 31 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 12 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 12 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 12 weeks

Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 10 weeks

Stephanie Kim (Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York) – 6 weeks

Becky Parmelee (Boone, Iowa)- 6 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa)

Elainie Hernandez (Ogden, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Evie Gorshe (Iowa) – 1 week

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Tim Panages (West Des Moines, Iowa) – 1 week

Christopher D. Bennett (Hilton West – Omaha, Nebraska)

39 participants this week! A pretty good week! But that is a 1 participant drop from DECORATION.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Bahamas – 1
+ Iowa – 39
+ Kansas – 1
+ Nebraska – 3
+ Nevada – 1
+ New York – 1
+ Pennsylvania – 1
+ Texas – 1

Thanks to Sarah’s trip we added Nevada! Thanks to Cathie’s trip, we added the Bahamas!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (6.5)
+ Bahamas (1)
+ California (1)
+ Colorado (4)
+ Florida (3)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (1)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (444)
+ Kansas (17)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Michigan (4)
+ Minnesota (6)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (8.5)
+ Nebraska (17)
+ Nevada (1)
+ New York (9)
+ Pennsylvania (11)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (19)
+ Vermont (1)

23 states so far! 1 foreign country! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN) – 5
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA) – 4
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV) – 4
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN) – 3
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE) – 3
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL) – 2
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL) – 2
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Sara Lockner (IA, MN) – 2
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO) -2
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO) – 2

Andy maintains a 2 state lead over Jen to be crowned the most travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE photographer!

Becky joined the list of people that have submitted from multiple states! WooHoo!

The big milestone this week was Sara joining the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo! Also the first ever submission from Tim! That’s pretty sweet too!

But it wasn’t all good news. In fact it was mostly bad news. There was a veritable bloodbath of streaks. Jen couldn’t build on last week’s submission. Her streak is over before it began. Suzie and Monica had two week streaks go poof! Mary’s 5 week streak is over!

#INSTAGOOD

#INSTAGOOD! What a great theme for Year 11 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 curate all the pictures you take this week down to one, best picture.

I look forward to your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of INSTAGOOD in this place in this place that is sometimes gets my best next Monday.

Adam, Alexis, Andy, Angie, Basketball, Becky, Bill, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Deanna, Elainie, Elizabeth, Iowa State, Jen, Jesse, Johnathan, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Mary, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Monica, Nathanial, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Sheri, Steph, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 444 – DECORATION

March 18, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

DECORATION! A great theme! Everybody loves to decorate. But did enough people like to decorate enough to make DECORATE a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 11, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week
2-Monica Jennings – 1 week
3-Adam Gordon – 2 weeks (2)
4-Mary Green – 4 weeks (2)
5-Stehanie Kim – 4 weeks
6-Becky Parmelee – 4 weeks
7-Willy McAlpine – 6 weeks
8-Sara Lockner – 8 weeks
9-Lowell Davis – 10 weeks
10-Michelle Haupt – 10 weeks
11-Alexis Stensland – 10 weeks (2)
12-Brandon Kahler – 11 weeks
13-Scott Degeneffe – 29 weeks
14-Sabas Hernandez – 29 weeks
15-Mike Vest – 35 weeks
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 39 weeks (2)
17-Logan Kahler – 40 weeks (2)
18-Nathanial Brown – 41 weeks
19-Jesse Howard – 41 weeks
20-Tamara Peterson – 44 weeks
21-Mindi Terrell – 56 weeks (2)
22-Linda Bennett – 85 weeks
23-Sarah Toot – 86 weeks
24-Angie DeWaard – 90 weeks
25-Dawn Krause – 94 weeks
26-Kim Barker – 100 weeks
27-Joe Duff – 101 weeks
28-Teresa Kahler – 112 weeks (2)
29-Carla Stensland – 112 weeks
30-Micky Augustin – 114 weeks
31-Andy Sharp – 115 weeks
32-Bill Wentworth – 116 weeks
33-Cathie Morton – 120 weeks
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 121 weeks
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 123 weeks
36-Kio Dettman – 125 weeks (2)

Reminder. Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

It is the third week of the month and on the third week of the month I like to share a map of all the states where people have submitted from heading into today. Here is that map:

We’ve put a good dent into the United States already.

