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Angie, Carla, Cathie, Kim, Shannon, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 120 – LOW PERSPECTIVE

January 1, 2018 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

After last week’s disaster of participation, participation rates took a slight uptick. Even as temperatures in central Iowa dipped to below -10.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk tommyrot abut participation rates. You came to see the submissions:

CATHIE RALEY

CARLA STENSLAND

KIM BARKER

SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY

ANGIE DEWAARD

CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT

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:

RUINS!

RUINS! What a great theme! But what does it mean? Find something that is falling apart. Something that isn’t in the best shape. Something that is rusty. Something that’s best days are behind it. Photograph it.

As always, I look forward to seeing your interpretations!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.

2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge due date. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very ruinous Monday!

Black & White, Kim, Movies, Photoshop, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 119 – SCARY

December 25, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

I want to come straight out of the chute with a reminder that next Monday is a holiday of sorts. I expect there to be a similar hit in in participation rates for that holiday as well, but if you want to participate, plan accordingly. While the government and banks might take holidays, Photography 139 does not. The struggle is real.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions:

Kim Barker

Christopher D. Bennett

That is it! Only 2 submissions this week! Special thanks to Kim for her drive and commitment to our little community art project!

LOW PERSPECTIVE!

LOW PERSPECTIVE! What a great theme! But what does it mean? You’ll want to get down low for this photograph. Look at the world the way one of nature’s most magnificent creature, the noble rat, sees the world.

As usual, I look forward to seeing your interpretations!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very low Monday!

Becky, Cathie, Flowers, Kim, Macro, Shannon, Steph, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 118 – FLOWERS

December 18, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

Finally getting a chance to sit down and go through the submission for the FLOWERS theme for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. You can tell that holiday season is upon us as participation rates continue to plummet.

Therefore, let me make this announcement early:

Next Monday is Christmas! While the government might take that day off, there are no holidays for Photography 139. Every day I’m hustlin’! Plan to get you submission early!

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates, you came to see the submissions!

Kim Barker

Cathie Raley

Stephanie Kim

Shannon Bardole-Foley

Stephanie Kim

Becky Parmelee

Christopher D. Bennett

A solid week of submissions!

SCARY!

SCARY! What a great theme! A little odd for a Christmas time, but the random generator has spoken. I don’t think I need to define SCARY! After all, different things scare different people. I guess I’ll find out what you find SCARY!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very scary Monday!

Angie, Carla, Flowers, Kim, Steph, Vest, WPC - Reminder

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – FLOWERS

December 15, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

ANNOUNCEMENT: I WILL BE A PALL BEARER AT A FUNERAL AT THE TIME THAT THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE PICTURES ARE NORMALLY PUBLISHED AND THE THEME FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK IS REVEALED. DON’T PANIC ON MONDAY WHEN THE NEW THEME ISN’T REVEALED AT 12:01 PM. IT WILL BE REVEALED AT SOME POINT ON MONDAY. DON’T WORRY. I WILL FEED YOU BABY BIRDS!

A reminder that this week’s theme is FLOWERS:

FLOWERS!

I could come up with some kind of fancy pants elitist definition for what would constitute a FLOWERS picture, but instead, I’ll just show you a few examples:

Carla Stensland

Kim Barker

Stephanie Kim

Mike Vest

Angie DeWaard

That should get your photography blood pumping.

Happy photo harvesting!

Black & White, Kim, Nature, WPC - Alternate

You Ain’t Ever Been on My Level, I Gotta Part ‘Em Out the Way

December 12, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

On Monday the world wasn’t ready for these WATER images. Not sure the world is ready for them yet. I can’t hold them back any longer:

All of these pictures were taken near the Des Moines River in Ledges State Park.

Before I allow you to go, I also need to publish a picture from Kim Barker. She submitted her picture by the 11 AM deadline, but through a comedy of errors, I missed it and didn’t get it published on Monday. Here is Kim’s WATER picture:

Kim Barker

A pox upon me for a clumsy lout.

Becky, Cathie, Dawn, Flowers, Frank, Kim, Micky, Nature, Pastor Sarah, Photoshop, Tamara, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 117 – WATER

December 11, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

WATER. That was the theme. Here are the submissions:

Becky Parmelee

Dawn Krause

Robyn Augustin

Christopher D. Bennett

Tamara Peterson

Becky Parmelee

Cathie Raley

Sarah Karber

Kim Barker

A solid week of submissions!

