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WPC – WEEK 481 – CLOTHING

December 2, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

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 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC, WA)
*2-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
3-Monica Jennings – 1 week (IA)
4-Sara Lockner – 1 week (IA, BHS, MN, FL)
5-Sabas Hernandez – 2 weeks (IA, OH)
6-Jesse Howard – 8 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 9 weeks (IA, MD)
*8-Deb Powers – 13 weeks (MT, IA)
9-Willy McAlpine – 20 weeks (IA)
10-Deanna McClain – 24 weeks (IA, MN)
11-Mike Vest – 27 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
12-Lowell Davis – 47 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
13-Brandon Kahler – 48 weeks (IA, MN)
14-Scott Degeneffe – 66 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
15-Sheri Fakhouri – 76 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
16-Logan Kahler – 77 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
17-Nathanial Brown – 78 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
18-Tamara Peterson – 89 weeks (IA, MN)
*19-Mindi Terrell – 93 weeks (IA)
20-Linda Bennett – 122 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
21-Sarah Toot – 123 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC, FL)
22-Angie DeWaard – 126 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
*23-Dawn Krause – 131 weeks (IA, IL)
24-Kim Barker – 137 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
25-Joe Duff – 138 weeks (TX, NY)
26-Teresa Kahler – 149 weeks (IA, NE)
*27-Carla Stensland – 149 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
28-Micky Augustin – 151 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
*29-Andy Sharp – 152 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
*30-Bill Wentworth – 153 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
31-Cathie Morton – 157 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
32-Elizabeth Nordeen – 158 weeks (IA, OH)
33-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 160 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
34-Kio Dettman – 162 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

1. The picture must be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks or the rules of the challenge or how to submit. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:

WPC - WEEK 481 - CLOTHING - BECKY PARMELEE

Becky Parmelee (New York City, New York) – 1 week

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Jesse Howard (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 9 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 10 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 14 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 21 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 25 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 28 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 48 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 49 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 67 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 77 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 78 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 79 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 90 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 94 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Missouri) – 123 weeks

Sarah Toot (Baltimore, Maryland) – 124 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 127 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 132 weeks

Kim Barker (Iowa) – 138 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 139 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 150 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 150 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa)- 152 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 153 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa)

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 154 weeks

Cathie Morton (New Mexico) – 158 weeks

Cathie Morton (Phoenix, Arizona)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 159 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Cancun, Mexico) – 161 weeks

Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 163 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 585 weeks

There were 35 participants this week. A pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arizona (1)
+ Iowa (34)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Mexico (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New Mexico (1)
+ New York (1)
+ Texas (1)

Thanks go Cathie’s travels we added New Mexico and Arizona to the map. Thanks to Shannon’s travels we add Mexico to the map!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Alaska (1)
+ Arizona (1)
+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (16)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (14)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1797)
+ Kansas (63)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (2)
+ Michigan (13)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (23.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (57)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New Mexico (2)
+ New York (22)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (40)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (69)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ Mexico (1)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

39 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 7 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC, WA) – 13
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC, FL, MD) – 8
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA, AZ, NM) – 7
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO, MEX) – 6
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY, MO) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK, NY) – 4
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN, FL) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial is clinging to the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

There were a few big milestones reached this week. Suzie joined the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo. Logan joined the Year and a Half Streak Club! WooHoo! Woo!

But it wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns! Jen and Sara couldn’t build on their submission and their streaks are over before they began. I will assume that they have become devout nudists that have no time for your bougie clothing.

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:

SYMMETRY (SUGGESTED BY SARAH TOOT)

SYMMETRY! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of SYMMETRY in this place that isn’t very even keeled always in fashion next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 480 – ART

November 25, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

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. These are:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

What skill level photographer can participate?

THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to focus a camera. All skill levels are encouraged and welcome. You can’t be too bad and you can’t be too good! Everyone has room to learn and be challenged!

Award winning photographers? Really?

Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind.

Is this a competition?
NO. It is a challenge. There are no winners and losers. Well the people that don’t participate are losers.

Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?

Yes. That limit is 2. If you send me more than 2, I will post the first 2 that you send. I’m not trying to harsh your photography buzz, but any more than that starts to overwhelm the other submissions and it takes me about 5 minutes to take a picture from my inbox to code it on the website. So I have to manage my workload.

If you are going to submit more than one picture, I strongly urge you to choose completely different subjects for each submission. If you are submitting multiple pictures of the same subject, make sure that each picture is saying something unique.

If I start to average like 45 participants a week, I will lower the limit to 1.

Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?

No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.

Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?

Meh. Only if I think somebody is clearly confusing this week’s theme with last week or next week’s theme. Otherwise, if the submission makes sense in your head, that is good enough for me. However, I would urge you to not try to fit your favorite subject into the theme every week. This isn’t a challenge to share a picture every week of your kid or your business or your pet. It is a challenge to take pictures of different things every week. Which isn’t to say subjects can’t be repeated, but you shouldn’t become reliant on the same ones.

Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?

I go to lunch at 11 AM. I leave my office. I’m not near a computer. At 11 AM I hit “Schedule” and then I go throw food down my throat. 167 hours is more than enough time to send a submission. Okay, 166 hours and 59 minutes. You got me.

Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?

Absolutely not! In fact (AND CAN’T EMPATHIZE THIS ENOUGH) I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!

Are there resolution requirements for submissions?

I won’t turn down submissions that are too small. I will probably ask you for a picture of greater resolution if it is really small. The typical 4 x 6 image posted to my website has a resolution of 1280 pixels x 853 pixels. While a 400 x 300 image might look okay on your phone, it looks like trash on a computer monitor. I prefer images that are at least 1000 pixels at their widest point, but don’t ban smaller pictures at this point. But don’t tempt me!

What format should my submission be?

.JPG but .PNG also works.

If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?

No. Photography is art that should stand on its own. Only exception is the SLICE OF LIFE theme. But if you let me know where the picture was taken, I will include that. In fact, I appreciate you letting me know where a picture was taken. If you don’t let me know, I will assume the picture was taken in the state you live in.

When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?

I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November.

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ART! What a great theme! But did enough people make their own artistic expression to make is a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 11, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week (IA, OH)
2-Jesse Howard – 7 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*3-Suzie Brannen – 8 weeks (IA, MD)
*4-Deb Powers – 12 weeks (MT, IA)
5-Willy McAlpine – 19 weeks (IA)
6-Deanna McClain – 23 weeks (IA, MN)
7-Mike Vest – 26 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*8-Lowell Davis – 46 weeks (IA, MO, KS)
9-Brandon Kahler – 47 weeks (IA, MN)
10-Scott Degeneffe – 65 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
11-Sheri Fakhouri – 75 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
*12-Logan Kahler – 76 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
13-Nathanial Brown – 77 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
14-Tamara Peterson – 88 weeks (IA, MN)
*15-Mindi Terrell – 92 weeks (IA)
16-Linda Bennett – 121 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
*17-Sarah Toot – 122 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
18-Angie DeWaard – 125 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
*19-Dawn Krause – 130 weeks (IA, IL)
20-Kim Barker – 136 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
21-Joe Duff – 137 weeks (TX, NY)
*22-Teresa Kahler – 148 weeks (IA, NE)
*23-Carla Stensland – 148 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
24-Micky Augustin – 150 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
25-Andy Sharp – 151 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
26-Bill Wentworth – 152 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
27-Cathie Morton – 156 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 157 weeks (IA, OH)
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 159 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
30-Kio Dettman – 161 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 162 weeks

Kio Dettman (Iowa)

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) -160 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 158 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 157 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 153 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska)

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 152 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 151 weeks

Carla Stensland (Christian Peterson Art Museum, Morrill Hall, Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa) – 149 weeks

Carla Stensland (Morrill Hall, Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 149 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 138 weeks

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 137 weeks

Dawn Krause (Picker Knows – West Des Moines, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Dawn Krause (Picker Knows – West Des Moines, Iowa)

Angie DeWaard (Lockwood Cafe – Ames, Iowa) – 126 weeks

Sarah Toot (Orlando, Florida) – 123 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 122 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 93 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 89 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 78 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone County, Iowa) – 77 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 76 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 66 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 48 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 47 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 27 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 24 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – 20 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa)- 9 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa)

Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa) – 8 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Mary Green (White Pine Hollow – Colesburg, Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (White Pine Hollow – Colesburg, Iowa)

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Seattle, Washington) – 1 week

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Seattle, Washington)

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Sara Lockner (Florida) – 1 week

Christopher D. Bennett (Harcourt City Park – Harcourt, Iowa)

35 participants this week. A decent rebound from last week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Florida (2)
+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Nebraska (2)
+ Texas (1)
+ Washington (2)

Thanks to Jen’s trip, Washington is now added to the list!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Alaska (1)
+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (15)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (14)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1763)
+ Kansas (63)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (13)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (22.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (56)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (40)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (69)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

37 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC, WA) – 13
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC, FL) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN, FL) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial is clinging to the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

That major milestone this week was Nathanial joining the Year and Half Streak Club! WooHoo! Woo! There were no streaks snapped this week! WooHoo!

CLOTHING – SUGGESTED BY ANGIE DEWAARD

CLOTHING! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of CLOTHING in this place that is always in fashion next Monday.

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WPC – WEEK 478 – MACRO

November 11, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

For starters to address the internet rumors about me throwing away a camera at the dumpster fire known as Cultural Appropriation Stadium. Sorry. I meant Arrowhead Stadium. Which comes with not at all a problematic and racist subculture.

At this point, it is just better for you to imagine what happened in your head and allow the legend to grow because whatever the legend is, it is infinitely more interesting than the real story.

