Here we are, the last day of 2020. That means it is time for me to share the December image from the 2021 Photography 139 Calendar. Because of the pandemic, I got to deliver very few calendars in person this year. I think the only reactions that I got to… Read More »POSTCARD RECREATION PROJECT – SOME CHURCHES
You know that BLACK AND WHITE is my favorite theme. You know darn well that I’m going to have lots of BLACK AND WHITE alternates. Lots and lots of alternates. Actually I think I have less alternates than I normally do for BLACK AND WHITE. That being said, I’m still… Read More »Put that Fire in Your Soul
Double nickels people! Sammy Haggar might not be able to drive 55, but we can do 55 straight weeks of double digits like it ain’t no thing. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Andy Sharp… Read More »WPC – WEEK 266 – BLACK AND WHITE
Thought that this would be a good day to share the balance of pictures I took while I was tooling around Boone County looking for my BLACK AND WHITE and Happy Independence Day photos. The sign says: On July 31, 1943 a U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Bomber Ser. No… Read More »Happy Birthday!
Need to start by wishing Jen a very happy birthday. Happy birthday Jen! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be. Sorry about the lack of iris pictures. +++++++ Time for another and I believe the last collection of tulip pictures for this year. All… Read More »Still Laughing – 2020, Too
Hey, I screwed up the schedule of posts and 2 posts accidentally posted at the same time yesterday. This one, that I took back down and re-posted and another one with daffodils. It is possible that you didn’t get the post about the daffodils yesterday. If that is the case,… Read More »Suds, Dickcissel, and Lensbaby Redux
31 straight weeks of double digit submissions!! The third straight week that I didn’t send any reminder text messages this morning and still made double digits like it ain’t no thing, but a chicken wing on a string. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot… Read More »WPC – WEEK 242 – TREE
December was a truly busy month. I actually left the state more than one. I visited places like Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. I feel I ended this attempt at THE SELFIE PROJECT fairly strong. Here are some of my favorite pictures from December: December 1 December… Read More »Selfie Project – December
Happy Thanksgiving! Every year on Thanksgiving I like to think about my many, many blessings. I know, real original. You should feel free to try it sometime. But make sure you let everybody know that I invented gratitude. I am thankful for my family, no matter how family is defined:… Read More »Gratitudo
I was a little worried that our 5 week double digit submission streak wouldn’t his 6 weeks with FORMAL PORTRAIT. I hadn’t received some of the normal early submissions, and I translated that into a lack of enthusiasm for the theme. However, there was a deep late arriving enthusiasm. In… Read More »WPC – WEEK 216 – FORMAL PORTRAIT
Welcome to the 3,500th entry in “An Artist’s Notebook”. The blog portion of my Photography 139 website. It has been along time since I first took keyboard hand sitting in the old Computer Mine setup or possibly in my Mom’s basement, because that is where my life was at that… Read More »An Artist’s Notebook Post #3,500
March was a very Irish month for this man mostly descended from Scottish and Welsh ancestors and a splash of Cherokee. March Movie Night featured 2 of the most Irish movies around: LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD and MILLER’S CROSSING. In particular, LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD will definitely frame the way… Read More »Irish Dancing
I believe that the submissions for FORMAL PORTRAIT are amongst the most solid collection of submissions we’ve had in a long time for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about the submissions. You came to see the submissions: Kim Barker… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 183 – FORMAL PORTRAIT
A couple months back I stopped at Derrick and Jen’s house for reasons that currently escape me. While I was there, Evie and Layla asked me if I wanted to watch their next soccer game. I said sure, thinking that they were in some kind of organized soccer league where… Read More »My Great Shame
COMPETITION wasn’t an extremely popular theme, even in this non-competitive WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions! Andy Sharp Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Kim Barker Tamara Peterson Andy Sharp Andy Sharp Becky… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 154 – COMPETITION
“Up next, we have a little dedication here. This journal entry is dedicated to all the player hating people that won’t let a little gangsta shine.” -Uncle Chris Niece Alert! 4 non-biological nieces in this post! Page 95 for the PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT was one of the pages that I… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 95
The world wasn’t ready for these MUSIC photos on Monday. Not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: The majority of the pictures were taken at Rieman Music in Ames. If you have any music needs, this is definitely the place… Read More »And I Wonder How the World Gon’ Take This; They Might Hate It, But You Don’t Know Anything About Me!
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Rather than my standard picture of an inflatable turkey, thought (with apologies to Lecrae, I’d give thanks for some of the many blessings in my life. Count it up, count it up, count it up. Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up. Blessed with a… Read More »Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above
Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed
If we pretend that I posted this on the day that I’m pretended I posted this picture on, this sign from the Women’s March would be apropos. There will probably be a big dump of the rest of these photos coming soon. In 2 weeks, I predict. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony… Read More »A Basic Human Right
I figure that there is no better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than with another photo from the Women’s March in Des Moines back in January. I love this picture even though the STAR WARS franchise is just one below average to middling movie after another. If you don’t… Read More »Happy International Women’s Day!