On Tuesday I completed another month of the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. It was month of random prompts and I think for the most part, there is some good work mixed in with mediocre work. The kind of thing you get with a Photo A Day Challenge.… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – May 2022
After what was a fairly inactive April, I seemed to be constantly on the move in May. That possibly resulted in an interesting collection of images for THE SELFIE PROJECT. Here are some of my favorites from May: May 1 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7… Read More »SELFIE PROJECT – MAY 2022
Another month is down for THE SELFIE PROJECT. I feel that April was an okay month. I didn’t probably have as many adventures as I thought I might. But I had a few more than I thought, when I started looking back. Maybe May will have plenty of adventure. We… Read More »Selfie Project – April 2022
Back in October I picked up a new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens. I always meant to right and in depth piece on it, and well, here we are… almost seven months lately and I haven’t even gotten to look at the first set of pictures I took… Read More »Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Lens
Last Thursday I completed another month of the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. I don’t know how many winners are this month, but I think there are at least a couple of them in there. Here are the pictures from March: March 1 – the weather March 2… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – March 2022
FRAMED has proven to be a theme that is fair in popularity. As of 10:59 AM on Monday, April 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Kim Barker – 1 week + Linda Bennett – 1 week + Suzie Brannen – 1 week + Evie Gorshe –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 342 – FRAMED
Tomorrow is the Final Four. Thought it would be a good time to check-in on the Roundball Oracles. With 3 games left to go in the NCAA tournament this is the Top 3: 1. Becky Parmelee – 231 Points 2. Carla Stensland – 229 Points 3. Angie DeWaard – 224… Read More »Selfie Project – March 2022
It has been a long time since I bought a new camera. Something like 3 years. I had circled early 2022 as the time to make the move as I am committed to Sony (as it is a family tradition by default)* and their mirrorless system (because it is the… Read More »New New
Back on Monday I completed another month of the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. I once again should thank Elizabeth as she assisted on a few of the photos this month. Here are the pictures from February: February 1 – A is For… February 2 – B is… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – February 2022
This year, in addition to THE SELFIE PROJECT, I’ve decided to participate in the popular Instagram Photo of a Day Project run by Fat Mum lim. Each day there is a different photo prompt. I’ve created a separate Instagram account to post these pictures, so if you are Instagram, you… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – January 2022
I don’t usually run THE SELFIE PROJECT in back to back years, but since I took a break from it for a bit in 2021, I decided to make an exception and bring it back in 2022. Before getting into my favorite images from January of 2022, I want to… Read More »Selfie Project – January 2022
This is the final collection of flower pictures I took at the Iowa State Fair in 2021. There are also a few pictures of a monarch butterfly that I also captured, photographically. I’m already looking forward to the 2022 Iowa State Fair. Hope to get there a couple times again.… Read More »Throw It All Away
So far TRIANGLE has been a fairly popular theme. In fact, it was a record setting theme! More on that later. Heading into the third week of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, these were the current streaks: * Mike Vest – 1 week * Michelle Haupt – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 332 – TRIANGLE
Here are some pictures of flowers from my yard that I took back in June. I have more than a few flower pictures left to share from last year. +++++++ This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is BLACK + WHITE: BLACK + WHITE! What… Read More »Follow
Here we are. The end of Year 8 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. There were 866 images submitted this year. Smashing the record set by Year 7, 807. Hopefully we break the record again in Year 9. To have a look at them, click on the link below: WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 329 – EDUCATION
I’ve decided to do the SELFIE PROJECT in 2022. I usually don’t do this in back to back years, but I thought I would give it a shot. Here are my favorite SELFIE PROJECT images from December: December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 December 9 December 11 December… Read More »Selfie Project – December
Here is another collection of flower pictures I took in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on July 7, 2021. There are many coneflower pictures in here. I love coneflowers, but find I’m in the minority on this position. Or at least next to never does anybody drop me… Read More »You’re So Good When You’re Bad
Yesterday I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. November really seemed to fly by, with the holiday and other commitments. I think there are some good pictures in here and somethings that I forgot even happened in November. Here are some of my favorites: November 1 November 2… Read More »Selfie Project – November
RELIGION turned out to be a fairly popular theme. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Bill Wentworth Michelle Haupt Tamara Peterson Christopher D. Bennett Teresa Kahler Kio Dettman Shannon Bardole-Foley Micky Augustin Andy Sharp Cathie… Read More »WPC – WEEK 322 – RELIGION
On Sunday I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. One thing that always happens when I look back at a month’s worth of pictures I’m always surprised at some of the things that all happened in the same month. That? That happened this month? I thought that was… Read More »Selfie Project – October
I took this collection of flower pictures on my birthday. It wasn’t my birthday recently, but I’m sure you know when my birthday was without Facebook telling you. These flowers and the dog were all found in my yard.