WPC - WEEK 444 - DECORATION - MICKY AUGUSTIN

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 115 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 124 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 101 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Hilton South – Kansas City, Missouri)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 86 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Monteagle, Tennessee) – 42 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Fort Valley, Georgia)

Lowell Davis (Iowa)- 11 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Scott Degeneffe (Boone, Iowa) – 30 weeks

Angie DeWaard (State Historical Building – Des Moines, Iowa) – 91 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Nashville, Tennessee) – 1 week

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 126 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Joe Duff (Texas) – 102 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (The Breakfast Club – Ankeny, Iowa) – 40 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (The Breakfast Club – Ankeny, Iowa)

Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa)

Mary Green (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Saint Louis, Missouri) – 11 weeks

Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 week

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 30 weeks

Jesse Howard (Hilton South – Kansas City, Missouri) – 42 weeks

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 12 weeks

Logan Kahler (Bloomington, Minnesota) – 41 weeks

Logan Kahler (Bloomington, Minnesota)

Teresa Kahler (Ankeny, Iowa) – 113 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Ankeny, Iowa)

Stephanie Kim (Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York) – 5 weeks

Dawn Krause (Brass Armadillo – Des Moines, Iowa) – 95 weeks

Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 9 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 1 week

Cathie Morton (Between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau Bahamas) – 121 weeks

Cathie Morton (Between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau Bahamas)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 122 weeks

Becky Parmelee (Bentonsville, Arkansas) – 5 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Andy Sharp (Grand Isle, Louisiana) – 116 weeks

Andy Sharp (Gulf of Mexico – Off Louisiana)

Alexis Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Carla Stensland (Power & Light District – Kansas City, Missouri) – 113 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 57 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 87 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 36 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 117 weeks

40 participants! That is a great week! Tops ORANGE for the most popular theme of Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Florida (2)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Iowa (34)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Minnesota (2)
+ Missouri (4)
+ New York (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Tennessee (2)
+ Texas (1)

Thanks to the travels of Nathanial, we added Georgia to the list! And thanks to Andy’s travels we added Louisiana to the list.

Here is the Year 11 list of states where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each state):

+ Arkansas (6.5)
+ California (1)
+ Colorado (4)
+ Florida (3)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (1)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (405)
+ Kansas (16)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Michigan (4)
+ Minnesota (6)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (8.5)
+ Nebraska (14)
+ New York (8)
+ Pennsylvania (10)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (18)
+ Vermont (1)

22 states so far! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple states:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN) – 5
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA) – 4
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN) – 3
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL) – 2
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO)
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL) – 2
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO) – 2
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Sara Lockner (IA, MN) – 2
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO) -2
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO) – 2

Andy maintains a 2 state lead over Jen to be crowned the Emperor of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Travel! I’ll keep workshopping that name. But I might buy a crown for the winner. Just another idea I’m spitballing.

Logan, Jesse, Carla, Cathie, and your humble narrator all joined the group of people that have taken submissions in multiple states.

There were no major milestones reached this week. The only bad news was that Willy’s streak went POOF after 6 weeks. The humanity!

HOBBIES

HOBBIES! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to your interpretation!

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 HOBBIES in this place in this place that is something more of one next Monday.

Adam, Alexis, Andy, Angie, Basketball, Becky, Bill, Black & White, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Deanna, Elizabeth, Iowa State, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Mary, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Nathanial, Road Trip, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Steph, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 442 – ROAD TRIP

March 4, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

ROAD TRIP! One of my favorite ways to spend a day. Also one of my favorite themes! But did it inspire enough people to leave their house to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out?

