I told you that BLACK AND WHITE photography was my passion. So… Buckle up buttercup, this is going to be a long one… Sometimes I forget that smack in the middle of Ames is the most beautiful campus in the world. I should really visit it more often. GO STATE!!!
Time to take another stroll down memory lane. This was the last time I appeared in a calendar. Probably will be the last time I ever appear in a calendar. January February March April May June July August September October November December The last day to order a 2016 Photography… Read More »2009
This week was perilously close to the first strike for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But there was a lone submission. This week’s submissions: Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland Maybe next week’s theme will ring more bells. Maybe next week’s theme will be the first strike. Next week’s theme: BLACK AND… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 13 – GAMES
Time to share another image from my Aunt Linda’s farm: I do need to return there and photograph the place when I have much more time. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) APERTURE: f/4.5 EXPOSURE: 1/125 DATE: 11/20/15 – 14:43 NO GPS DATA
Sharing another picture from a west(ish) Kansas sunset because Laura says that west(ish) Kansas has the best sunsets. When I told people I was going to visit Manhattan, they usually say: “Cool!” Then I say, “No, the one in Kansas.” Then they say, “Oh.” After a long bit of silence… Read More »Kansas Weed
If I didn’t already have an established protocol for the naming of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE journal entries, I might have named this here entry: WHERE HAVE ALL THE DUDES GONE? Male participation has declined dramatically in the last couple of weeks. I’m not complaining for personal reasons. I’ll never… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 12 – STILL LIFE
All the Bennetts were actually here for Thanksgiving this year, so we had to get a picture! It might be the last chance to get a picture like this for a bit. With Alexis leaving for the Navy. Elainie already in the Navy. Logan getting ready to graduate from Iowa… Read More »Thanksgiving
Wells have always been a source of fascination for me. But I’m also very glad that I don’t have to drink well water on a regular basis. This well is from my Aunt Linda’s farm. I actually didn’t throw anything into the well. I consider this a sign of maturity.… Read More »The Driving Force
I knew this week’s submissions would be a little light with the combination of the theme and the holiday. However, participation didn’t take too much of a hit. Hopefully it will rebound next week. That theme is pretty easy, but does require a bit of effort. This week’s submissions: Kim… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 11 – RELIGION
On my recent trip to Manhattan I spent some time at my Aunt Linda’s farm. There are many fascinating things deteriorating in her yard. Of course, this is the kind of thing I love to photograph. Below is one such thing. There are at least a few more images from… Read More »But Even a Fool Will Tell You
Just south of Manhattan a few miles is a scenic view. On my recent trip to visit Nate and Laura, I stopped at this scenic view and snapped a few photos. Below is one of my favorites. I took this photo on my Saturday in Manhattan. I wish I would… Read More »Highway 177
There was a bit of a falloff in participation this week, but that was to be expected. I fear this week’s theme will really scare people. That is okay, everybody needs to get out of the comfort zones once in a while. This week’s submissions: Carla Stensland Kim Barker Laura… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 10 – WORK
Not everybody can be a winner. Like people who get really angry about Participant ribbons. Those people aren’t winners. These pictures are the people-who-get-mad-about-Participant-ribbons of the FOOD theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Submitted with bits of commentary. What I eat for breakfast about every Saturday. Because I like to… Read More »With the Plastic Eyeballs
A pretty fair amount of submissions this week. I hope the momentum continues next week with a subject matter many people are less familiar with than FOOD. There is also, not one, but TWO first time contributors in this week’s submissions! Hopefully they feel inspired to keep submitting, even though… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 9 – FOOD
I was a bit worried about this week. Early this morning there were zero submissions. I thought that this week might be strike 1 against the Weekly Photo Challenge, but slowly a few submission came in. Here are those submissions: Micky Augustin Michelle Haupt Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Becky… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 8 – WATER
My nephew Brandon recently add a new life into his life and therefore into my family’s life. He drove halfway across the state and picked up Ezra. Last Sunday he brought Ezra over to meet Naima. It was late and it was dark and so normally I wouldn’t post a… Read More »New Friends
On the Monday before Halloween the Eastern Star Home’s residents hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. My Mom helps coordinate volunteers from our church to help the residents that need it. Below are a few pictures from that event. Directing Traffic Tamara helping out. Vi helping out. I actually don’t know… Read More »A Grandmother Pretends
Here are a few of the losers that didn’t make the cut for my submission to THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! To think, I almost gifted that wig (that was a gift from Jen) to Willy. Still might.
Here are a few pictures I like that come from New Toy, but don’t fit into any particular narrative. Went to Hilton Madness with Willy and Derrick. Fizer and Frese mixing it up with the young pups. Youth Room Mike, John, and Tim at the Event Formerly Known as the… Read More »Incidental
We recently held an auction at the Computer Mine. The one thing in the auction that I really coveted was a blue Canon A4000 IS. I’m not a Canon guy at all. However, I’ve been sans point and shoot for a couple years now and there are times (like mission… Read More »New Toy
Actually, not coming soon. They are already there. Recently my sister Teresa came across a collection of theater seats at the Funky Rooster. She was able to negotiate a sweet deal and after borrowing a truck from the Petersons and getting Derrick to help load them and Willy to help… Read More »Coming Soon…