Even though it is barely March, it is about time that I start turning my thoughts to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I hope to be more current with my images by the time I actually have to make a decision, but I am pretty sure I know of… Read More »ISFRXOII
Hitting up the 2019 backlog for a collection of pictures I took while wandering around the Boone County Fair on the last day of the Fair. I was mostly just still playing a bit with the RXO II as I looked to capture many of the animals that were being… Read More »Sunday at the Fair
On the day that Baby Got Rack competed at the Iowa State Fair, I took some time to go over to my favorite part of the Iowa State Fair to take some flower pictures. Unfortunately, the lighting was atrocious, but I took a couple flower pictures I don’t hate. I… Read More »Smiles are to Humanity
There are a ton of photos in the folder 2009-08-24. Most of them are from my trips to the Iowa State Fair in 2009. However, there is also a good chunk of them that are pictures of Teresa and Ernie. This is already going to be a long post, so… Read More »2009-08-24
Today is the last day of 2019. Therefore, I will reveal the November and December images for the 2020 Photography 139 Calendar. November Image: November The November image is a collection of dew drops that were trapped in a spiderweb. The spiderweb was located on a evergreen bush in my… Read More »Dogs with Papers
Today I reveal the 2020 Photography 139 Calendar images for September and October. September The September image is of the Union Pacific Big Boy. It was taken a few miles east of Boone, near Jordan. It was taken on August 2, 2019. The Big Boy was on a tour to… Read More »Week 225 Theme Reveal
Today we reveal the images that graced the 2020 Photography 139 Calendar for the months of July and August. Here is the July image: July The July image was taken of the Pig Races held at the Boone County Fair in 2018. I took this image for THE PHOTO JOURNAL… Read More »July/August Reveal
Today we reveal the images for May and June from the 2020 Photography 139 Calendar. The May Image: May The May image is of the Dunning Spring waterfall in Decorah, Iowa. Jesse and I took a road trip to check them out and to photograph them as my birthday road… Read More »2009-08-05
Merry Christmas everybody! Today is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus! I believe that is important on this day to remember who Jesus was and who Jesus wasn’t as the Christian church wrestles for its soul. I recently saw a quote that breaks down who Jesus was and… Read More »Merry Christmas!
On my first stop to the Iowa State Fair, the trip where Baby Got Rack dominated the competition with our Meatloaf Cupcakes, I stuck around longer in the day to see 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. He was speaking at the Des Moines Register’s Soapbox. I badly underestimated how soon… Read More »President Quest 2020 – Pete Buttigieg – Volume 1
Seems like as good of a time as any to check in with the Selfie Project. My September was incredibly busy. I had several photo shoots, youth group was back in session, Pufferbilly Days, Iowa State football season is ramping up, and Elainie was back in town. But I confess… Read More »Selfie Project – September
On the Sunday of Pufferbilly Days I was once again tapped to do photography for the Pufferbilly Days Pet Show by Kio. There was a lot of Bennett to the Pet Show as Logan and Mom were both judges. Teresa also showed Mocha. I’d like to say that the show… Read More »Pufferbilly Westminster
Now seems like a good time to check-in with my favorite pictures from my August SELFIE PROJECT pictures. It would seem that I had a successful month of August. I met Vice-President Joe Biden. I competed in a barbecue contest at the Iowa State Fair. I also competed in a… Read More »Selfie Project – August
Another Pufferbilly Days has drawn to a close. Seems like a fitting time to share the pictures that my loyal fans selected for me to enter into the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest and furthermore, if any of those pictures received any form of love. Here are my entries: Displayed –… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Results
On the last day of the Iowa State Fair I went to the Fair with Nader and Logan met us down there. Logan has recently purchased a new camera and is thinking of coming back to the family and being a Sony man. Logan was using his new camera to… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 64
A couple Tuesdays back, Baby Got Rack took its award winning Meat Loaf Cupcakes to the Iowa State Fair to compete against the best the Cyclone State has to offer. I believe there were 8 other combatants in the category of Combo/Specialty and 44 combatants altogether. Here is a collection… Read More »Baby Take State Fair
Hitting up the backlog with another collection of pictures from Pufferbilly Days last year. These pictures are from when Bethany, Nora, and I visited the petting zoo. I believe that to be all of my 2018 Pufferbilly Days pictures backlog.
Hitting up the 2018 backlog, thought now would be a good time to share some miscellaneous pictures from the Sunday of the 2018 Pufferbilly Days. Trying to get these out there before this year’s Pufferbilly Days festivities kickoff in a couple of weeks. Bethany brought Nora down for Pufferbilly Days.… Read More »Last Pufferbilly Days
Usually I don’t like to get this late into a month before I publish my favorite photos from the previous months SELFIE PROJECT, but I guess I’ve been busy and I’ve really been trying to be diligent with hitting up that 2018 backlog. I don’t know that I did anything… Read More »Selfie Project – July
The Iowa State Fair is almost over. While this publishes I should be at the Iowa State Fair having recently picked up the photos I entered in this year’s Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. They’ll be nice and packed up. Ready for the trip home. Ready to be placed in… Read More »Iowa State Fair Photography Salon Results
This is final collection of Iowa State Fair pictures from 2018. Published just in time for the close of the 2019 Iowa State Fair. I’ll be spending the day at the Iowa State Fair solo today as all 4 of the people that were going to go with me all… Read More »Iowa State Fair 2018 – Misc.