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 26, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Mary Green – 2 weeks (2)
2-Stehanie Kim – 2 weeks
3-Becky Parmelee – 2 weeks
4-Willy McAlpine – 4 weeks
5-Sara Lockner – 6 weeks
6-Monica Jennings – 6 weeks
7-Suzie Brannen – 8 weeks (2)
8-Lowell Davis – 8 weeks
9-Michelle Haupt – 8 weeks
10-Alexis Stensland – 8 weeks (2)
11-Brandon Kahler – 9 weeks
12-Scott Degeneffe – 27 weeks (2)
13-Sabas Hernandez – 28 weeks
14-Mike Vest – 33 weeks
15-Sheri Fakhouri – 37 weeks (2)
16-Logan Kahler – 38 weeks (2)
17-Nathanial Brown – 39 weeks
18-Jesse Howard – 39 weeks
19-Tamara Peterson – 42 weeks
20-Mindi Terrell – 54 weeks (2)
21-Linda Bennett – 83 weeks
22-Sarah Toot – 84 weeks
23-Angie DeWaard – 88 weeks
24-Dawn Krause – 92 weeks (2)
25-Kim Barker – 98 weeks
26-Joe Duff – 99 weeks
27-Teresa Kahler – 110 weeks
28-Carla Stensland – 110 weeks (2)
29-Micky Augustin – 112 weeks
30-Andy Sharp – 113 weeks
31-Bill Wentworth – 114 weeks
32-Cathie Morton – 118 weeks
33-Elizabeth Nordeen – 119 weeks
34-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 121 weeks
35-Kio Dettman – 123 weeks

Reminder. Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

WPC - WEEK 442 - ROAD TRIP - ADAM GORDON

Adam Gordon (Central BBQ – Southaven, Mississippi) – 1 week

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 1 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Indiana) – 3 weeks

Mary Green (Indiana)

Stephanie Kim (Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York) – 3 weeks

Becky Parmelee (Arkansas) – 3 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Sara Lockner (Woodward, Iowa)- 7 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone County, Iowa) – 9 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Des Moines, Iowa) – 9 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 9 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa)

Brandon Kahler (Saint Paul, Minnesota) – 10 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 28 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (35 South Near Ames, Iowa) – 29 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 34 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Red Lobster – West Des Moines, Iowa) – 38 weeks

Logan Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 39 weeks

Logan Kahler (Ames, Iowa)

Nathanial Brown (Des Moines, Iowa) – 40 weeks

Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 40 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 43 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 55 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 84 weeks

Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 85 weeks

Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania)

Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 89 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 93 weeks

Kim Barker (Estes Park, Colorado) – 99 weeks

Kim Barker (Dacono, Colorado)

Joe Duff (Texas) – 100 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 111 weeks

Carla Stensland (Polk City, Iowa) – 111 weeks

Carla Stensland (Polk City, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Huxley, Iowa) – 113 weeks

Micky Augustin (Alleman, Iowa)

Andy Sharp (Omaha, Nebraska) – 114 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 115 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 119 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 120 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Norwalk, Iowa) – 122 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 124 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Ames, Iowa) – 546 weeks

37 participants! That is a great week! Up one from last week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Colorado (2)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (32)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Mississippi (1)
+ Nebraska (2)
+ New York (1)
+ Pennsylvania (2)
+ Texas (1)

Thanks to the travels of Mary, we added Indiana to the list! Thanks to Adam’s travels, we’ve added Mississippi!

Here is the Year 11 list of states where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each state):

+ Arkansas (4)
+ California (1)
+ Colorado (4)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (339)
+ Kansas (13)
+ Michigan (4)
+ Minnesota (3)
+ Mississippi (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (12)
+ New York (6)
+ Pennsylvania (8)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Texas (16)
+ Vermont (1)

17 states so far! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple states:

+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX)
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT)
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN)
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO)
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN)
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD)
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE)
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS)

Mary has joined the list of people that have submitted from 3 states. Jen maintains her 1 state lead to be crowned the Queen of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Travel! I’ll keep workshopping that name. But I might buy a crown for the winner. Just another idea I’m spitballing.

There were a couple of big milestones reached this week. Brandon hit the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo! But Joe Duff 10 upped him and reached the Triple Digit Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo!

It wasn’t all fun and games though. Not all rainbows and unicorns. Monica’s streak ended at 6 weeks. Suzie’s is no more after 8 weeks!

SENTIMENTAL (SUGGESTED BY JOE DUFF)

SENTIMENTAL! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! It will be interesting to see what people find gets them all filled up with sentiment!

I look forward to your interpretation!

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 SENTIMENTAL in this place in this place that is mostly purple because I am sentimental next Monday.

