I was involved in 2 contests at the Boone County Fair this year. Now that the fair is in the past and I’ve had adequate time for reflection, I think it is a good time to share the results from the contests I entered. First, the Open Class Photography Contest.… Read More »Boone County Fair 2018 Results
After women, flowers are the mostly lovely thing God has given the world. -Christian Dior This collection of flower pictures comes from the Iowa State Fair in 2016. There is good news about this collection. #1. I am now almost finished editing the pictures from 2016 that need to be… Read More »After Women
I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some. ― Herbert Rappaport Digging deep into the backlog here. The following are pictures from an August 2016 trip to the Iowa State Fair. Yes, I have pictures from 2016 I… Read More »Take the Time to Plant
All things by immortal power. Near of faR, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling a star. -Francis Thompson This post signifies the final batch of photos from Donna’s flower garden. However, before we get into that, I need to make an announcement.… Read More »Without Troubling a Star
Hitting the backlog again. Here are a few pictures from the Boone County Fair: Most of those goat belong to the Sharps.
One of the benefits of THE SELFIE PROJECT is that I can look back at a month and feel less worthless. Hey, I actually did go out and do stuff and see people in month X. I’m a winner! Speaking of winners, these are the photos I consider winners from… Read More »Selfie Project – August
There weren’t many, but there were a few that didn’t make the cut for LOW PERSPECTIVE for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves… there is no telling what they might accomplish!
It is the time where I reveal what photos I entered into the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest, but first the good news and the “bad” news. The good news is that my sister Carla cleaned up at the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. She got 1st Place in Hidden Treasures of… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest – 2017
When I went to the Iowa State Fair, I had a goal of knocking out 2 or 3 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT images. I managed 2. Here is Page 41: Page 41 – Shoot one more image for Robert Frank’s “The Americans”. I actually struggled picking which image to… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 41
On my recent trip to the Iowa State Fair with Nader, I was able to knock out a couple more photos for THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. Here is Page 7: Page 7 – Tell a joke with a single picture. (Photo Assistant: Nader Parsaei) I get it. A bunch of… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 7
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to make the cut for the theme HUMANIZE for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves, there is no telling what they might accomplish!
A picture from trip to the Iowa State Fair on Sunday: I have so many photos to edit from so many recent adventures. It is almost sickening. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY ILCA-77M2 ISO: 160 FOCAL LENGTH: 200mm APERTURE: f/5.6 EXPOSURE: 1/320 DATE TAKEN: 08/20/2017 – 15:09 PHOTO ASSISTANT: Nader Parsaei PHOTO… Read More »The World is a Vampire
Now that the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon is officially over, I can reveal what picture was accepted for display and what 3 pictures were given the shaft. Displayed In case you didn’t know, the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon is one of the hardest photo competitions in the world.… Read More »Iowa State Fair Photography Salon – 2017
For the second straight year, Baby Got Rack competed at the Boone County Fair barbecue competition. Sponsored by State Farm or Farm Bureau or some insurance company. Here are a few snaps from the very, very, very hot day: BGR needs to thank Jesse for bulling it up, Willy for… Read More »Baby Got Domination
These SAD pictures didn’t have what it takes for the SAD theme for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves. Who knows what they could accomplish!
It is SAD. Participation rates took a bit of a dip with SAD. Maybe it is because it was 112 degrees in the shade in central Iowa last week. Maybe it was because people struggled to get in the mindset of SAD this week. Maybe people were just busy. I… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 96 – SAD
Baby Got Rack opens their competitive barbecue season tomorrow at the Boone County Fair! You should probably make it a point to be there in the ballpark of 4 PM when the judging begins. Last year we were next to the bunnies. I’d imagine that is where we’ll be again.… Read More »Baby Got Rack is Back!!
Last Saturday while I was leaving the Cultural Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, I came across what I considered a perfect example of Page 15 for THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. This time there was no photo assistant, just a rocking soundtrack coming from a speaker somewhere on the Iowa… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 15
There are so many images in the folder 08-14-07/Iowa State Fair, that I’m only going to post some of my favorites. Here they be: Next Saturday’s folder will center around a trip to Living History Farms.
Here are some of the images that were considered and rejected for either the cover or one of the months of the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: So just hold on tight to those images. You won’t see them in 2017.
Man, I still really haven’t edited all of the State Fair flower pictures. Well, one more down. Many more to go. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 320 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE: f/4 DATE: 08/16/2016 – 8:16 LATITUDE: 41.59517° LONGITUDE: -93.55154° PHOTO ASSISTANT: BABY GOT RACK EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “My Shot” –… Read More »Young, Scrappy, and Hungry