It is time to reveal the May image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: May TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro FOCAL LENGTH: 105mm APERTURE: f/9 EXPOSURE: 1/125 ISO: 800 DATE: August 13, 2024 I took this picture of a bee on a zinnia… Read More »WPC – WEEK 486 – WHEELS
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
Today marks the 40th anniversary of my Dad’s passing. Without him, I probably wouldn’t be into photography. This website wouldn’t exist. None of the pictures on it would exist. I need to start this website by sharing some pictures of him. I couldn’t find a picture of Dad with Carla… Read More »WPC – WEEK 484 – 6:00 PM
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! REFLECTION! What a great theme! But did enough people… Read More »WPC – WEEK 483 – REFLECTION
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
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
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
REMINDER: THIS IS ONE OF TWO WEEKS 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… Read More »WPC – WEEK 476 – GLASS
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
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
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 472 – OUT OF DATE
PARK! What a great theme! But did enough people get in gear to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 16, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Sabas Hernandez –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 471 – PARK
MUSIC! A great theme! But did enough people hear it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! Am I silently judging anybody’s taste in MUSIC? You don’t have to scroll down. I am. I definitely in. On a sad note, I learned… Read More »WPC – WEEK 470 – MUSIC
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