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WPC – WEEK 481 – CLOTHING

December 2, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

CLOTHING! What a great theme! But were enough people not nudists to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 25, 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, IN, WV, PA, DC, WA)
*2-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
3-Monica Jennings – 1 week (IA)
4-Sara Lockner – 1 week (IA, BHS, MN, FL)
5-Sabas Hernandez – 2 weeks (IA, OH)
6-Jesse Howard – 8 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 9 weeks (IA, MD)
*8-Deb Powers – 13 weeks (MT, IA)
9-Willy McAlpine – 20 weeks (IA)
10-Deanna McClain – 24 weeks (IA, MN)
11-Mike Vest – 27 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
12-Lowell Davis – 47 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
13-Brandon Kahler – 48 weeks (IA, MN)
14-Scott Degeneffe – 66 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
15-Sheri Fakhouri – 76 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
16-Logan Kahler – 77 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
17-Nathanial Brown – 78 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
18-Tamara Peterson – 89 weeks (IA, MN)
*19-Mindi Terrell – 93 weeks (IA)
20-Linda Bennett – 122 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
21-Sarah Toot – 123 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC, FL)
22-Angie DeWaard – 126 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
*23-Dawn Krause – 131 weeks (IA, IL)
24-Kim Barker – 137 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
25-Joe Duff – 138 weeks (TX, NY)
26-Teresa Kahler – 149 weeks (IA, NE)
*27-Carla Stensland – 149 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
28-Micky Augustin – 151 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
*29-Andy Sharp – 152 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
*30-Bill Wentworth – 153 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
31-Cathie Morton – 157 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
32-Elizabeth Nordeen – 158 weeks (IA, OH)
33-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 160 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
34-Kio Dettman – 162 weeks (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.

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:

WPC - WEEK 481 - CLOTHING - BECKY PARMELEE

Becky Parmelee (New York City, New York) – 1 week

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Jesse Howard (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 9 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 10 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 14 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 21 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 25 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 28 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 48 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 49 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 67 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 77 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 78 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 79 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 90 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 94 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Missouri) – 123 weeks

Sarah Toot (Baltimore, Maryland) – 124 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 127 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 132 weeks

Kim Barker (Iowa) – 138 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 139 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 150 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 150 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa)- 152 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 153 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa)

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 154 weeks

Cathie Morton (New Mexico) – 158 weeks

Cathie Morton (Phoenix, Arizona)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 159 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Cancun, Mexico) – 161 weeks

Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 163 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 585 weeks

There were 35 participants this week. A pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arizona (1)
+ Iowa (34)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Mexico (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New Mexico (1)
+ New York (1)
+ Texas (1)

Thanks go Cathie’s travels we added New Mexico and Arizona to the map. Thanks to Shannon’s travels we add Mexico to the map!

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

+ Alaska (1)
+ Arizona (1)
+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (16)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (14)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1797)
+ Kansas (63)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (2)
+ Michigan (13)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (23.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (57)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New Mexico (2)
+ New York (22)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (40)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (69)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ Mexico (1)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

39 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 7 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC, WA) – 13
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC, FL, MD) – 8
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA, AZ, NM) – 7
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO, MEX) – 6
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY, MO) – 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
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK, NY) – 4
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN, FL) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial is clinging to the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

There were a few big milestones reached this week. Suzie joined the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo. Logan joined the Year and a Half Streak Club! WooHoo! Woo!

But it wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns! Jen and Sara couldn’t build on their submission and their streaks are over before they began. I will assume that they have become devout nudists that have no time for your bougie clothing.