It is sufficient to say that the security staff at Cultural Appropriation Stadium are the rare combination of douchey and incompetency that is almost impressive. Truly awe-inspiring in both how douchey and completely incompetent they are. I’ve met people that are more douchey. I’ve met people that have lower levels of competency. I don’t know I’ve met anybody where these attributes were so intertwined. And I can say that this was the first time in my life that a security guard got in my face and asked me if I had “been drinking”. Nope security guard moron. Not a drop since 2006.

But I try to remain positive. And I can say this about Cultural Appropriation Stadium. It would make a nice stadium for a Division II college.

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Today is Veterans Day. So I need to wish all veterans a happy Veterans Day.

Happy Veterans Day!

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Thanks to everybody that made suggestions for next year’s themes. The window to make suggestions is now close. There are the suggestion that were given:

ANDY SHARP
+ WHAT YOU’D SNEAK INTO A MOVIE THEATER
+ BLACK AND WHITE OLD SCHOOL
+ TWO TONE
+ DREAM
+ PIZZA
+ WEIRDEST CONDIMENT IN YOUR FRIDGE

JOE DUFF
+ THREE
+ SPOOKY
+ DRIPPING
+ DAMAGED

LOWELL DAVIS
+ SPIRIT
+ ANXIOUS
+ SOMETHING STUPID
+ PEACE
+ RAGE

CARLA STENSLAND
+ SHOOT THROUGH
+ RELAXATION
+ VETERAN
+ ROCK OR STONE
+ BATHTUB
+ FOUND IN A PUBLIC BATHROOM
+ BEHIND THE DOOR
+ LOVE
+ MEANINGFUL
+ SUNSHINE

ANGE DEWAARD
+ SILHOUETTE
+ EMOTION RELAYED WIHOUT FACE
+ FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
+ PHOTOGRAPHY FOR A COMMERCIAL/AD

I am taking them all under advisement and will come up with the list of next year’s 52 theme by the end of the month.

Thanks to everyone that made suggestions!

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MACRO! What a great theme! Did enough people get up close with it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA)
2-Monica Jennings – 1 week (IA)
*3-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
4-Kyle Sharp – 2 weeks (IA, MO)
5-Johnathan Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Jesse Howard – 5 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 6 weeks (IA, MD)
8-Sabas Hernandez – 8 weeks (IA, OH)
*9-Deb Powers – 10 weeks (MT, IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 14 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 17 weeks (IA)
*12-Deanna McClain – 21 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 24 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 44 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 45 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 63 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 73 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
18-Logan Kahler – 74 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
19-Nathanial Brown – 75 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
20-Tamara Peterson – 86 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 90 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 119 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
23-Sarah Toot – 120 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 123 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
25-Dawn Krause – 128 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 134 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 135 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 146 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 146 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 148 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 149 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
32-Bill Wentworth – 150 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
*33-Cathie Morton – 153 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 155 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 157 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 159 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 150 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 124 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 151 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 46 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 147 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 154 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 129 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 22 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 156 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.) – 2 weeks

Jesse Howard (Q39 – Kansas City, Missouri) – 6 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 136 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas)

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 135 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 160 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Iowa) – 120 weeks

Linda Bennett (Iowa)

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 75 weeks

Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Lowell Davis (Overland Park, Kansas)

Mary Green (Iowa) – 1 week

Mary Green (Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 149 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 25 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 91 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 76 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 9 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 121 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 64 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Warren County, Iowa) – 158 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 74 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 7 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 87 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 147 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 18 weeks

34 participants this week. An extremely unpopular week. Makes me really want to add MACRO to next year’s calendar.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraksa (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)

Thanks to Jen’s trip to D.C. we were able to add that to the 2024 The Weekly Photo Challenge Map.

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (14)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1612)
+ Kansas (61)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (21.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (53)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (39)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (68)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC) – 12
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone this week was Elizabeth joining The 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! But 2 weeks ago I forgot to mention that Shannon had joined The 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo!

But it isn’t all good news. There was a literal bloodbath of streaks this week. Amy couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Her streak is over before it began. Kyle and Johnathan’s streaks are over at 2. And worst of all scarecrow, Sara’s streak is over at 14!

GAMES

GAMES! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to your GAMES interpretation.

That’s all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will play around your idea of GAMES in this playful place next Monday!

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WPC – WEEK 477 – PLACES

November 4, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 4 Comments

REMINDER: THIS IS THE LAST WEEK WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS ENTRY ON THE WEBSITE. NO OTHER WAY. DON’T EMAIL THEM TO ME. DON’T TEXT THEM TO ME. LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.

