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Boone Art Center Gallery Seven

October 5, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

Today is Johnathan’s birthday, so I have to wish him a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Johnathan!

I hope your birthday is filled with good food!

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Can you believe I haven’t shared a collection of images from THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT since April! It has been too long. If you have forgotten, THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT is me photographing “found art” in or near the confines of Boone. So without further adieu, I present Gallery Seven from THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT:

Most of Gallery Seven was taken at McHose Park.

Alexis, Art, Automobiles, Brandon, Carla, Christianity, Dahlia, Elainie, History, Holidays, Jason, Jesse, Johnathan, Jonah Kahler, K.J., Logan, Music, Olympic Sports, Russ, Sabas, Street Photography, Teresa

Forever A Cyclone State!

September 11, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

I need to start today’s post by remembering the victims of the terrorist acts on our country that happened on September 11, 2001. Hard to believe it was 23 years ago. I can still vividly remember almost everything about that morning. I’m sure almost everyone that was alive on that day can do the same thing. I won’t recount my experience. It was much different than most people on that day. Instead I will share this photo of a mural on the wall of the VFW in Valley Junction:

The victims of the day should never be forgotten. The heroes of that day should also never be forgotten.

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On Saturday, a redshirt-freshman-walk-on-kicker that has only been playing football for a few years, stepped up on the field in Kinnick Stadium and boomed a 54 yard field goal right through the middle of the uprights. A kick that would have been good from 64 yards. That kicks gave the Cyclones a 20-19 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Cyclones second straight win in Kinnick. Their 4th win in the last 6 trips to Kinnick. And in some ways, it provided a little bit of healing for my family. Not a ton, but some.

As many of you know, it was a terrible week last week for my family. That is an understatement. My brother-in-law Russ, the father of Brandon and Logan passed away on Saturday, August 31. Russ’ health was failing, but it still came as a shock and much quicker than I expected. Teresa called me early Saturday morning and gave me the news. God I wish that was the only one of those phone calls I got those few days.

On Monday, September 2, Jesse and I went to Perry to take part in the RVTV festivities that accompany Cy-Hawk Week. I have never went to a town that was hosting RVTV besides when Boone hosted them a few years back. I don’t think I’m saying anything that isn’t common knowledge, but Boone did a pretty poor job as a host.

On the other hand, Perry knocked it out of the park. There were several blocks of activities and vendors.

Jesse and I had stopped and were talking to a painter. She was telling her story about how she had found God and become sober 5 years ago. Then God called her to be a painter. As she was telling us that story my phone rang. It was Jason. I might have normally not answered my phone because of the conversation I was engaged in, but Jason doesn’t call often, so I figured it was important. So I excused myself from the conversation and took the call.

On the other end was Carla not Jason. Which worried me a little bit, but not completely uncommon. Carla sometimes loses her phone. But this wasn’t one of those times. Carla proceeded to tell me that Jason’s only brother Justin had been killed in a car accident.

Damn it! When it rains it damn well pours!

I gave Carla my condolences, I think. Poorly tried to explain how terrible all of this was. Thinking about Jason. And Johnathan. And Elainie. And Alexis. And Jason’s parents. And Justin’s wife. They had just been married a few months back. Then I hung up and inserted myself back into the discussion with the Christian artist and the colors she used reflected how much light was in her life compared to when she was abusing.

I went though the rest of the night taking pictures of the events. Eating at The Tin Pig.

The rest of the week kinda flew by. Jason and Carla went to Colorado for Justin’s ceremony. Russ’ visitation was on Friday night. His funeral was on Saturday, before the Cy-Hawk game.

For the funeral, the boys picked 3 different Rush songs to be played. “Tom Sawyer”, “Fly By Night”, and “Spirit of the Radio”. Since Adam is out the church brought in a Pastor from Bagley to do the ceremony. He did a good job and I was most impressed with how he incorporated the lyrics to “Fly By Night” into the service.