Alexis, Amy, Andy, Angie, Bill, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Elizabeth, Jen, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Monica, Nathanial, Railroad, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 439 – TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES

February 12, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES! A potential Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest class! But was that enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out:

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

1-Adam Gordon – 1 week (2)
2-Evie Gorshe – 1 week
3-Willy McAlpine – 1 week
4-Jason Stensland – 1 week (2)
5-Elainie Hernandez – 3 weeks
6-Sara Lockner – 3 weeks
7-Monica Jennings – 4 weeks
8-Suzie Brannen – 5 weeks
9-Lowell Davis – 5 weeks
10-Michelle Haupt – 5 weeks
11-Alexis Stensland – 5 weeks (2)
12-Brandon Kahler – 6 weeks
13-Mary Green – 6 weeks (2)
14-Scott Degeneffe – 24 weeks
15-Sabas Hernandez – 25 weeks
16-Mike Vest – 30 weeks
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 34 weeks
18-Logan Kahler – 35 weeks (2)
19-Nathanial Brown – 36 weeks
20-Jesse Howard – 36 weeks
21-Tamara Peterson – 39 weeks
22-Mindi Terrell – 51 weeks (2)
23-Linda Bennett – 80 weeks
24-Sarah Toot – 81 weeks
25-Angie DeWaard – 85 weeks (2)
26-Dawn Krause – 89 weeks (2)
27-Kim Barker – 95 weeks
28-Joe Duff – 96 weeks (2)
29-Teresa Kahler – 107 weeks (2)
30-Carla Stensland – 107 weeks (2)
31-Micky Augustin – 109 weeks
32-Andy Sharp – 110 weeks
33-Bill Wentworth – 111 weeks
34-Cathie Morton – 115 weeks
35-Elizabeth Nordeen – 116 weeks
36-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 118 weeks
37-Kio Dettman – 120 weeks (2)

Reminder. Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

WPC - WEEK 439 - TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES - ALEXIS STENSLAND

Alexis Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Amy Peterson (Uptown Garage Brewing – Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 week

Amy Peterson (Uptown Garage Brewing – Ankeny, Iowa)

Angie DeWaard (Kate Mitchell Elementary School – Ames, Iowa) – 86 weeks

Andy Sharp (Ely, Iowa) – 111 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 112 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska)

Brandon Kahler (I-35 – Story City, Iowa) – 7 weeks

Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 108 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 116 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Marshalltown, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Les’s Auto – Boone, Iowa) – 90 weeks

Dawn Krause (Les’s Auto – Boone, Iowa)

Deanna McClain (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 117 weeks

Jen Enlsey-Gorshe (Colorado Airspace) – 1 week

Jennie Green (California) – 1 week

Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 37 weeks

Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 97 weeks

Joe Duff

Johnathan Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 1 week

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 96 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 121 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 81 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 36 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

Lowell Davis (Bliss Cancer Center – Ames, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 6 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 110 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 31 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 52 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Ames, Iowa) – 5 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Jefferson, Iowa) – 37 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 26 weeks

Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 4 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 82 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 25 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 119 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 35 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Rochester, Minnesota) – 40 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 108 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 2 weeks

38 participants! That is a great week! Ties CIRCLE for the most participants in a week this year!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ California
+ Colorado
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Nebraska
+ Minnesota
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas

Thanks to Tamara’s trip to Minnesota, Minnesota was added to this year’s map! Thanks to Jen’s work trip, we also added Colorado AND California as well!!

Here is the Year 11 list of states where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each state):

+ California (1)
+ Colorado (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Iowa (231)
+ Kansas (9)
+ Michigan (2)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Nebraska (8)
+ New York (1)
+ Pennsylvania (6)
+ South Dakota (2)
+ Texas (11)

12 states so far! No bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple states:

+ Mary Green (MI, IA)
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY)
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO)
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN)

There were a couple of major milestones this week. Sabas joined the Half-Year Club! WooHoo! Then Mindi joined the 1 Year Club! That is a double WooHoo!

Another awesome development. The first ever submission from Deanna McClain. Hopefully the beginning of big things in the future! It was also the first ever submission from Jennie Green! I expect that to be more of a one-off, but you never know. You never know.