YOU DON’T NEED TO SUGGEST SOME STALWARTS, BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING ARE ALREADY BAKED IN TO THE CAKE:
+ BLACK & WHITE
+ STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
+ ROAD TRIP
+ ART
+ MUSIC
+ #INSTAGOOD
+ SLICE OF LIFE

SO FAR THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE:

ANDY SHARP
+ WHAT YOU’D SNEAK INTO A MOVIE THEATER
+ BLACK AND WHITE OLD SCHOOL
+ TWO TONE
+ DREAM
+ PIZZA
+ WEIRDEST CONDIMENT IN YOUR FRIDGE

JOE DUFF
+ THREE
+ SPOOKY
+ DRIPPING
+ DAMAGED

LOWELL DAVIS
+ SPIRIT
+ ANXIOUS
+ SOMETHING STUPID
+ PEACE
+ RAGE

IT IS A GOOD START, BUT KEEP THE SUGGESTIONS COMING IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.

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Today is Elainie’s birthday. So I have to wish her a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Elainie!

On your birthday I just hope you get plenty of sleep and rest!

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Today is also Layla’s birthday So I must wish her a happy birthday!

Happy birthday Layla!

I hope you have an amazing birthday! Getting the day off from school was a good start!

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PLACES! What a great theme! But did enough people go someplace to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 28, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

*1-Adam Gordon – 1 week (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN)
*2-Kyle Sharp – 1 week (IA)
3-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week (IA)
*4-Mary Green – 4 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
*5-Jesse Howard – 4 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
6-Alexis Stensland – 4 weeks (IA)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 5 weeks (IA, MD)
8-Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks (IA, OH)
*9-Deb Powers – 9 weeks (MT, IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 13 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 16 weeks (IA)
12-Deanna McClain – 20 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 23 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 43 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 44 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 62 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 72 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
18-Logan Kahler – 73 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
19-Nathanial Brown – 74 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
20-Tamara Peterson – 85 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 89 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 118 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
*23-Sarah Toot – 119 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 122 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
25-Dawn Krause – 127 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 133 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 134 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 145 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 145 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 147 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 148 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 149 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
33-Cathie Morton – 152 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 154 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 156 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 158 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

WPC - WEEK 477 - PLACES - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 1 week

Monica Jennings (Iowa)

Amy Peterson (Deal’s Orchard – Greene County, Iowa) – 1 week

Amy Peterson (Deal’s Orchard – Greene County, Iowa)

Kyle Sharp (Warsaw, Missouri) – 2 weeks

Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 6 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 5 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 8 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 10 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 14 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 17 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 21 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa)

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 24 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 44 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Brandon Kahler (West Street Deli – Ames, Iowa) – 45 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Paddy’s Pub – Boone County, Iowa) – 63 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 73 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)

Logan Kahler (Des Moines, Iowa) – 74 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Bagley, Iowa) – 75 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Veterans Cemetery – Perry, Iowa) – 86 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 90 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 119 weeks

Linda Bennett (New Jersey)

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 120 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Universal Studios, Florida) – 123 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Universal Studios, Florida)

Dawn Krause (Iowa State Memorial Union – Ames, Iowa) – 128 weeks

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 134 weeks

Joe Duff (Great Wolf Lodge – Texas) – 135 weeks

Joe Duff (Great Wolf Lodge – Texas)

Teresa Kahler (First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa)

Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks

Micky Augustin (Iowa)- 148 weeks

Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa)

Andy Sharp (Missouri) – 149 weeks

Andy Sharp (Kansas)

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 150 weeks

Cathie Morton (Castaway Cay, Bahamas) – 153 weeks

Cathie Morton (Castaway Cay, Bahamas)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Nevada, Iowa) – 155 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (St. James Celebrations – Warren County, Iowa) – 157 weeks

Kio Dettman (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 159 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone County, Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 579 weeks

There were 37 participants this week. That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Bahamas (2)
+ Florida (2)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Iowa (40)
+ Missouri (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ Pennsylvania (2)
+ Texas (2)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (14)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1575)
+ Kansas (60)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (20.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (52)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (38)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (66)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone reached this week was Deb joining the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all fun and games. Adam couldn’t build on his submission from last week and his streak is over before it begins. Mary and Alexis’ streak end at 4 weeks.

MACRO

MACRO! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I try not to explain the themes very much any longer, but MACRO is a more technical term, so I’ll give a bit of an explanation. Here is a solid enough definition:

Macro photography is all about showcasing a subject larger than it is in real life — an extreme close-up of something small.

I look forward to your MACRO interpretation.

That’s all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will take a close look at your idea of MACRO in this place next Monday!

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WPC – WEEK 475 – ANIMAL

October 21, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

ANIMAL! What a great theme! But were enough people get wild enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week (IA)
2-Michelle Haupt – 1 week (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
3-Mary Green – 2 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
4-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
5-Alexis Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Suzie Brannen – 3 weeks (IA, MD)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 5 weeks (IA, OH)
*8-Deb Powers – 7 weeks (MT, IA)
9-Monica Jennings – 10 weeks (IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 11 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 14 weeks (IA)
12-Deanna McClain – 18 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 21weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 41 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 42 weeks (IA, MN)
*16-Scott Degeneffe – 60 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 70 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 71 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 72 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI)
20-Tamara Peterson – 83 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 87 weeks (IA)
22-Linda Bennett – 116 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
23-Sarah Toot – 117 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 121 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
*25-Dawn Krause – 125 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 131 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 132 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 143 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 143 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 145 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 146 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 147 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
*33-Cathie Morton – 150 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 152 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 154 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
36-Kio Dettman – 156 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