Start a new chapter
I find what I’m after
Is changing every day
The change of a season
Is enough of a reason
To want to get away

Quiet and pensive
My thoughts apprehensive
The hours drift away
Leaving my homeland
Playing a lonehand
My life begins today

After the funeral I hosted Brandon, K.J., Logan, Dahlia, Jonah, Johnathan, Elainie, Sabas, Jesse (briefly), and Teresa.

Once Scott, after losing one of his parents, asked me “when is it normal again?”

I told him what I think is as honest as I can be, “It never is normal again. You just have to adjust to what is now the new normal”.

I hope just watching the game and rooting on the Cyclones… All of us screaming at the television as the field goal was in the air… Freaking both Dahlia and Bokeh out… brought a small sense of normal to their worlds. And maybe just a touch of healing.

Here are pictures I took at RVTV in Perry on Labor Day:

After the game was over the family slowly dispersed. Before Brandon left, he stood up and looked at Bokeh and said, “You’ve got big shoes to fill. But you’ll get there.”

Then he said he was going to the cemetery on his way home to tell his Dad that the Cyclones had won.

Alexis, Anela, Candid Portrait, Carla, Dahlia, Elainie, Greyson, Jason, Johnathan, Jonah Kahler, Kanoa, Logan, Sabas, Teresa

Anela Party

August 6, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

Probably well beyond time I shared some pictures from Anela’s birthday party all the way back in November.

I’m real big on the toddler party circuit. Real big!

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

WPC – WEEK 464 – FLOWER

August 5, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

I forgot to publish the monthly FAQ last Monday, so getting it published this week.

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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FLOWER! A great theme! But did enough people overcome their debilitating toxic masculinity to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

*1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
*2-Deb Powers – 1 week (MT)
3-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
4-Willy McAlpine – 3 weeks (IA)
5-Elainie Hernandez – 4 weeks (IA)
6-Monica Jennings – 4 weeks (IA)
7-Deanna McClain – 7 weeks (IA, MN)
8-Suzie Brannen – 12 weeks (IA, MD)
9-Mike Vest – 12 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
10-Alexis Stensland – 14 weeks (IA)
11-Sabas Hernandez – 16 weeks (IA, OH)
12-Adam Gordon – 23 weeks (IA, MS, MO, KS)
13-Lowell Davis – 30 weeks (IA, MO)
14-Michelle Haupt – 30 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
15-Brandon Kahler – 31 weeks (IA, MN)
*16-Scott Degeneffe – 49 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 59 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 60 weeks (IA, MN)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 61 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS)
20-Tamara Peterson – 72 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 76 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 105 weeks (KS, IA)
23-Sarah Toot – 106 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
24-Angie DeWaard – 110 weeks (IA, IL)
25-Dawn Krause – 114 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 120 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
27-Joe Duff – 121 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 132 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 132 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 134 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
31-Andy Sharp – 135 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 136 weeks (NE, MO)
33-Cathie Morton – 140 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 141 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 143 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 145 weeks (IA)

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:

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 1 week

Tim Panages (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Tim Panages (Ames, Iowa)

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa)

Deb Powers (Missoula, Montana) – 2 weeks

Deb Powers (Missoula, Montana)

Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 4 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Iowa)

Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 5 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 8 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 13 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Mike Vest (Iowa) – 13 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 15 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Iowa)

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 17 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 24 weeks

Adam Gordon (Iowa)

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 31 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – 31 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 32 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) – 50 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 60 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 61 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 62 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 73 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 77 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 106 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Sarah Toot (Greensboro, North Carolina) – 107 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Hinterland – Saint Charles, Iowa) – 111 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 115 weeks

Kim Barker (Ames, Iowa) – 121 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa)

Joe Duff (Texas) – 122 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas)

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 133 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 133 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 135 weeks

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 136 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 137 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 141 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 142 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 144 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Christopher D . Bennett (Harrier Marsh – Boone County, Iowa) – 587 weeks

There were 39 participants this week! That is a pretty great week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (45)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Michigan (1)
+ Montana (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Wisconsin (1)

Thanks to Sarah’s trip to North Carolina, it is added to the Photography 139 submission map for 2024!

