This is the final collection of New York City images. The catch here is that I’m not the one that took these pictures. My cousin Sarah took these. It appears I did something stupid and shrank many of these pictures, so I don’t have many of them in full resolution… Read More »NYC – Eight
I should start by wishing everybody a Merry Christmas, so Merry Christmas! The June image in the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is of an old grain elevator (or something similar) in Pioneer, Iowa. Tomorrow I will share the July image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. +++++++ This is yet… Read More »NYC – Six
The pictures in this collection are in a folder called New York City. These pictures are from a trip I took with Jesse to visit my cousin Sarah and her beau Tim. They live in Manhattan. We made this trip in 2011 and I thought that I’d probably go out… Read More »NYC – One
I need to start this post by pointing out that today is a very important day. Today is Stephanie’s birthday! Happy birthday Stephanie! I hope your birthday is safe and amazing! +++++++ I’m going to be away from computers for much of today, so I won’t be able to reveal… Read More »WEEK 245 THEME REVEAL
The pictures from the folder named 2009-08-29 are mostly from a photo session I did with Stephanie. If I recall correctly, these pictures were supposed to be a headshot for her music career. I decided to convert those to black and white and save them for posterity. The other pictures… Read More »2009-08-29
A HUGE week for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! A COLOSSAL week! WORK was the 18th week in a row with double digit submissions! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Micky Augustin Kim Barker Carla Stensland… Read More »WPC – WEEK 229 – WORK
I would be remiss if I didn’t open today without wishing everybody a Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Today, I want to share some of his words following the end of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Often our movement has been referred to as a boycott movement. The word boycott,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 227 – TEXTURE
FOOD was another very popular theme. We have reached 16 straight weeks of double digit submissions! Someday I’m going to have to have a look and see what is the record for the most submissions for one week. I don’t think today is that record, but there were a healthy… Read More »WPC – WEEK 226 – FOOD
I’m not surprised easily, but you guys surprised me this week. Enough of you dipped your toe into the HDR world to keep the streak of double digit submissions going and to hit 15 straight weeks! But you didn’t come her to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation… Read More »WPC – WEEK 225 – HDR
Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day… To some who don’t know about this holiday, here is are 5 ways to celebrate: from bustle.com: 1. Participate in Cultural Appreciation – No, cultural appreciation is not the same thing as cultural appropriation. Cultural appreciation is all about respecting different cultures, understanding the role… Read More »WPC – WEEK 213 – LOW PERSPECTIVE
Welcome to Year 7 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!!! THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE was born under the name THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT. It was actually originally the idea of Mike Vest. Back in the day we used to collaborate on the project with both our websites. Then, after a… Read More »WPC – WEEK 209 – ARCHITECTURE
RED was another extremely popular theme. In fact, I daresay that these last few weeks have been the most successful weeks in the history of THE 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:… Read More »WPC – WEEK 206 – RED
There is 1 day left to vote in the polls that will determine what pictures I enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. If voting in all 6 polls at once is too much for you, you can at least cast a ballot in the last poll. Hidden Treasures of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 204 – MUSIC
LETTERS OR NUMBERS was another solid week! Hitting double digits for submissions for I think the 5th week in a row. I’ll check my math on that at some point in the future. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates, you came… Read More »WPC – WEEK 203 – LETTERS OR NUMBERS
My favorite theme was a very popular theme. BLACK & WHITE had a plethora of submissions from such exotic places as New York City to Indianola to Mount Pleasant to Roland to Woodward to near Adel. I was expecting a submission from Canada, but I’m guessing that that person just… Read More »WPC – WEEK 202 – BLACK & WHITE
REMINDER that starting tomorrow, my 5 entries for the Boone County Fair should be on display. They usually put them out about noon. They will be displayed in the Community Building. Thanks to: Logan Kahler Jesse Howard Michelle Haupt Shannon Bardole-Foley Monica Henning For selecting the 5 entries. Special thanks… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 16
GROUP PORTRAIT turned out to be surprisingly popular. When I woke from my slumbers this morning, about 15 minutes after arriving at the computer mine, I had only received 2 submissions. I thought there was no way we would get to double digits for submissions. But as the morning unfolded,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 194 – GROUP PORTRAIT
First things first. Even though Photography 139 doesn’t take days off, it does acknowledge holidays. I hope you have had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend, but also take the time to remember why it is you got a 3 day weekend. To honor the people who have died while serving… Read More »WPC – WEEK 193 – BLUE
We hit double digits for, we’ll call it, the 5th week in a row. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY was a surprisingly popular theme even though it is a type of photography that can often put people outside of their comfort zone. This week, the Photography 139 Weekly Photo Challenge Empire extended as… Read More »WPC – WEEK 191 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
The high submission rate hit a second straight week. If we get a third week that is called a streak. If we get a streak going, we might just force a one game playoff with the Yankees where our catcher calls his shot but it is a fake and he… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 185 – WATER
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