LETTERS OR NUMBERS! A great theme! But were enough people their own dawg enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Nader… Read More »WPC – WEEK 451 – LETTERS OR NUMBERS
Originally I was going to break off from Jay for the last leg of the Catholic Fish Fry Circuit. I was going to go down to Ankeny or Des Moines and find a place that was serving fish tacos. But, the Iowa State Women were playing Maryland in the 1st… Read More »Fisher of Men: Ames Campustown Field Work
A few weeks back I was invited to attend an artist’s exhibition, as what happens with people of my taste and sophistication. It was the Master’s of Fine Art’s Thesis Exhibition for Clevenger’s fiance Hope. She specializes mostly in ceramics. I talked Jesse into going and it was a great… Read More »Hope’s MFA Thesis Exhibition
Time to share another collection of images taken on my last trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Iowa State Fair with Jesse and Nader. This collection begins in the Varied Industry Building and ends in the Cultural Building. One of my favorite buildings at… Read More »Iowa State Fair – Day 4 – Gamma
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
When Jesse and I went down to Kansas City to watch Iowa State in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Game we had time to get a decent meal in the Power & Light District. While it is sacrilegious to some to go to Kansas City and not get barbecue,… Read More »Burgertime: Kansas City Field Work
Time to share another collection of images I took on my last trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Iowa State Fair with Jesse and Nader. This collection begins in the Agriculture Building and ends in the Varied Industry Building. I love the Agriculture Building.… Read More »Iowa State Fair – Day 4 – Beta
For no real apparent reason, I thought I would start adding a little photography lesson into these things every month or so. And I mean a very little photography lesson. This month’s lesson is going to be on bokeh. What is bokeh? Bokeh (the Japanese word for blur) is the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 449 – TIME
The stop on the Catholic Fish Fry Tour that I was most looking forward to was the Catholic Church in Granger. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church. I was looking forward to it, not because of its reputation. I literally know nothing about this fish fry or the Catholic… Read More »Fisher of Men: Granger Field Work
Time to start sharing the images from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair. This trip was on the last day of the Fair and I went with Jesse and Nader to pick up my pictures from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. It was scorching hot on this… Read More »Iowa State Fair – Day 4 – Alpha
The Iowa State Men earned their way to play their first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha by being a #2 seed. They won their first round game over Otz’s first ever team South Dakota State. This setup a 2nd Round matchup with Washington State. Jesse and I… Read More »Iowa State 67 Washington State 56
NECESSITY! A great theme! But did enough people find it necessary to submit a photo to make NECESSITY a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 8, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):… Read More »WPC – WEEK 448 – NECESSITY
A few weeks back FNSC made another stop on the Catholic Fish Fry Circuit. This time we went north of Ames on County Line Road and hit up the culinary offerings of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. A church that I have often wondered what it looked like on… Read More »Fisher of Men: Rural Story County Field Work
With UCONN mercilessly smashing Purdue (and every other team they played in the Tournament) on Monday night, another smashing round of the Roundball Oracles came to a close. This year’s champion was… drumroll please… Micky! He adds himself to the list of Immortals! ROUNDBALL ORACLE CHAMPTIONS – LIST OF IMMORTALS… Read More »Roundball Oracles Year 19 Final Standings
PASSION! A great theme! But did enough people have enough PASSION about their PASSION to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 1, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):… Read More »WPC – WEEK 447 – PASSION
The Saturday after the Iowa State Women played for the Big 12 Championship, the Men did the same thing. The played the #1 team in the country, the Houston Cougars. The two teams had split the regular season games. Each team winning on their home floor. Both schools went undefeated… Read More »Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship
#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
NOTES: 1. THIS IS ONE OF 2 THEMES THAT HAVE A SPECIAL, EXTRA RULE. MAKE SURE YOU READ THAT RULE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT. 2. I’VE BEEN GETTING SOME SMALL IMAGES SUBMITTED. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE FAQ ANSWER ON IMAGE SIZE. YOU MAY NEED TO ADJUST YOUR CAMERA SETTINGS OR… Read More »WPC – WEEK 445 – HOBBIES
Those of you that are observant AND have a Photography 139 email subscription, may have noticed that the emails that have come out have been a bit off this week. MailPoet (the client I use to send out those emails) had an update and that has jacked everything up. I… Read More »On the Waterfront: Ankeny Field Work
DECORATION! A great theme! Everybody loves to decorate. But did enough people like to decorate enough to make DECORATE a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 11, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers… Read More »WPC – WEEK 444 – DECORATION
It is time once again for the greatest sporting event of year. It is that time known as March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Once again, I will be sponsoring a NCAA Tournament Pool. There is no cost to enter the pool, except for pride. And if pride is… Read More »Roundball Oracles Year 19