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

+ Arkansas (19.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (9)
+ Florida (10)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (12)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (1168 )
+ Kansas (46)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (6)
+ Minnesota (12)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (16.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (39)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (23)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (45)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ North Ireland (1)

34 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS) – 4
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2

Andy is still clinging to the title of “Most Travelled The Weekly Photo Challenge Photographer”.

There were no major milestones reached this week. Only one streak snapped. Sorry Monica.

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:

PURPLE

PURPLE! 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 PURPLE in this place that get lots of inspo from all of the purple shades next Monday.

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

WPC – WEEK 462 – WINDOW VIEW

July 22, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

WINDOW VIEW! A great theme! But did enough people get a view to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

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

1-Willy McAlpine – 1 week (IA)
2-Elainie Hernandez – 2 weeks (IA)
3-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks (IA)
4-Deanna McClain – 5 weeks (IA, MN)
5-Sara Lockner – 6 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
6-Suzie Brannen – 10 weeks (IA, MD)
7-Mike Vest – 9 weeks (IA, MO) <2>
8-Alexis Stensland – 12 weeks (IA)
9-Sabas Hernandez – 14 weeks (IA, OH)
10-Adam Gordon – 21 weeks (IA, MS, MO) <2>
11-Lowell Davis – 28 weeks (IA, MO)
12-Michelle Haupt – 28 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA)
13-Brandon Kahler – 29 weeks (IA, MN)
14-Scott Degeneffe – 47 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL)
15-Sheri Fakhouri – 57 weeks (IA, NE)
16-Logan Kahler – 57 weeks (IA, MN)
17-Nathanial Brown – 59 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL)
18-Tamara Peterson – 70 weeks (IA, MN)
19-Mindi Terrell – 74 weeks (IA) <2>
20-Linda Bennett – 103 weeks (KS, IA)
21-Sarah Toot – 104 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
22-Angie DeWaard – 108 weeks (IA, IL) <2>
23-Dawn Krause – 112 weeks (IA, IL)
24-Kim Barker – 118 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
25-Joe Duff – 119 weeks (TX, NY)
26-Teresa Kahler – 130 weeks (IA, NE)
27-Carla Stensland – 130 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) <2>
28-Micky Augustin – 132 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
29-Andy Sharp – 133 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI) <2>
30-Bill Wentworth – 134 weeks (NE, MO)
31-Cathie Morton – 136 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
32-Elizabeth Nordeen – 139 weeks (IA, OH)
33-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 141 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
34-Kio Dettman – 143 weeks (IA)

strong>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.

WPC - WEEK 462 - WINDOW VIEW - TAMARA PETERSON

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 71 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 75 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 6 weeks

Micky Augustin (North Grand Mall – Ames, Iowa) – 133 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa) – 140 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 109 weeks

Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 58 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) 15 weeks

Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Ankeny, Iowa) – 29 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Senbon Tattoo – Boone, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Boone, Iowa)

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 144 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 134 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone County Fair – Boone, Iowa) – 113 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone County Fair – Boone, Iowa)

Adam Gordon (Boone County Fair Parade – Boone, Iowa) – 22 weeks

Adam Gordon (Boone County Fair Parade)

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 29 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 58 weeks

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone County Fair – Boone, Iowa)

Mike Vest (Boone County, Iowa) – 10 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 48 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Early, Iowa) – 60 weeks

Amy Peterson (Childserve – Johnston, Iowa) – 1 week

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 119 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 137 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 1 week

Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 30 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 142 weeks

Sara Lockner (West Des Moines, Iowa) – 7 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 104 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 1355 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 105 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 120 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Texas) – 1 week

39 participants this week! This is a big number! Best we’ve done for several weeks!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (41)
+ 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 (16.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (7)
+ Florida (13)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (11)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (1041)
+ Ireland (3)
+ Kansas (40)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (10)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Nebraska (35)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (21)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (41)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (2)
+ Wyoming (1)

32 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL) – 7
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL) – 7
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA) – 4
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK) – 4
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2

Andy now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jen, Jesse, Scott, and Nathanial remain in striking distance though.