FLOWERS

FLOWERS! What a great theme! A tough one to handle in the final days of fall, but not impossible. There are flower shops. Fake flowers. Poinsettias. Heck! If anything, this theme is TOO easy!

As always, I look forward to your interpretations!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Ring the bell! There is a newest member of the ultra exclusive PHOTOGRAPHY 139 EMAIL SUBSCRIBER CLUB! Say hello to Frank Meiners! I’ve known Frank going on 13 years. His server was actually the original host for this here website. The only other thing you need to know about me and Frank is that we are champions. Together.

So if you see Frank walking the mean streets of Ames, feel free to give him a knowing look and teach him the super-secret Photography 139 handshake!

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very flowery Monday!

Candid Portrait, Carla, Cathie, Dae Hee, Kim, Micky, Nature, Tamara, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 115 – WEATHER

November 27, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

I wasn’t sure how participation rates would go for WEATHER. Here in central Iowa, the weather couldn’t have been more boring. Which is amazing for this late in November. Plus I’m sure that the holiday didn’t help much either. That being said, it wasn’t a terrible week for participation.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk tommyrot about participation rates. You came for the submissions:

Cathie Raley

Carla Stensland

Christopher D. Bennett

Kim Barker

Mike Vest

Tamara Peterson

Micky Augustin

Tamara Peterson

Micky Augustin

A solid week of submissions!

PORTRAIT!

PORTRAIT! What a great theme! A PORTRAIT is an image of a person, especialy one depicting only the face or head and shoulders. But that is a formal definition. I would say that a PORTRAIT is an image of a being with a soul. So most humans would qualify. All dogs. No cats. A fair amount of horses. Technically this is supposed to be considered more like a formal PORTRAIT. Remember that the following kind of PORTRAITs are still in the hopper:

FACELESS PORTRAIT
SELF-PORTRAIT
CANDID PORTRAIT

That doesn’t mean that any of those don’t qualify for PORTRAIT, but if you have a great idea for one of those, maybe you want to keep it in your back pocket.

As always, I look forward to your interpretations!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very portraited Monday!

Angie, Carla, Cathie, Kim, Logan, Micky, Pastor Sarah, Photoshop, Steph, Vest, WPC - Reminder

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – WEATHER

November 24, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

This is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is WEATHER:

WEATHER!

WEATHER! What a great theme! I could explain to you what a WEATHER photo might look like, but instead, why not show you some examples?!?!

Cathie Raley

Angie DeWaard

Carla Stensland

Kim Barker

Stephanie Kim

Sarah Karber

Micky Augustin

Mike Vest

Logan Kahler

Those examples ought to get your heart pumping!

Happy photo harvesting!

Angie, Becky, Cathie, Kim, Night, Sara, Steph, Tamara, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 114 – TRANSPORTATION

November 20, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

A pretty decent week of submissions. TRANSPORTATION really motivated a few people to get out there with there camera!

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk tommyrot about participation rates. You came here to see the submissions:

Becky Parmelee

Cathie Raley

Kim Barker

Christopher D. Bennett

Stephanie Kim

Sara Lockner

Tamara Peterson

Angie DeWaard

A solid week of submissions!

WEATHER!

WEATHER! What a great theme! I don’t think that WEATHER needs an explanation, but I have noticed in recent months the surprising amount of people who don’t know the difference between climate and WEATHER. Therefore, here is a definition of WEATHER:

the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

What is a WEATHER picture? A picture that shows the temperature. Or precipitation. Is is sunny or is it cloudy? What about wind? Convey those things into a photographic image and that my friends will be gold.

I would remiss if I didn’t point out that thee are other definitions of WEATHER. Therefore, feel free to interpret the theme in any way you see fit.

As always, I look forward to seeing your interpretations!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very weathered Monday!

Angie, Bill, Black & White, Kim, Monica, Nature, Photoshop, Railroad, Steph, WPC - Reminder

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – TRANSPORTATION

November 17, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

This is your weekly reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE THEME is TRANSPORTATION!

TRANSPORTATION!

TRANSPORTATION! An easy enough theme. Examples of TRANSPORTATION include a car. A train. A boat. A plane. Your feet. Roads. Railroad tracks. These are just the most literal examples.

Here are some examples of TRANSPORTATION photos:

Angie DeWaard

Bill Wentworth

Stephanie Kim

Shannon Bardole

Kim Barker

Monica Kewer

Happy photo harvesting!