But it wasn’t all good news. Quite a few streaks bit the dust! Adam, Evie, and Jason couldn’t build on last week’s submission and their streaks were over before they started. Elainie’s streak is over at 3. Worst of all, Mary’s streak is no more after 6 solid weeks.

ORANGE

ORANGE! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to your interpretation!

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 ORANGE in this place in this place that loves all colors next Monday.

Alexis, Andy, Angie, Bill, Birthdays, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Elainie, Elizabeth, Jen, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Mary, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Nathanial, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Self-Portrait, Shannon, Sheri, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 436 – BREAKFAST

January 22, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett

Toda is Sheri’s birthday so I need to wish her a happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I hope it is as good of a birthday as is possible!

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BREAKFAST! Some say that is it the most important meal of the day! I don’t know that it is, but was it important enough to enough people to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 8, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
2-Monica Jennings – 1 week
3-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks
4-Lowell Davis – 2 weeks
5-Susanna Funk – 2 weeks
6-Michelle Haupt – 2 weeks
7-Alexis Stensland – 2 weeks
8-Brandon Kahler – 3 weeks
9-Mary Green – 4 weeks (2)
10-Scott Degeneffe – 21 weeks
11-Sabas Hernandez – 22 weeks
12-Mike Vest – 27 weeks
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 31 weeks (2)
14-Logan Kahler – 32 weeks
15-Nathanial Brown – 33 weeks (2)
16-Jesse Howard – 33 weeks
17-Tamara Peterson – 36 weeks
18-Mindi Terrell – 48 weeks (2)
19-Linda Bennett – 77 weeks (2)
20-Sarah Toot – 78 weeks
21-Angie DeWaard – 82 weeks (2)
22-Dawn Krause – 86 weeks
23-Kim Barker – 92 weeks
24-Joe Duff – 93 weeks (2)
25-Teresa Kahler – 104 weeks (2)
26-Carla Stensland – 104 weeks (2)
27-Micky Augustin – 106 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 107 weeks
29-Bill Wentworth – 108 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 112 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 113 weeks
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 115 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 117 weeks (2)

Reminder. Here is the updated list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must 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 and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 1 week

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa) – 5 weeks

Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa)

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 108 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 83 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 107 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 33 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 87 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 34 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 49 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 week

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 22 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 23 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 32 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 105 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 34 weeks

Kim Barker (Iowa) – 93 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 118 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 113 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 78 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 4 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 105 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 116 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 28 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 79 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 94 weeks

Joe Duff (League City, Texas)

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 37 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 109 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 114 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

37 participants this week! That is definitely the high for this year! WooHoo!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Kansas
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas

No new states added this week.

Here is the Year 11 list of states where submissions have been taken:

+ Kansas
+ Iowa
+ Michigan
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas

The big milestone this week is Linda hitting the Year and a Half Club! WooHoo!!

But it wasn’t all rainbows and puppies. Funk’s streak came to a screeching halt at 2 weeks. Hopefully she gets back on the mountain this week!

RULE OF THIRDS (SUGGESTED BY SARAH TOOT)

RULE OF THIRDS! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I’m not explaining the themes this year, unless it is something technical.

Here is the definition of the RULE OF THIRDS from the SLR Lounge:

“In photography, the rule of thirds is a type of composition in which an image is divided evenly into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, and the subject of the image is placed at the intersection of those dividing lines, or along one of the lines itself.”

You will notice on the theme reveal image I have left the RULE OF THIRDS lines there so you can get an idea of where they are. Every camera gives you the ability to put these lines on the display screen before you take the picture.

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

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 RULE OF THIRDS in this place that doesn’t follow many rules next Monday.

Alexis, Anders, Andree, Andy, Baier, Becky, Bill, Birthdays, Brandon, Calendar, Carla, Colleen, Dawn, Derrick, Elainie, Elizabeth, Fran, Jay, Jen, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Jorge, Kim, Kio, Layla, Logan, Lowell, Michelle, Monica, Nader, Nora, Russ, Russell, Sabas, Sara, Scottie D., Teresa, Vest, Willy

Calendar Favorites

January 10, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett

Today is Lowell’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOWELL!

