It is time to reveal the June image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: JUNE TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: SIGMA 150-600 f/5-6.3 DG DN FOCAL LENGTH: 395mm (but image is cropped) APERTURE: f/11 SHUTTER: 1/160 ISO: 800 DATE TAKEN: April 8, 2024 I drove in a caravan with… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 11 in Review
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… Read More »WPC – WEEK 477 – PLACES
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… Read More »WPC – WEEK 473 – PATH
You may recall last week that I gave Micky an extension because he was in a place where he could only communicate via satellite phone. Here is his SQUARE photo: Micky Augustin (Chicago, Illinois) – 139 weeks On the other news from last week’s streaks, Adam’s trending in the right… Read More »WPC – WEEK 469 – SELF-PORTRAIT
Today is Labor Day! The day we don’t work don’t honor the labor movement. I don’t belong to a Union, but I’m am VERY pro-union. Possibly it is genetic. Here are 36 reasons to be thankful for unions: 1. Weekends 2. All breaks at work, including your lunch breaks 3.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 468 – SQUARE
NOTE: DON’T FORGET THAT NEXT MONDAY IS LABOR DAY. WHILE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. THE BANKS ARE CLOSED. GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED. MAYBE WHERE YOU WORK IS CLOSED. BUT THERE ARE NO DAYS OFF FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 139. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. SO PLAN TO GET YOUR SUBMISSION IN BEFORE YOU… Read More »WPC – WEEK 467 – STILL LIFE
Just a reminder, the we are now one month and one day from the deadline to enter your pictures for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Here are the rules and entry form: Click on the link below to download the entry form: Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Entry Form I hope… Read More »WPC – WEEK 465 – PURPLE
WINDOW VIEW! A great theme! But did enough people get a view to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 15, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Willy McAlpine – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 462 – WINDOW VIEW
Today is Jen’s birthday, so I need to start today by wishing her a happy birthday! Happy birthday Jen! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be. We also need to get together again at some point! Maybe even before August. +++++++ ENTERTAINMENT! A great… Read More »WPC – WEEK 459 – ENTERTAINMENT
NOTE: Next Monday I will be in New Orleans and have limited access to the internet or the phone. Don’t expect any kind of reminders. You’ll have to be your own dawg. It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like… Read More »WPC – WEEK 450 – EMOTION
#INSTAGOOD! A great theme! A theme so easy that you could participate if you took one picture this week. But did many people take at least one picture to be able to send us the best picture that they took this week to make #INSTAGOOD a popular theme? You’ll have… Read More »WPC – WEEK 446 – #INSTAGOOD
TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES! A potential Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest class! But was that enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out: As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 5, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 439 – TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES
As yesterday closed the book on Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, now seems like a good time to review all that happened. There were 59 different people that submitted photos. Ranging from submitting 1 picture to 124 pictures. There were 2,311 photos submitted. The average week was 31.1… Read More »The Weekly Photo Challenge Year in Review
It is time to share the July image from the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar image. It is a picture taken with Rodan139 of somebody setting off fireworks on the 4th of July in my neighborhood. JULY I chose this image since I felt the fireworks represented the 4th of July… Read More »WPC – WEEK 433 – HUMANS
It is the last collection of submissions for the month of November, so it is a good time to revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ. I’ve noticed an uptick in small-sized submissions lately. It wouldn’t hurt to review the resolution FAQ if you haven’t looked at it lately. Award… Read More »WPC – WEEK 428 – ANIMAL
A reminder that if you are looking for a Thanksgiving meal or a place to volunteer on Thanksgiving my church is hosting it’s annual Thanksgiving meal again this year. Information below: I will be there for at least part of the day! +++++++ I haven’t selected the 52 themes for… Read More »WPC – WEEK 427 – PORTRAIT
NOTE: – THIS IS ONE OF TWO POSTS WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 424 – FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM
NOTE: – AT THE END OF THE MONTH I WILL BE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA… Read More »WPC- WEEK 422 – #INSTAGOOD
NOTES: 1 – SOME OF THE SUBMISSIONS ARE STARTING TO COME IN VERY SMALL. WATCH THE SIZE OF THE IMAGES YOU SEND IN. IDEALLY THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1,000 PIXELS. SMALLER IMAGES MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON YOUR PHONE SCREEN, BUT DON’T LOOK GOOD ON A COMPUTER MONITOR. 2 –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 420 – ARCHITECTURE
It is the last collection of submissions for the month of September, so it is a good time to revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ. I’ve noticed an uptick in small-sized submissions lately. It wouldn’t hurt to review the resolution FAQ if you haven’t looked at it lately. Award… Read More »WPC – WEEK 419 – BLACK AND WHITE