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:

SYMMETRY (SUGGESTED BY SARAH TOOT)

SYMMETRY! 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 SYMMETRY in this place that isn’t very even keeled always in fashion next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 480 – ART

November 25, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

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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ART! What a great theme! But did enough people make their own artistic expression to make is a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

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

1-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week (IA, OH)
2-Jesse Howard – 7 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*3-Suzie Brannen – 8 weeks (IA, MD)
*4-Deb Powers – 12 weeks (MT, IA)
5-Willy McAlpine – 19 weeks (IA)
6-Deanna McClain – 23 weeks (IA, MN)
7-Mike Vest – 26 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*8-Lowell Davis – 46 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
9-Brandon Kahler – 47 weeks (IA, MN)
10-Scott Degeneffe – 65 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
11-Sheri Fakhouri – 75 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
*12-Logan Kahler – 76 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
13-Nathanial Brown – 77 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
14-Tamara Peterson – 88 weeks (IA, MN)
*15-Mindi Terrell – 92 weeks (IA)
16-Linda Bennett – 121 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
*17-Sarah Toot – 122 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
18-Angie DeWaard – 125 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
*19-Dawn Krause – 130 weeks (IA, IL)
20-Kim Barker – 136 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
21-Joe Duff – 137 weeks (TX, NY)
*22-Teresa Kahler – 148 weeks (IA, NE)
*23-Carla Stensland – 148 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
24-Micky Augustin – 150 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
25-Andy Sharp – 151 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
26-Bill Wentworth – 152 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
27-Cathie Morton – 156 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 157 weeks (IA, OH)
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 159 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
30-Kio Dettman – 161 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.

Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 162 weeks

Kio Dettman (Iowa)

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) -160 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 158 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 157 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 153 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska)

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 152 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 151 weeks

Carla Stensland (Christian Peterson Art Museum, Morrill Hall, Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa) – 149 weeks

Carla Stensland (Morrill Hall, Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 149 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 138 weeks

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 137 weeks

Dawn Krause (Picker Knows – West Des Moines, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Dawn Krause (Picker Knows – West Des Moines, Iowa)

Angie DeWaard (Lockwood Cafe – Ames, Iowa) – 126 weeks

Sarah Toot (Orlando, Florida) – 123 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 122 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 93 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 89 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 78 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone County, Iowa) – 77 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 76 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 66 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 48 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 47 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 27 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 24 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – 20 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa)- 9 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa)

Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa) – 8 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Mary Green (White Pine Hollow – Colesburg, Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (White Pine Hollow – Colesburg, Iowa)

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Seattle, Washington) – 1 week

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Seattle, Washington)

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Sara Lockner (Florida) – 1 week

Christopher D. Bennett (Harcourt City Park – Harcourt, Iowa)

35 participants this week. A decent rebound from last week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Florida (2)
+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Nebraska (2)
+ Texas (1)
+ Washington (2)

Thanks to Jen’s trip, Washington is now added to the list!

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

+ Alaska (1)
+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (15)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (14)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1763)
+ Kansas (63)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (13)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (22.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (56)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (40)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (69)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

37 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC, WA) – 13
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC, FL) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ 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
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN, FL) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial is clinging to the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

That major milestone this week was Nathanial joining the Year and Half Streak Club! WooHoo! Woo! There were no streaks snapped this week! WooHoo!

CLOTHING – SUGGESTED BY ANGIE DEWAARD

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

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

Andy, Angie, Art, Bill, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Deanna, Derrick, Elizabeth, Football, Formal Portrait, Iowa State, Jesse, Joe Duff, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Micky, Mindi, Nathanial, Sabas, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 479 – GAMES

November 18, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I am now on Blue Sky. If you are on Blue Sky and want to follow me there, go here:

https://bsky.app/profile/photography139.bsky.social

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GAMES! What a great theme! Did enough people find out the truth about the games that people play to make and make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

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

1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
2-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 2 weeks (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC)
3-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks (IA)
4-Jesse Howard – 6 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*5-Suzie Brannen – 7 weeks (IA, MD)
*6-Deb Powers – 11 weeks (MT, IA)
7-Willy McAlpine – 18 weeks (IA)
8-Deanna McClain – 22 weeks (IA, MN)
9-Mike Vest – 25 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*10-Lowell Davis – 45 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
11-Brandon Kahler – 46 weeks (IA, MN)
12-Scott Degeneffe – 64 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 74 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
14-Logan Kahler – 75 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
15-Nathanial Brown – 76 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
16-Tamara Peterson – 87 weeks (IA, MN)
*17-Mindi Terrell – 91 weeks (IA)
*18-Linda Bennett – 120 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
19-Sarah Toot – 121 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
20-Angie DeWaard – 124 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
21-Dawn Krause – 129 weeks (IA, IL)
22-Kim Barker – 135 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*23-Joe Duff – 136 weeks (TX, NY)
*24-Teresa Kahler – 147 weeks (IA, NE)
*25-Carla Stensland – 147 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
26-Micky Augustin – 149 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
27-Andy Sharp – 150 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
28-Bill Wentworth – 150 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
*29-Cathie Morton – 15 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
30-Elizabeth Nordeen – 156 weeks (IA, OH)
31-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 158 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*32-Kio Dettman – 160 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.

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:

36 states and 1 district

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 150 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Fort Dodge, Iowa) – 159 weeks

Kim Barker (Des Moines, Iowa) – 136 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 121 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 8 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Nathanial Brown (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 77 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 46 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 65 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 161 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 125 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 137 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Porchlight Coffee – Ankeny, Iowa) – 75 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 1 week

Jesse Howard (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 7 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 47 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 76 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Porch Light Coffee – Ames, Iowa) – 148 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Porch Light Coffee – Ames, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 130 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 19 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 23 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 155 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 157 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 88 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 12 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 151 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 148 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 92 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 122 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 26 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 151 weeks

Only 31 participants this week. That is the low for the year. Makes one think THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is running out of steam.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

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

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

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (14)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1648)
+ Kansas (62)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (21.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (54)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (40)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (69)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC) – 12
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ 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
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone this week was Vest joining THE HALF YEAR STREAK CLUB! Woo! Plus, Dawn joined the TWO AND A HALF YEAR STREAK CLUB!! WooHoo! WooHoo! Woo!

But with record low participation, there was a bloodbath of streaks that came to an end. Mary couldn’t build on last week’s submission and her streak is over before it began. Jen’s streak went west and died with the country at 2 weeks. Monica called “no mas”. Her streak is also over at 2 weeks.

ART

ART! 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 see your idea of ART in this place that thinks it is artistic next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 478 – MACRO

November 11, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

For starters to address the internet rumors about me throwing away a camera at the dumpster fire known as Cultural Appropriation Stadium. Sorry. I meant Arrowhead Stadium. Which comes with not at all a problematic and racist subculture.

At this point, it is just better for you to imagine what happened in your head and allow the legend to grow because whatever the legend is, it is infinitely more interesting than the real story.

It is sufficient to say that the security staff at Cultural Appropriation Stadium are the rare combination of douchey and incompetency that is almost impressive. Truly awe-inspiring in both how douchey and completely incompetent they are. I’ve met people that are more douchey. I’ve met people that have lower levels of competency. I don’t know I’ve met anybody where these attributes were so intertwined. And I can say that this was the first time in my life that a security guard got in my face and asked me if I had “been drinking”. Nope security guard moron. Not a drop since 2006.

But I try to remain positive. And I can say this about Cultural Appropriation Stadium. It would make a nice stadium for a Division II college.

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Today is Veterans Day. So I need to wish all veterans a happy Veterans Day.

Happy Veterans Day!

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Thanks to everybody that made suggestions for next year’s themes. The window to make suggestions is now close. There are the suggestion that were given:

ANDY SHARP
+ WHAT YOU’D SNEAK INTO A MOVIE THEATER
+ BLACK AND WHITE OLD SCHOOL
+ TWO TONE
+ DREAM
+ PIZZA
+ WEIRDEST CONDIMENT IN YOUR FRIDGE

JOE DUFF
+ THREE
+ SPOOKY
+ DRIPPING
+ DAMAGED

LOWELL DAVIS
+ SPIRIT
+ ANXIOUS
+ SOMETHING STUPID
+ PEACE
+ RAGE

CARLA STENSLAND
+ SHOOT THROUGH
+ RELAXATION
+ VETERAN
+ ROCK OR STONE
+ BATHTUB
+ FOUND IN A PUBLIC BATHROOM
+ BEHIND THE DOOR
+ LOVE
+ MEANINGFUL
+ SUNSHINE

ANGE DEWAARD
+ SILHOUETTE
+ EMOTION RELAYED WIHOUT FACE
+ FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
+ PHOTOGRAPHY FOR A COMMERCIAL/AD

I am taking them all under advisement and will come up with the list of next year’s 52 theme by the end of the month.