The big milestones this week were Vest joining the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo! Linda joined the 2 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! There were also no steaks snapped this week! WooHoo!

ABSTRACT

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

If you are confused by what an ABSTRACT image, think about ABSTRACT art:

Abstract photography is a style of art that uses photographic equipment to create images that are not immediately associated with the physical world. Abstract photographers use techniques like perspective, movement, and light to transform the world into unexpected and often unrecognizable images.

Basically, you are taking a picture where it doesn’t look like what you are taking a picture of. You can do this with the focus or the length of the exposure. That is just a couple of examples.

Here is a good quote from John Suler that might help:

“An abstract photograph draws away from that which is realistic or literal. It draws away from natural appearances and recognizable subjects in the actual world. Some people even say it departs from true meaning, existence, and reality itself. It stands apart from the concrete whole with its purpose instead depending on conceptual meaning and intrinsic form….Here’s the acid test: If you look at a photo and there’s a voice inside you that says ‘What is it?’….Well, there you go. It’s an abstract photograph.”

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 ABSTRACT in this place that loves the obtuse next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 460 – BLACK & WHITE

July 8, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett

Today is going to be a long one, so buckle up and get your popcorn ready!

Today is Jay’s birthday, so I need to start by wishing him a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Jay!

I hope your birthday is magical in the nothingness you attempt to do!

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It is that time of year when a little yellow card shows up in the mailboxes of many a photographer in the state of Iowa. The yellow card that tells you if you had any pictures accepted into one of the hardest photo contests in the country. The Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. A contest that only displays 25% of the pictures submitted. It is the only photo contest that I enter (for a wide variety of reasons) and as such I did get my yellow card in the mail last week. It looked a little something like this:

You might be wondering what pictures I entered this year. I’m the only person that currently knows what pictures I entered. But, you can go down to the Iowa State Fair and see them for yourself. I will reveal what pictures I entered and what pictures got in on the last day of the Fair. As is my custom.

But I wasn’t the only regular contributor to THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that got pictures accepted to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Angie, Logan, and Nathanial all got pictures accepted! WooHoo! Which makes sense, because when THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE was birthed into existence as THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT all those years ago by me and Mike Vest, the idea was (to be honest more his idea than mine) that at the end of the year, you would have 52 photos you could consider for entering in photo contests. Maybe in 2025 there will be MORE than 4 people from THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE displayed at the Iowa State Fair. I have an eye on a few of you.

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Must be time to see the submission for BLACK & WHITE, right? Not yet. As you may know, it is about 10 weeks out from the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. So it is past time that I published the rules for this year’s contest. They are identical as last year.

Have a look:

I hope many of you enter again this year! Now I need to get to work!

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BLACK & WHITE! A great theme! But did enough people see the world in monochrome to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 1, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL)
2-Willy McAlpine – 1 week (IA)
3-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
4-Deanna McClain – 3 weeks (IA, MN)
5-Mary Green – 4 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR) <2>
6-Sara Lockner – 4 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
7-Suzie Brannen – 8 weeks (IA, MD) <2>
8-Mike Vest – 7 weeks (IA, MO)
9-Alexis Stensland – 10 weeks (IA) <2>
10-Sabas Hernandez – 12 weeks (IA, OH) <2>
11-Adam Gordon – 19 weeks (IA, MS, MO) <2>
12-Lowell Davis – 26 weeks (IA)
13-Michelle Haupt – 26 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA)
14-Brandon Kahler – 27 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 45 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL) <2>
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 55 weeks (IA, NE)
17-Logan Kahler – 55 weeks (IA, MN) <2>
18-Nathanial Brown – 57 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL)
19-Jesse Howard – 56 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
20-Tamara Peterson – 68 weeks (IA, MN)
21-Mindi Terrell – 72 weeks (IA) <2>
22-Linda Bennett – 101 weeks (KS, IA)
23-Sarah Toot – 102 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
24-Angie DeWaard – 106 weeks (IA, IL) <2>
25-Dawn Krause – 110 weeks (IA, IL) <2>
26-Kim Barker – 116 weeks (IA, CO, LA) <2>
27-Joe Duff – 117 weeks (TX, NY)
28-Teresa Kahler – 128 weeks (IA, NE) <2>
29-Carla Stensland – 128 weeks (IA, MO, SD)
30-Micky Augustin – 130 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
31-Andy Sharp – 131 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL) <2>
32-Bill Wentworth – 132 weeks (NE, MO)
33-Cathie Morton – 135 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) <2>
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 137 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 139 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 141 weeks (IA)