It is the third week of the month and on the third week of the month I like to share a map of all the states where people have submitted from heading into today. Here is that map:

36 STATES!

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MICKY AUGUSTIN

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 146 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 155 weeks

Kim Barker (Iowa) – 132 weeks

Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 117 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 4 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 73 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 42 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 61 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 157 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 122 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 71 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

Joe Duff (Texas) – 133 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Jesse Howard (Union Street Theater – Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 11 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 43 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 72 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 144 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 126 weeks

Dawn Krause (Iowa)

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 12 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 15 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 19 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 151 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 153 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 84 weeks

Deb Powers (Iowa) – 8 weeks

Deb Powers (Iowa)

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Carla Stensland (Bellevue, Iowa) – 144 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 147 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 88 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Sarah Toot (Hanover, New Jersey) – 118 weeks

Sarah Toot (Hanover, New Jersey)

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 22 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 148 weeks

36 participants this week. It is hard to believe that STREET PHOTOGRAPHY was a more popular theme than ANIMAL. But here we are. I have to remind myself that not everybody loves animals. There are bad people out there.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New Jersey (2)
+ Texas (1)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1493)
+ Kansas (59)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (50)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (4)
+ New York (18)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (34)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (62)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI) – 13
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

There were no major milestones reached this week. AND Johnathan and Michelle couldn’t build on their submissions from last week and their streaks are over before they began.

GLASS

GLASS! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

The 2 week window for suggesting themes for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is nearly upon us. Suggestions have to be made in the Comments section of the last THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in October (will be October 28) and the first THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in November (will be November 4). That is the only way to make suggestions.

I look forward to your GLASS interpretation.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of GLASS in this place that has broken more than its fair share next Monday.

Alexis, Andy, Angie, Bill, Black & White, Bokeh, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Deanna, Elizabeth, Jesse, Joe Duff, Johnathan, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Mary, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Monica, Nathanial, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Street Photography, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 474 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

October 14, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 4 Comments

Today is Sarah Toot’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday.

Happy birthday Sarah!

That picture of us after seeing a American Idiot on Broadway is almost 13 years old. Guess we should get an updated selfie at some point. Anyways I hope your birthday is amazing and filled with fantastic food, music and friends!

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STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! What a great theme! But were enough people public enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 7, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
2-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week (IA)
3-Jesse Howard – 1 week (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*4-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
5-Alexis Stensland – 1 week (IA)
6-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks (IA, MD)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 4 weeks (IA, OH)
*8-Deb Powers – 6 weeks (MT, IA)
9-Monica Jennings – 9 weeks (IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 10 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 13 weeks (IA)
12-Deanna McClain – 17 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 20 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*14-Lowell Davis – 40 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 41 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 59 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 69 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 70 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 71 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI)
20-Tamara Peterson – 82 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 86 weeks (IA)
22-Linda Bennett – 115 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
*23-Sarah Toot – 116 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 120 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
*25-Dawn Krause – 124 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 130 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 131 weeks (TX, NY)
28-Teresa Kahler – 142 weeks (IA, NE)
29-Carla Stensland – 142 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 144 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
*31-Andy Sharp – 145 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 146 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
33-Cathie Morton – 149 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 151 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 153 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 155 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - ALEXIS STENSLAND

Alexis Stensland (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 146 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 121 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa)

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 147 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 42 weeks

Carla Stensland (west Ames, Iowa) – 143 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa)

Cathie Morton (Hoyt Sherman – Des Moines, Iowa) – 150 weeks

Cathie Morton (Hoyt Sherman – Des Moines, Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Des Moines, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Near Pilot Mound, Iowa) – 125 weeks

Dawn Krause (Gustafson’s Pumpkin Patch – Iowa)

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 18 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 7 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa) – 152 weeks

Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 132 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas)

Johnathan Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 131 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 156 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 116 weeks

Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 71 weeks

Lowell Davis (Ames, Iowa) – 41 weeks

Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

Michelle Haupt (Lebanon, Missouri) – 1 week

Micky Augustin (Altoona, Iowa) – 145 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 21 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 87 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 10 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Paton, Iowa) – 72 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Yetter, Iowa)

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa)

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 11 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 117 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Adventureland – Altoona, Iowa) – 60 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Adventureland – Altoona, Iowa)

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Des Moines, Iowa) – 154 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 70 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa) – 3 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 83 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Manning, Iowa) – 143 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Manning, Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 14 weeks

37 participants this week! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (41)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (2)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1456)
+ Kansas (57)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (49)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (2)
+ New York (18)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (34)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (61)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

There were a couple of big milestones this week. Monica joined the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo! Kio joined the 3 YEAR STREAK CLUB!!! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! At some point, hopefully there will be “badges” for these accomplishments, but I have to get a new logo first. Priorities people!

But it wasn’t all glitter and rainbows! Elainie and Amy couldn’t build on last week’s submissions and their streaks are over before they began.

ANIMAL (Suggested by Shannon Bardole-Foley)

ANIMAL! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! Thanks to Shannon for suggesting it. Technically she suggested PET, but I changed it to ANIMAL because I felt it was more fair to people that don’t have pets.

And speaking of suggesting themes… The 2 week window for suggesting themes for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. So suggestions have to be made in the Comments section of the last THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in October (will be October 28) and the first THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in November (will be November 4). That is the only way to make suggestions.

I look forward to your ANIMAL interpretations.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of ANIMAL in this place that loves almost all of them next Monday.

Alexis, Amy, Andy, Angie, Bill, Brandon, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Deanna, Elainie, Elizabeth, Football, Iowa State, Jesse, Joe Duff, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Micky, Mindi, Monica, Nathanial, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Street Photography, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 473 – PATH

October 7, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett Leave a comment

PATH! What a great theme! But were enough people on the right one to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week (IA, MD)
2-Sabas Hernandez – 3 weeks (IA, OH)
*3-Deb Powers – 5 weeks (MT, IA)
4-Monica Jennings – 8 weeks (IA)
5-Sara Lockner – 9 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
6-Willy McAlpine – 12 weeks (IA)
7-Deanna McClain – 16 weeks (IA, MN)
8-Mike Vest – 19 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*9-Lowell Davis – 39 weeks (IA, MO)
10-Michelle Haupt – 39 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
11-Brandon Kahler – 40 weeks (IA, MN)
12-Scott Degeneffe – 58 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 68 weeks (IA, NE)
14-Logan Kahler – 69 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
15-Nathanial Brown – 70 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN)
16-Tamara Peterson – 81 weeks (IA, MN)
*17-Mindi Terrell – 85 weeks (IA)
18-Linda Bennett – 114 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
19-Sarah Toot – 115 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*20-Angie DeWaard – 119 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG)
*21-Dawn Krause – 123 weeks (IA, IL)
22-Kim Barker – 129 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
23-Joe Duff – 130 weeks (TX, NY)
24-Teresa Kahler – 141 weeks (IA, NE)
*25-Carla Stensland – 141 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
26-Micky Augustin – 143 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
*27-Andy Sharp – 144 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
28-Bill Wentworth – 145 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
29-Cathie Morton – 148 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
*30-Elizabeth Nordeen – 150 weeks (IA, OH)
31-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 152 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*32-Kio Dettman – 154 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

Mary Green (Iowa) – 1 week

Elainie Hernandez (Iowa) – 1 week

Jesse Howard (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Amy Peterson (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

Amy Peterson (Ames, Iowa)

Alexis Stensland (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 1 week

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa) – 2 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 4 weeks

Deb Powers (Saylorville, Iowa) – 6 weeks

Deb Powers (Saylorville, Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 9 weeks

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 10 weeks

Willy McAlpine (McHose Park – Boone, Iowa) – 13 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 17 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 20 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 41 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 59 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 70 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 69 weeks

Logan Kahler (Logansport, Iowa) – 70 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Juneau, Wisconsin) – 71 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Butler, Pennsylvania)

Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 82 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 86 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 115 weeks

Sarah Toot (New York City, New York) – 116 weeks

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

Angie Dewaard (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – 120 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Dawn Krause (Les’s Auto Repair – Boone, Iowa) – 124 weeks

Kim Barker (White Oak, Iowa) – 130 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 131 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas)

Teresa Kahler (Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa) – 142 weeks

Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 142 weeks

Micky Augustin (Story County, Iowa) – 144 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 145 weeks

Andy Sharp (Salon 908 – Boone, Iowa)

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 146 weeks

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 149 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa) – 151 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 153 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 153 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa) – 576 weeks

37 participants this week! That is more like it!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (38)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Minnesota (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New York (1)
+ Pennsylvania (2)
+ Texas (1)
+ Wisconsin (1)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1415)
+ Kansas (56)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (17.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (48)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (2)
+ New York (18)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (33)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (6)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone this week was Kim joining the 2.5 Year Streak Club. WooHoo! WooHoo! Woo!

But it wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Michelle’s streak comes crumbling down at 39 weeks! The humanity!

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! In fact, STREET PHOTOGRAPHY is my 2nd favorite theme, right behind BLACK & WHITE.

I don’t like to define the themes, but to prevent me from looking at a bunch of pictures of streets next Monday and me crying myself to sleep that night, I will provide a definition from Brittanica:

“Street photography, a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place.

If you are looking for excellent examples of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, the following submissions from this week are textbook examples of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY:

+ Elainie Hernandez
+ Monica Jennings
+ Logan Kahler
+ Nathanial Brown (both submissions)
+ Jesse Howard
+ Sara Lockner
+ Sarah Toots (New York City) – Could be on a cover of a book about STREET PHOTOGRAPHY.
+ Teresa Kahler
+ Carla Stensland
+ Elizabeth Nordeen
+ Christopher D. Bennett

There were a few others as well.

The most important part of this definition is in a public place.

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY in this place that puts quite a bit of it out in this world next Monday.

Andy, Contests, Dawn, Jesse, Jonah Kahler, Kelly, Monica, Pufferbilly Days, Saydie

Behind the Scenes of Art in the Park

October 1, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

This is the last post on the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Going to share pictures from Art in the Park. So before I get into it, I need to thank everybody that helped with the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest setup.

Jesse Howard – For picking up all the photos from the downtown retailers on Saturday Night and transporting them out to McHose Park for Art in the Park and helping setup there.
Monica Jennings – For putting together the displays at both the downtown retailers and for Art in the Park.
Kelly Howard – For loaning us Salon 908 as a base of operations while setting up displays at the downtown businesses.
Saydie Howard – For helping carry a display to the Boone Theater.
Andy Sharp – For helping setup the display at Art in the Park.
Logan Kahler – For helping man the display at Art in the Park and helping to tear it down.
Dawn Krause – For helping tear down the display at Art in the Park.
Kevin Krause- For helping tear down the display at Art in the Park.
Jeremy Blankman – For loaning us the truck to protect, transport, and store the photo displays between Saturday and Sunday.

And to the downtown vendors that hosted images:

Ema’s Elegance
Boone Theater
Melissa Bell Photography
Salon 908
Paradox
Infamous Tattoo
Houndstooth Habadashery

This year, the photo display was under the awning of the Shelter House and that made a night and day difference from last year’s tent debacle.

Here are a few pictures from the day:

Here is the part where I give a bunch of stats that only me and Joe Duff find interesting. I took over the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest in 2021. Here is a year by year entry totals:

2021 – 23
2022 – 60
2023 – 121
2024 – 162

Last year there were 74 ADULT entries. This year there were 94.
Last year there were 13 TEEN entries. This year there were 38.
Last year there were 34 YOUTH entries. This year there were 30.

This was the distribution of entries by Photo Class:

ADULT ANIMALS: 15
ADULT BLACK & WHITE: 8
ADULT PEOPLE: 18
ADULT PLACES: 30
ADULT PLANTS: 12
ADULT TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES: 11
TEEN ANIMALS: 4
TEEN BLACK & WHITE: 4
TEEN PEOPLE: 3
TEEN PLACES: 12
TEEN PLANTS: 8
TEEN TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES: 7
YOUTH ANIMALS: 7
YOUTH BLACK & WHITE: 3
YOUTH PEOPLE: 3
YOUTH PLACES: 5
YOUTH PLANTS: 8
YOUTH TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES: 4

One of the best things about this years contests that ever photo class in every age division had enough entries to give out at least a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place ribbon.

This year there were 36 total participants.

21 Adults
8 Teens
7 Youth

I’m kind of energized for next year’s photo contest now. I have ideas for improving the displays for next year, which I will need help and volunteers to get done. But most of that is just improving the current boards. Double siding them. Painting them. Such things.

Might need to add some more volunteers for next year. Try to spread some of the responsibilities around. But we’ll cross that bridge another day.

Andy, Angie, Bill, Black & White, Brandon, Candid Portrait, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Deanna, Elizabeth, Joe Duff, Kim, Kio, Linda, Logan, Lowell, Michelle, Micky, Mindi, Monica, Nathanial, Nature, Sabas, Sara, Sarah Toot, Scottie D., Shannon, Sheri, Suzie, Tamara, Teresa, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 472 – OUT OF DATE

September 30, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

What skill level photographer can participate?

Award winning photographers? Really?

Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind. These are the people I can think of off the top of my head that I know have won a photography award at some point in their lives: Yours Truly, Jen, Logan, Teresa, Carla, Dawn, Monica, Shannon, Nathanial, Angie, Vest, and I’m sure I’m forgetting about somebody.

Is this a competition?
NO. It is a challenge. There are no winners and losers. Well the people that don’t participate are losers.

Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?

If I start to average like 45 participants a week, I will lower the limit to 1.

Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?

No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.

Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?

Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?

Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?

Absolutely not! In fact (AND CAN’T EMPATHIZE THIS ENOUGH) I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!

Are there resolution requirements for submissions?

What format should my submission be?

.JPG but .PNG also works.

If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?

When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?

I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November.