Thanks to everyone that made suggestions!

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MACRO! What a great theme! Did enough people get up close with it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 4, 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, IN, WV, PA)
2-Monica Jennings – 1 week (IA)
*3-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
4-Kyle Sharp – 2 weeks (IA, MO)
5-Johnathan Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Jesse Howard – 5 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 6 weeks (IA, MD)
8-Sabas Hernandez – 8 weeks (IA, OH)
*9-Deb Powers – 10 weeks (MT, IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 14 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 17 weeks (IA)
*12-Deanna McClain – 21 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 24 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 44 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 45 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 63 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 73 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
18-Logan Kahler – 74 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
19-Nathanial Brown – 75 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
20-Tamara Peterson – 86 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 90 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 119 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
23-Sarah Toot – 120 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 123 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
25-Dawn Krause – 128 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 134 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 135 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 146 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 146 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 148 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 149 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
32-Bill Wentworth – 150 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
*33-Cathie Morton – 153 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 155 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 157 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 159 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.

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 150 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 124 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 151 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 46 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 147 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 154 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 129 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 22 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 156 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.) – 2 weeks

Jesse Howard (Q39 – Kansas City, Missouri) – 6 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 136 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas)

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 135 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 160 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Iowa) – 120 weeks

Linda Bennett (Iowa)

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 75 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Lowell Davis (Overland Park, Kansas)

Mary Green (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 149 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 25 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 91 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 76 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 9 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 121 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 64 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Warren County, Iowa) – 158 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 74 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 7 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 87 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 147 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 18 weeks

34 participants this week. An extremely unpopular week. Makes me really want to add MACRO to next year’s calendar.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraksa (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)

Thanks to Jen’s trip to D.C. we were able to add that to the 2024 The Weekly Photo Challenge Map.

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

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (14)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1612)
+ Kansas (61)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (21.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (53)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (39)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (68)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone this week was Elizabeth joining The 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! But 2 weeks ago I forgot to mention that Shannon had joined The 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo!

But it isn’t all good news. There was a literal bloodbath of streaks this week. Amy couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Her streak is over before it began. Kyle and Johnathan’s streaks are over at 2. And worst of all scarecrow, Sara’s streak is over at 14!

GAMES

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

I look forward to your GAMES interpretation.

That’s all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will play around your idea of GAMES in this playful place next Monday!

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WPC – WEEK 477 – PLACES

November 4, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 4 Comments

REMINDER: THIS IS THE LAST WEEK WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS ENTRY ON THE WEBSITE. NO OTHER WAY. DON’T EMAIL THEM TO ME. DON’T TEXT THEM TO ME. LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.

YOU DON’T NEED TO SUGGEST SOME STALWARTS, BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING ARE ALREADY BAKED IN TO THE CAKE:
+ BLACK & WHITE
+ STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
+ ROAD TRIP
+ ART
+ MUSIC
+ #INSTAGOOD
+ SLICE OF LIFE

SO FAR THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE:

ANDY SHARP
+ WHAT YOU’D SNEAK INTO A MOVIE THEATER
+ BLACK AND WHITE OLD SCHOOL
+ TWO TONE
+ DREAM
+ PIZZA
+ WEIRDEST CONDIMENT IN YOUR FRIDGE

JOE DUFF
+ THREE
+ SPOOKY
+ DRIPPING
+ DAMAGED

LOWELL DAVIS
+ SPIRIT
+ ANXIOUS
+ SOMETHING STUPID
+ PEACE
+ RAGE

IT IS A GOOD START, BUT KEEP THE SUGGESTIONS COMING IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.

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Today is Elainie’s birthday. So I have to wish her a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Elainie!

On your birthday I just hope you get plenty of sleep and rest!

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Today is also Layla’s birthday So I must wish her a happy birthday!