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

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ADAM GORDON

Adam Gordon (Boone, Iowa) – 20 weeks

Adam Gordon (Madrid, Iowa)

Alexis Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Boone, Iowa)

Andy Sharp (Prescott, Wisconsin) – 132 weeks

Andy Sharp (Plymouth, Minnesota)

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 107 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 133 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 28 weeks

Carla Stensland (Devil’s Tower National Monument – Wyoming) – 129 weeks

Carla Stensland (Arkansas River – Salida, Colorado)

Cathie Morton (Ankeny, Iowa) – 136 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 111 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa)

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 4 weeks

Elainie Hernandez (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 138 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Ames, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Joe Duff (New York) – 118 weeks

Joe Duff (New York)

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 117 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 142 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Boone, Iowa) – 102 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 56 weeks

Logan Kahler (Bone, Iowa)

Lowell Davis (Kansas City, Missouri) – 27 weeks

Lowell Davis (Kansas City, Missouri)

Mary Green (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 27 weeks

Micky Augustin (Colo, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Mike Vest (Grove, Oklahoma) – 8 weeks

Mike Vest (Bentonsville, Arkansas)

Mindi Terrell (Mitchellville, Iowa) – 73 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa)

Nathanial Brown (Tampa, Florida) – 58 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 103 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 46 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 140 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 56 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 9 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 103 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 129 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

37 participants this week! A pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Colorado (1)
+ Florida (1)
+ Iowa (41)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Missouri (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New York (2)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Wisconsin (1)
+ Wyoming (1)

Thanks to Carla’s travels, we were able to add Wyoming to the map!

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

+ Arkansas (16.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (7)
+ Florida (13)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (11)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (943)
+ Ireland (3)
+ Kansas (36)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (10)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Nebraska (34)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (19)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (38)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (2)
+ Wyoming (1)

31 states so far! 1 U.S. Terriorty! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

Andy now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jen, Jesse, Scott, and Nathanial remain in striking distance though.

There were no major milestones reached this week. And unfortunately a few streaks bit it. Willy and Amy couldn’t build on their submissions from last week. Their streaks are over before they began. Then worst of all, Jesse’s 56 week streak is over! It lasted over a year, but now it is over. The humanity!

FACELESS PORTRAIT

FACELESS PORTRAI! 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 FACELESS PORTRAIT in this place that isn’t afraid to show its face next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 455 – SIGN

