This food adventure isn’t strictly a new one, but one I recently started and do hit on the regular basis. It might be a sign of my advanced age, but I’m starting to get into community meals. I’ve long had a tradition of going to the Lion Pancake Fundraiser (which… Read More »B & G: Boone Field Work
Time to reveal the July image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: JULY TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 DG DN FOCAL LENGTH: 276mm APERTURE: f/14 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/6400 ISO: 160 DATE TAKEN: August 2, 2024 I took this picture on my trip to the Indianola National… Read More »I Don’t Care if it Hurts
It is time to reveal the June image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: JUNE TECHNICAL DETAILSCAMERA: Sony 7M4LENS: SIGMA 150-600 f/5-6.3 DG DNFOCAL LENGTH: 395mm (but image is cropped)APERTURE: f/11SHUTTER: 1/160ISO: 800DATE TAKEN: April 8, 2024 I drove in a caravan with the Gorshes all the way to Indiana… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 11 in Review
Time to reveal the April image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: APRIL TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro FOCAL LENGTH: 105mm APERTURE: f/8 EXPSOURE: 1/125 ISO: 640 DATE: April 13, 2024 I took this picture a couple of weeks before the Pella Tulip… Read More »Cue: Kansas City Field Work
All of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendars have been distributed or mailed except for one. It is fair game now to start sharing the calendar images. This is the front cover image: FRONT COVER – 2025 Technical Details: CAMERA: SONY 7M4LENS: SIGMA 14-24 f/2.8 DG DN ARTFOCAL LENGTH: 20mmAPERTURE: f/8SHUTTER… Read More »Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Minutes
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. But as we are heading into a new year,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 485 – HOLIDAYS
I “run” this sports prognostication game at work known colloquially as “The Witch Hunt”. I would explain why it is called the Witch Hunt and the mythology of the game, but that would involve a fair amount of work and if you aren’t in the Witch Hunt, you don’t deserve… Read More »Witch Hunt Banquet Street Photography
Today is Jesse’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Jesse! I hope it is an absolutely amazing birthday! +++++++ Time to share a few more pictures of Bokeh from her early days. They grow up so fast!
NOTE: A RECENT TREND IS IPHONE USERS ARE SUBMITTING PICTURES IN .HEIC FORMAT. PICTURES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED IN .JPG OR .PNG FORMAT. PLEASE SUBMIT IN THOSE FORMATS SO I DON’T HAVE TO CONVERT YOUR IMAGES INTO A USABLE FORMAT. THANKS! As we are approaching Year 12 of THE WEEKLY… Read More »WPC – WEEK 482 – SYMMETRY
CLOTHING! What a great theme! But were enough people not nudists to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 25, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): *1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 481 – CLOTHING
Way back on October 5, we did our annual Taco Tailgate. It was smaller than usual. Just a few of us. Jorge, Randi, and Jesse and Derrick. Elizabeth made an appearance. So did Sean and a friend. Here are a few pictures from the day: It was a great day… Read More »Taco Tailgate – 2024
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. These are: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 480 – ART
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I am now on Blue Sky. If you are on Blue Sky and want to follow me there, go here: https://bsky.app/profile/photography139.bsky.social +++++++ GAMES! What a great theme! Did enough people find out the truth about the games that people play to make and make it a popular theme?… Read More »WPC – WEEK 479 – GAMES
Probably well past time I shared some pictures from the Howard Family Photo Shoot of 2023. As was traditional, the lighting conditions were super harsh. We went to McFarland Park to take picture near the lake and when we got there, the lake had been drained. So… everything went according… Read More »Howards – 2023
For starters to address the internet rumors about me throwing away a camera at the dumpster fire known as Cultural Appropriation Stadium. Sorry. I meant Arrowhead Stadium. Which comes with not at all a problematic and racist subculture. At this point, it is just better for you to imagine what… Read More »WPC – WEEK 478 – MACRO
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
ANIMAL! What a great theme! But were enough people get wild enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Johnathan Stensland –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 475 – ANIMAL
This is probably less a straight food adventure and more of taking Jesse to his first ever trip to the Des Moines Downtown Farmer’s Market. But every trip to a farmer’s market is a food adventure and should be done as much as possible. Here some pictures: Stay classy. My… Read More »Marketin’: Downtown Des Moines Field Work
Today is Sarah Toot’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Sarah! That picture of us after seeing a American Idiot on Broadway is almost 13 years old. Guess we should get an updated selfie at some point. Anyways I hope your birthday is amazing… Read More »WPC – WEEK 474 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
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
Day 3 of the Liberty Bowl Road Trip was the day of the actual Liberty Bowl. A game that didn’t go very well. I didn’t take very many pictures as most of the day was spent at the game. Afterwards, was in no mood to take pictures. Before the game… Read More »Home of the Blues – Day 3 & 4