To clarify some information about Sunday’s post. The part about the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Even though the book does say two people got all 4 of their entries in, in fact NOBODY got all 4 submissions accepted for display. That is the first time I can ever remember that happening. They had some tough judges.
The time I spent yesterday at the Photography Salon was pretty joyful.
I think that WEEKENDS is going to end up being a more popular theme than FAMILY. Seems people like their WEEKENDS more than they like their FAMILY. Very strange. But you’ll have to keep scrolling to find out if the data matches the theory.
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 15, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
+ Brooklyn Erb – 1 week
+ Brandon Kahler – 1 week
+ Linda Bennett – 3 weeks
+ Sarah Toot – 4 weeks
+ Sabas Hernandez – 6 weeks
+ Monica Jennings – 6 weeks
+ Mary Green – 8 weeks
+ Angie DeWaard – 9 weeks
+ Dawn Krause – 13 weeks
+ Kim Barker – 19 weeks
+ Joe Duff – 20 weeks
+ Logan Kahler – 22 weeks (3)
+ Teresa Kahler – 30 weeks (3)
+ Tamara Peterson – 30 weeks
+ Carla Stensland – 30 weeks
+ Michelle Haupt – 31 weeks
+ Micky Augustin – 32 weeks
+ Andy Sharp – 33 weeks
+ Bill Wentworth – 34 weeks
+ Cathie Morton – 38 weeks
+ Elizabeth Nordeen – 39 weeks
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley – 41 weeks
+ Kio Dettman – 44 weeks (3)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Kim Barker – 20 weeks
Teresa Kahler – 31 weeks
Teresa Kahler
Teresa Kahler
Teresa Kahler
Angie DeWaard – 10 weeks
Andy Sharp – 34 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen – 40 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen
Bill Wentworth – 35 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett
Kio Dettman – 45 weeks
Kio Dettman
Kio Dettman
Kio Dettman
Linda Bennett – 4 weeks
Linda Bennett
Linda Bennett
Linda Bennett
Mary Green – 9 weeks
Michelle Haupt – 32 weeks
Sarah Toot – 5 weeks
Sarah Toot
Tim Tim Cuculic – 1 week
Tamara Peterson – 31 weeks
Tamara Peterson
Dawn Krause – 14 weeks
Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks
Willy McAlpine – 1 week
Joe Duff – 21 weeks
Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
Micky Augustin – 33 weeks
Cathie Morton – 39 weeks
Logan Kahler – 23 weeks
Logan Kahler
Brandon Kahler – 2 weeks
Sara Lockner – 1 week
Carla Stensland – 31 weeks
Carla Stensland
Carla Stensland
Monica Jennings – 7 weeks
Jesse Howard – 1 week
Shannon Bardole-Foley – 42 weeks
28 participants! That is a great week! I guess people really do like their weekends more than they like their families!
On the list of new participants was first time ever participant Tim! I’m hoping this is just the start of big things for Tim.
Angie joined the double digit streak club. Congrats Angie!
This is just a guess, but I believe the submissions spanned from Pennsylvania to Indiana to Illinois to Nebraska to Texas to California and I assume many of these pictures were taken in Iowa. My picture was taken in Illinois.
However, it wasn’t all fun and games and travel. Brooklyn Erb could not extender her streak to 2 weeks. I blame Andy.
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:
CIRCLE
CIRCLE! What a great theme for Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.
But what is a CIRCLE image? It is simply a picture where a major compositional element of the picture is a CIRCLE. 360 degrees of fury! There are CIRCLE(s) literally everywhere! Once you starting looking for them, it is hard to not see them everywhere.
While thinking about possible subjects for your CIRCLE image, meditate on the following quote for inspiration:
The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere.
-Empedocles
I look forward to seeing your interpretation!
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
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 CIRCLE in this place that is my circle of trust next Monday.