June 3, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett

SIGN! A great theme, but did enough people see the signs to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Fran Duncan – 1 week (WI)
2-Willy McAlpine – 1 week (IA)
3-Mary Green – 2 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL)
4-Johnathan Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
5-Suzie Brannen – 3 weeks (IA, MD)
6-Mike Vest – 3 weeks (IA, MO)
7-Alexis Stensland – 5 weeks (IA)
8-Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks (IA, OH)
9-Deanna McClain – 9 weeks (IA, MN)
10-Adam Gordon – 13 weeks (IA, MS, MO) <2>
11-Becky Parmelee – 14 weeks (AR, IA, OK) <2>
12-Lowell Davis – 21 weeks (IA)
13-Michelle Haupt – 21 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA)
14-Brandon Kahler – 22 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 40 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN)
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 50 weeks (IA, NE) <2>
17-Logan Kahler – 50 weeks (IA, MN) <2>
18-Nathanial Brown – 52 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN)
19-Jesse Howard – 52 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW) <2>
20-Tamara Peterson – 64 weeks (IA, MN)
21-Mindi Terrell – 67 weeks (IA)
22-Linda Bennett – 96 weeks (KS)
23-Sarah Toot – 97 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV)
24-Angie DeWaard – 101 weeks (IA, IL)
25-Dawn Krause – 105 weeks (IA) <2>
26-Kim Barker – 111 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
27-Joe Duff – 112 weeks (TX) <2>
28-Teresa Kahler – 123 weeks (IA, NE) <2>
29-Carla Stensland – 123 weeks (IA, MO) <2>
30-Micky Augustin – 125 weeks (IA, IL)
31-Andy Sharp – 126 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA)
32-Bill Wentworth – 127 weeks (NE, MO) <2>
33-Cathie Morton – 130 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) <2>
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 132 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 134 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 136 weeks (IA)

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

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 4 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 4 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa)

Alexis Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Alexis Stensland (Madrid, Iowa)

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 8 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa)

Adam Gordon (Mission, Kansas) – 14 weeks

Adam Gordon (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa)

Becky Parmelee (Rogers, Arkansas) – 15 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 22 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 22 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Des Moines, Iowa) – 23 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 41 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 51 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa)

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 51 weeks

Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa) – 53 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Des Moines, Iowa) – 53 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 65 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 68 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 97 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Sarah Toot (Las Vegas, Nevada) – 98 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 102 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 106 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa)

Kim Barker (McCallsburg, Iowa) – 112 weeks

Joe Duff (Houston, Texas) – 113 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 124 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Spirit Lake, Iowa) – 124 weeks

Carla Stensland (Boone High School Auditorium – Boone, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Kennebec, Iowa) – 126 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 127 weeks

Andy Sharp (Omaha, Nebraska)

Bill Wentworth (Saint Louis, Missouri) – 128 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 133 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 135 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 137 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa) – 558 weeks

35 participants this week! Actually that doesn’t deserve and exclamation point. More like a sad face emoticon. That is a drop of 4 participants from last week. People don’t like signs!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Iowa (41)
+ Kansas (3)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Nevada (1)
+ Texas (1)

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

+ Arkansas (13.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (5)
+ Florida (85)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (6)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (784)
+ Kansas (32)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (8)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (13.5)
+ Nebraska (29)
+ Nevada (3)
+ New York (12)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (16)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (33)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (1)

29 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
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY) – 6
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW) – 6
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA) – 4
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA) – 4
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV) – 4
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL) – 4
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL) – 2
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (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
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2

Jen is currently in the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jesse and Andy and Scott are in striking distance though! And she hasn’t submitted in weeks. She is ripe to be knocked off the throne!

There were no major milestones reached this week. But on the other hand, streaks bit the dust left and right! Fran couldn’t build on last week’s streak and it was over before it began. Mary’s 2 week streak is kaput!Deanna’s streak calls it quit 1 week short of joining the Double Digit Streak Club! The humanity!

ANYTHING BUT A CAT – SUGGESTED BY ANDY SHARP

ANYTHING BUT A CAT! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I have thought about including a “wild card” theme again for the last few years, but hadn’t pulled the trigger. I liked Andy’s idea of bringing back a wild card but eliminating one thing. Maybe it seems spiteful, but you’ll have to take that up with Andy.

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 ANYTHING BUT A CAT in this place that doesn’t feature many cats next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 454 – NOT YOUR HOMETOWN

May 27, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett

Today is a very important day! Today is Jason’s birthday, so I have to wish him a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Jason!

I hope you birthday is amazing!

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Today is also Memorial Day. The day we honor and mourn U.S. miliary personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

It isn’t the kind of holiday where you say “Happy (insert holiday name)!” But I hope you have a good Memorial Day filled with time spent with friends and/or family.

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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: