Happy Thanksgiving! Every year on Thanksgiving I like to think about my many, many blessings. I know, real original. You should feel free to try it sometime. But make sure you let everybody know that I invented gratitude. I am thankful for my family, no matter how family is defined:… Read More »Gratitudo
I was a little worried that our 5 week double digit submission streak wouldn’t his 6 weeks with FORMAL PORTRAIT. I hadn’t received some of the normal early submissions, and I translated that into a lack of enthusiasm for the theme. However, there was a deep late arriving enthusiasm. In… Read More »WPC – WEEK 216 – FORMAL PORTRAIT
Welcome to the 3,500th entry in “An Artist’s Notebook”. The blog portion of my Photography 139 website. It has been along time since I first took keyboard hand sitting in the old Computer Mine setup or possibly in my Mom’s basement, because that is where my life was at that… Read More »An Artist’s Notebook Post #3,500
March was a very Irish month for this man mostly descended from Scottish and Welsh ancestors and a splash of Cherokee. March Movie Night featured 2 of the most Irish movies around: LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD and MILLER’S CROSSING. In particular, LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD will definitely frame the way… Read More »Irish Dancing
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
A couple months back I stopped at Derrick and Jen’s house for reasons that currently escape me. While I was there, Evie and Layla asked me if I wanted to watch their next soccer game. I said sure, thinking that they were in some kind of organized soccer league where… Read More »My Great Shame
COMPETITION wasn’t an extremely popular theme, even in this non-competitive 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! Andy Sharp Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Kim Barker Tamara Peterson Andy Sharp Andy Sharp Becky… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 154 – COMPETITION
“Up next, we have a little dedication here. This journal entry is dedicated to all the player hating people that won’t let a little gangsta shine.” -Uncle Chris Niece Alert! 4 non-biological nieces in this post! Page 95 for the PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT was one of the pages that I… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 95
The world wasn’t ready for these MUSIC photos on Monday. Not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: The majority of the pictures were taken at Rieman Music in Ames. If you have any music needs, this is definitely the place… Read More »And I Wonder How the World Gon’ Take This; They Might Hate It, But You Don’t Know Anything About Me!
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Rather than my standard picture of an inflatable turkey, thought (with apologies to Lecrae, I’d give thanks for some of the many blessings in my life. Count it up, count it up, count it up. Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up. Blessed with a… Read More »Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above
Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed
If we pretend that I posted this on the day that I’m pretended I posted this picture on, this sign from the Women’s March would be apropos. There will probably be a big dump of the rest of these photos coming soon. In 2 weeks, I predict. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony… Read More »A Basic Human Right
I figure that there is no better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than with another photo from the Women’s March in Des Moines back in January. I love this picture even though the STAR WARS franchise is just one below average to middling movie after another. If you don’t… Read More »Happy International Women’s Day!
Here is another one of my favorite images from the Women’s March back in January. I’ll probably bust through all those images in a couple weeks when I have some time taken off from work. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 20mm APERTURE: f/7.1 EXPOSURE: 1/200 DATE: 01-21-2017… Read More »Both
Since it is the beginning of a new month, thought now would be a good time to check back in on the Selfie Project and post a few of my new favorites. Day 10 Day 13 Day 14 Day 18 Day 20 Day 21 Day 22 Day 25 Day 27… Read More »Selfie Project Check In
Last Saturday it was my great pleasure to attend the Women’s March in Des Moines with Jen, Sara, Shawn, Evie, Layla, Gretchen and 27,000 other people. I believe this to my favorite picture from the day. But I’m only getting the editing process going. I don’t get very political on… Read More »You Might as Well Question Why We Breathe
These are the images that didn’t make this week’s cut for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – HAPPY: Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers.
SIGNS is actually one of my favorite themes for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. I am pleased to see that it lit the creative fires of several other people as well. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about SIGNS. You want to see the submissions. Here… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 55 – SIGNS
I’ve thanked all these people in person, but I’d like to publicly thank everybody that helped out in some either small or big way with my birthday party on Saturday. Big shout out to Scott for making tons of delicious mouth watering chicken and jalapeno cream corn. I only wish… Read More »The Birthday Party of Fate (Roundup)
You can look at this collection of losers for RED from the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE in a couple of different ways. Either I just wanted an excuse more pictures of my dog. OR Well that is interesting. You see, there is a setting on my camera that drops out all… Read More »With the Beefcake Pantyhose
Now is probably as good of a time as any to share the rest of my pictures from Layla’s third birthday party. Such great and sorta cooperative models!