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OUT OF DATE! What a great theme! But were enough people up with current times to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 23, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Bunny – 1 week (IA)
2-Sabas Hernandez – 2 weeks (IA, OH)
*3-Deb Powers – 4 weeks (MT, IA)
4-Jesse Howard – 5 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
5-Monica Jennings – 7 weeks (IA)
6-Sara Lockner – 8 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
7-Willy McAlpine – 11 weeks (IA)
8-Deanna McClain – 15 weeks (IA, MN)
9-Mike Vest – 18 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
10-Adam Gordon – 28 weeks (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN)
11-Lowell Davis – 38 weeks (IA, MO)
12-Michelle Haupt – 38 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
*13-Brandon Kahler – 39 weeks (IA, MN)
14-Scott Degeneffe – 57 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
15-Sheri Fakhouri – 67 weeks (IA, NE)
16-Logan Kahler – 68 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
17-Nathanial Brown – 69 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN)
*18-Tamara Peterson – 80 weeks (IA, MN)
*19-Mindi Terrell – 84 weeks (IA)
*20-Linda Bennett – 113 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
*21-Sarah Toot – 113 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
22-Angie DeWaard – 118 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG)
23-Dawn Krause – 122 weeks (IA, IL)
24-Kim Barker – 128 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*25-Joe Duff – 129 weeks (TX, NY)
26-Teresa Kahler – 140 weeks (IA, NE)
27-Carla Stensland – 140 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
28-Micky Augustin – 142 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
29-Andy Sharp – 143 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
30-Bill Wentworth – 144 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
31-Cathie Morton – 147 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
32-Elizabeth Nordeen – 149 weeks (IA, OH)
*33-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 151 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*34-Kio Dettman – 153 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

WPC - WEEK 472 - OUT OF DATE - KIO DETTMAN

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 154 weeks

Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Boone, Iowa) – 152 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 150 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 148 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 145 weeks

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 144 weeks

Andy Sharp (Boone County Courthouse – Boone, Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 143 weeks

Carla Stensland (Arnolds Park, Iowa) – 141 weeks

Carla Stensland (Arnolds Park, Iowa)

Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 141 weeks

Joe Duff (Texas) – 130 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 129 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 123 weeks

Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa)

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 119 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa)

Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 115 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas ) – 114 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 85 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 81 weeks

Nathanial Brown (Custer State Park – South Dakota) – 70 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 69 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 68 weeks

Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 58 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 40 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 39 weeks

Lowell Davis (Iowa)

Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 39 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 19 weeks

Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 16 weeks

Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 12 weeks

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 9 weeks

Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 8 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 5 weeks

Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa) – 1 week

Christopher D. Bennett (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa)

Only 33 participants this week! A dismal number for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. One has to wonder, had THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE jumped the shark? Is it circling the drain? Will have to keep a close eye on it in the future.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ South Dakota (1)
+ Texas (1)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1414)
+ Kansas (55)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (13)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (17.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (47)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (2)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (31)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (5)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN) – 11
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG) – 4
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

Nathanial has tied Jen for the top spot to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” However Andy and Scott are in striking distance.

The big milestone this week was Joe reaching the 2.5 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! Woo!

But in what tracks with the extreme disdain most people had for this theme and the slipping popularity of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, there were a bunch of streaks that went kaput! Bunny couldn’t build on last week’s submission and her streak is over before it began. Jesse’s streak is gone after a 5 spot. Worst of all, Adam’s streak is gone after 28 weeks. The humanity!

PATH

PATH! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of PATH in this place that cuts one through this world next Monday.

Andy, Angie, Boone FUMC, Carla, Contests, Dawn, Monica, Nathanial, Pufferbilly Days, Teresa

Behind the Scenes of Judgement Night

September 28, 2024 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

I didn’t take a ton of behind the scenes pictures of the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Not as much as I’m used to taking. But I took a few.

Here are a few of them from the judging night.

I have to be thankful to the judges:

Melissa Bell
Nathanial Brown
Angie DeWaard

And very thankful for the people assisted with administrative functions:

Teresa Kahler
Andy Sharp
Carla Stensland

And thankful for Monica for providing the meal.

There were 162 entries this year. Judging lasted almost 5 hours. If I’m being honest, the night of the judging is by far my favorite night of the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. I love the first time I get to see the pictures. And there is definitely a sense of relief when we tear down at Art in the Park and we’re done for the year, but judging night is my favorite. Just hanging out with other photographers and talking photography.

I like to tell people that I don’t judge the photos. My job is to judge the judges. And I’m always fascinated with the pictures they pick as the winners and what pictures I think they are missing out on. This is why I sometimes play with the idea of giving out The Chairman’s Award. An award for the picture I think the judges missed out on. But that would mean I would have to do some judging, which I don’t want to do. Yet I do. But I don’t. It probably won’t happen.

We grew by 41 entries this year. I don’t think we will grow by another 40 entries next year. But I hope we do. And if we do I think I will need to make some adjustments to the way we do the judging. I have some ideas on how to increase the efficiency, while giving the judges the time to give each photo the proper amount of time they deserve. I’ll keep tossing these ideas around in my head. Then I will toss them at the heads of other people.

I didn’t really make many changes to the photo contest this year. About the only thing I changed was adding “Honorable Mentions” to the mix. That was definitely a great idea, and maybe one year too late. I’ll definitely bring that back. But I might change how the Overall and the Best in Show prizes are awarded.

Still one more post about the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest still to come!