Happy birthday Layla!

I hope you have an amazing birthday! Getting the day off from school was a good start!

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PLACES! What a great theme! But did enough people go someplace to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 28, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

*1-Adam Gordon – 1 week (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN)
*2-Kyle Sharp – 1 week (IA)
3-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week (IA)
*4-Mary Green – 4 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
*5-Jesse Howard – 4 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
6-Alexis Stensland – 4 weeks (IA)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 5 weeks (IA, MD)
8-Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks (IA, OH)
*9-Deb Powers – 9 weeks (MT, IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 13 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 16 weeks (IA)
12-Deanna McClain – 20 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 23 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 43 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 44 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 62 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 72 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
18-Logan Kahler – 73 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
19-Nathanial Brown – 74 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
20-Tamara Peterson – 85 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 89 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 118 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
*23-Sarah Toot – 119 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 122 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
25-Dawn Krause – 127 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 133 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 134 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 145 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 145 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 147 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 148 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 149 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
33-Cathie Morton – 152 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 154 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 156 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 158 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 477 - PLACES - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Iowa)

Amy Peterson (Deal’s Orchard – Greene County, Iowa) – 1 week

Amy Peterson (Deal’s Orchard – Greene County, Iowa)

Kyle Sharp (Warsaw, Missouri) – 2 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 6 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 8 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 10 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 14 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 17 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 21 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa)

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 24 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 44 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Brandon Kahler (West Street Deli – Ames, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Paddy’s Pub – Boone County, Iowa) – 63 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 73 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)

Logan Kahler (Des Moines, Iowa) – 74 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Bagley, Iowa) – 75 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Veterans Cemetery – Perry, Iowa) – 86 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 90 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 119 weeks

Linda Bennett (New Jersey)

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 120 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Universal Studios, Florida) – 123 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Universal Studios, Florida)

Dawn Krause (Iowa State Memorial Union – Ames, Iowa) – 128 weeks

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 134 weeks

Joe Duff (Great Wolf Lodge – Texas) – 135 weeks

Joe Duff (Great Wolf Lodge – Texas)

Teresa Kahler (First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa)- 148 weeks

Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa)

Andy Sharp (Missouri) – 149 weeks

Andy Sharp (Kansas)

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 150 weeks

Cathie Morton (Castaway Cay, Bahamas) – 153 weeks

Cathie Morton (Castaway Cay, Bahamas)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Nevada, Iowa) – 155 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (St. James Celebrations – Warren County, Iowa) – 157 weeks

Kio Dettman (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 159 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone County, Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 579 weeks

There were 37 participants this week. That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Bahamas (2)
+ Florida (2)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Iowa (40)
+ Missouri (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ Pennsylvania (2)
+ Texas (2)

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

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (14)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1575)
+ Kansas (60)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (20.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (52)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (38)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (66)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ 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
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone reached this week was Deb joining the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all fun and games. Adam couldn’t build on his submission from last week and his streak is over before it begins. Mary and Alexis’ streak end at 4 weeks.

MACRO

MACRO! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I try not to explain the themes very much any longer, but MACRO is a more technical term, so I’ll give a bit of an explanation. Here is a solid enough definition:

Macro photography is all about showcasing a subject larger than it is in real life — an extreme close-up of something small.

I look forward to your MACRO interpretation.

That’s all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will take a close look at your idea of MACRO in this place next Monday!

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

WPC – WEEK 476 – GLASS

October 28, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 3 Comments

REMINDER: THIS IS ONE OF TWO WEEKS WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS ENTRY ON THE WEBSITE. NO OTHER WAY. DON’T EMAIL THEM TO ME. DON’T TEXT THEM TO ME. LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.

YOU DON’T NEED TO SUGGEST SOME STALWARTS, BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING ARE ALREADY BAKED IN TO THE CAKE:
+ BLACK & WHITE
+ STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
+ ROAD TRIP
+ ART
+ MUSIC
+ #INSTAGOOD
+ SLICE OF LIFE

Today is Nader’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Nader!

I hope your birthday is filled with all the movies you can handle!