If you don’t know, Lowell is not Kim and is not the tall guy.

It is one of my most profoundest birthday wishes that today is a good day.

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This is one of my favorite posts of the year. To share what people said was their favorite calendar image from the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar. There is still 1 calendar left to distribute, but I don’t know when that will happen. I got a response back from most people I gave a calendar to. Some people must have just immediately thrown it in the garbage and never given it a second thought. But that’s okay. Maybe opens up new calendar recipients for 2025…*

Some of these picture below are of different people in the same family that got one calendar, in case you are wondering if I gave, say 6 calendars to the Baiers.

Here we go:

FRONT COVER

Brandon Kahler

Nora Yoon

JANUARY

Jay Janson

Jen Ensley-Gorshe

Sabas Hernandez

Sara Lockner

FEBRUARY

Jesse Howard

Kevin Krause

Layla Gorshe

Olivia Baier

MARCH

Andree Jauhari

Andy Sharp

Bill Wentworth

J.J. Baier

Kim Barker

Russ Kahler

Scott Degeneffe

Will Baier

Willy McAlpine

APRIL

Colleen Hobe

Joe Duff

Michelle Haupt

Monica Jennings

Teresa Kahler

MAY

Ben Baier

Fran Duncan

Beck Gorshe

Jason Carpenter

JUNE

Carrie Baier

Logan Kahler

Mike Vest

JULY

Jason Baier

Russell Kennerly

AUGUST WAS UNIVERSALLY UNLOVED

SEPTEMBER

Becky Parmelee

Elizabeth Nordeen

OCTOBER

Alexis Stensland

Derrick Gorshe

Jorge Rios

NOVEMBER

Carla Stensland

Elainie Hernandez

Jeanette Duff

Johnathan Stensland

Kio Dettman

Melissa Degeneffe

Nader Parsaei

DECEMBER

Anders Runestad

Dawn Krause

That is it. I’m done writing about the calendar until the next one comes out!

*This is facetious.

Alexis, Amy, Andy, Angie, Becky, Blogging, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Derrick, Elainie, Elizabeth, Ernie, Evie, Faust, Fran, Funk, Jen, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Kim, Layla, Linda, Logan, Mary, Melissa, Michelle, Mindi, Monica, Nader, Naima, Nathanial, Pastor Sarah, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Steph, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy

The Weekly Photo Challenge Year in Review

January 2, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

As yesterday closed the book on Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, now seems like a good time to review all that happened.

There were 59 different people that submitted photos. Ranging from submitting 1 picture to 124 pictures.

There were 2,311 photos submitted.

The average week was 31.1 participants.

The average week had 44.4 submissions.

The most popular week was Week 422. The theme was #INSTAGOOD. There were 41 participants.

The most popular week by submissions was Week 405. The theme was FLOWER. There were 62 submissions.

3 themes tied for least popular theme by participants. TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES; REFLECTION; and SUNRISE, SUNSET each has only 25 participants.

TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES was the least popular theme by submissions. It received only 30 submissions.

Here is my favorite submission from all 59 different people that submitted and some statistics about each participant.

Heather Courtney
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Pepper Duncan
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Corey Faust
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Adam Gordon
1 week – 2%
3 submissions
No current streak

Harrison Gorshe
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Michelle Haupt
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Stephanie Kim
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Carrie Moellers
1 week – 2%
1 submission
Current Streak: 1 week

Mike Parmelee
1 week – 2%
1 submission
Current Streak: 1 week

Ernie Redd
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Diane Sharp
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Julie Sharp
1 week – 2%
1 submission
No current streak

Lori Backous
2 weeks – 4%
3 submissions
No current streak

Melissa Degeneffe
2 weeks – 4%
3 submissions
No current streak

Derrick Gorshe
2 weeks – 4%
2 submissions
No current streak

Layla Gorshe
2 weeks – 4%
2 submissions
No current streak

Sarah Karber
2 weeks – 4%
2 submissions
No current streak

Johnathan Stensland
2 weeks – 4%
2 submissions
No current streak

Nader Parsaei
3 weeks – 6%
3 submissions
No current streak

Myriah Sharp
3 weeks – 6%
5 submissions
No current streaks

Porter Degeneffe
4 weeks – 8%
4 submissions
No current streaks

Evie Gorshe
6 weeks – 12%
6 submissions
No current streak

Amy Peterson
10 weeks – 19%
14 submissions
Current Streak: 1 week

Elainie Stensland
12 weeks – 23%
15 submissions
No current streak

Susanna Funk
14 weeks – 27%
19 submissions
No current streak

Jen Ensley-Gorshe
19 weeks – 37%
22 submissions
No current streak

Becky Parmelee
23 weeks – 44.2%
26 submissions
No current streak

Sheri Fakhouri
29 weeks – 56%
53 submissions
Current streak: 29 weeks

Scott Degeneffe
32 weeks – 62%
46 submissions
Current streak: 19 weeks

Mary Green
32 weeks – 62%
68 submissions
Current streak: 2 weeks

Sara Lockner
33 weeks – 63%
39 submissions
Current streak: 1 week

Willy McAlpine
34 weeks – 65%
37 submissions
No current streak

Suzie Brannen
35 weeks – 67%
50 submissions
No current streak

Alexis Stensland
35 weeks – 67%
72 submissions
No current streak

Sabas Hernandez
43 weeks – 83%
43 submissions
Current streak: 20 weeks

Monica Jennings
43 weeks – 83%
60 submissions
No current streak

Mindi Terrell
46 weeks – 88%
124 submissions
Current streak: 46 weeks

Nathanial Brown
47 weeks – 90%
77 submissions
Current streak: 31 weeks

Jesse Howard
49 weeks – 94%
62 submissions
Current streaks: 31 weeks

Mike Vest
50 weeks – 96%
50 submissions
Current streaks: 25 weeks

Brandon Kahler
51 weeks – 98%
55 submissions
Current streak: 1 week

Logan Kahler
51 weeks – 98%
81 submissions
Current streak: 30 weeks

Tamara Peterson
51 weeks – 98%
56 submissions
Current streak: 34 weeks

Micky Augustin
52 weeks – 100%
55 submissions
Current streak: 104 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley
52 weeks – 100%
55 submissions
Current streak: 113 weeks

Kim Barker
52 weeks – 100%
60 submissions
Current streak: 90 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett
52 weeks – 100%
52 submissions
Current streak: 537 weeks

Linda Bennett
52 weeks – 100%
91 submissions
Current streak: 75 weeks

Kio Dettman
52 weeks – 100%
107 submissions
Current streak: 115 weeks

Angie DeWaard
52 weeks – 100%
59 submissions
Current streak: 80 weeks

Joe Duff
52 weeks – 100%
71 submissions
Current streak: 91 weeks

Teresa Kahler
52 weeks – 100%
111 submissions
Current streak: 102 weeks

Dawn Krause
52 weeks – 100%
89 submissions
Current streak: 84 weeks

Cathie Morton
52 weeks – 100%
58 submissions
Current streak: 110 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen
52 weeks – 100%
72 submissions
Current streak: 111 weeks

Andy Sharp
52 weeks – 100%
72 submissions
Current streak: 105 weeks

Carla Stensland
52 weeks – 100%
90 submissions
Current streak: 102 weeks

Sarah Toot
52 weeks – 100%
96 submissions
Current streak: 76 weeks

Bill Wentworth
52 weeks – 100%
54 submissions
Current streak: 106 weeks

Here are a few quick stats from last year:

+ 44 different participants
+ 1811 photos submitted
+ Least popular theme for participation was ROCK with 16 participants
+ Most popular theme for participation was SELF-PORTRAIT with 31 participants
+ Least popular theme for submissions was ROCK with 20 submissions
+ Most popular theme for submission was LINES with 51 submissions
+ The average week had 24.6 participants
+ The average week had 34.8 submissions

To put in perspective compared to last year:

+ 15 more different participants.
+ 500 more submissions.
+ The most popular theme had 10 more participants.
+ The most popular theme by submissions has 11 more submissions.
+ The average participation was up almost 7 participants per week.
+ The average submissions was up nearly 10 per week.

Hopefully Year 11 has a similar amount of growth!