WIDE ANGLE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 17, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Mary Green – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks4-Sabas… Read More »WPC – WEEK 503 – WIDE ANGLE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Who are your favorite submitters? Obviously all of you are my favorites. But the real ones do 4 things. This isn’t to single Mary out. It is just an example I have from this week. Those are great pictures, but they can barely… Read More »WPC – WEEK 502 – SUNSHINE
LOVE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 7 weeks3-Sabas Hernandez – 13 weeks4-Monica Jennings… Read More »WPC – WEEK 500 – LOVE
NOTE: There is a rule against screen captures. I did allow Suzie’s submission because of it’s sentimental meaning. MUSIC! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices going last week? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 10, this was the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 496 – MUSIC
CONTRAST! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 10, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks*4-Mary Green… Read More »WPC – WEEK 492 – CONTRAST
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. But as we are heading into a new year,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 489 – COMPETITION
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I need to start this entry by acknowledging him and all that he contributed to our nation. The true history of Martin Luther King Jr. has been sanitized recently to make him more palatable to white suburbanites. You will even see some of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 488 – COLORFUL
Time to reveal the December image of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: DECEMBER TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7 IV LENS: Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro APERTURE: f/8 SHUTTER: 1/2000 ISO: 100 DATE: April 13, 2024 This picture of a bird soaring through the sky was taken at the Last Chance Cemetery… Read More »WPC – WEEK 487 – MOTION
Time to reveal the August image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: August TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN FOCAL LENGTH: 16mm APERTURE: f/5.6 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/3200 ISO: 160 DATE: July 29, 2024 I took this picture just south of US30. A little east of… Read More »Don’t Be Cruel
It is time to reveal the June image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: JUNE TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: SIGMA 150-600 f/5-6.3 DG DN FOCAL LENGTH: 395mm (but image is cropped) APERTURE: f/11 SHUTTER: 1/160 ISO: 800 DATE TAKEN: April 8, 2024 I drove in a caravan with… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 11 in Review
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. But as we are heading into a new year,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 485 – HOLIDAYS
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… Read More »WPC – WEEK 481 – CLOTHING
Today is Becky’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Becky! This is the final collection of images from my trip to Dubuque County back in March. Most of these are taken on The Way of the Cross and the Pieta Chapel that are part… Read More »Dubuque County Road Trip – III
Can you believe that this is the 5,250th entry in the blog known as “An Artist’s Notebook”? Every 250 posts or so I like to take a moment to reflect on where this post has been and post a lot of meaningless stats. As always on these posts, I like… Read More »Post 5,250
SLICE OF LIFE! A great theme, but did enough people dabble in the theme that is an homage to my Dad to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 3, this was the current list of ACTIVE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 457 – SLICE OF LIFE
READ THE THEME DESCRIPTION THIS WEEK. THERE ARE SPECIAL RULES! ANYTHING BUT A CAT! A great theme, but did enough people get pumped to not take a picture of a cat to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on… Read More »WPC – WEEK 456 – ANYTHING BUT A CAT
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… Read More »WPC – WEEK 455 – SIGN
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! +++++++ Today is also Memorial Day. The day we honor and mourn U.S. miliary personnel who died while serving in the United… Read More »WPC – WEEK 454 – NOT YOUR HOMETOWN
REMINDER: NEXT MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT AND YOUR BANK PROBABLY TAKES THAT DAY OFF, THERE ARE NO DAYS OFF FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 139. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR PICK IN BEFORE YOU GO TO THE CEMETERY OR BARBECUE OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU ARE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 453 – WORK
RUINS! A great theme! But were enough people interested in it to make it a popular theme or will many streaks lie in ruins? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 6, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore… Read More »WPC – WEEK 452 – RUINS
LETTERS OR NUMBERS! A great theme! But were enough people their own dawg enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Nader… Read More »WPC – WEEK 451 – LETTERS OR NUMBERS