FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Who are your favorite submitters? Obviously all of you are my favorites. But the real ones do 4 things. This isn’t to single Mary out. It is just an example I have from this week. Those are great pictures, but they can barely… Read More »WPC – WEEK 498 – TRANSPORTATION
Time for Day 2 of my food adventure in Austin, Texas. The lame one. With all the music and no SPAM Museum. After Day 1, this is what was left in my per diem account: $317.90 Lowell and I began putting the rooms (that were available to us) together about… Read More »Austin Grub: Day 2
TWO TONE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices going last week? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 17, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 3 weeks2-Becky Parmelee – 3 weeks3-Jesse Howard – 4… Read More »WPC – WEEK 497 – TWO TONE
The next few food adventures are going to concentrate on the cell phone pictures I took on my recent work trip to Austin. The food pictures in this post are regrettably pretty terrible. I apologize for that a head of time. On the positive though, the food was delicious! Since… Read More »Austin Grub: Day 1
Down to nearly the end of the New Orleans images. Day 6 was the second to last day of the trip. This is the last day of the Big Meeting and is usually 12 hour or so day. So there isn’t a whole of time for any photography. Plus the… Read More »New Orleans Day 6: Walkabout
NOTE: There is a rule against screen captures. I did allow Suzie’s submission because of it’s sentimental meaning. MUSIC! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices going last week? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 10, this was the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 496 – MUSIC
TOOL! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 3, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*3-Mary Green – 2 weeks4-Jesse Howard… Read More »WPC – WEEK 495 – TOOL
Today is Andy’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday! I hope your birthday is fantastic and filled with all the wrasslin’ you can handle! BEHIND THE DOOR! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 494 – BEHIND THE DOOR
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Who are your favorite submitters? Obviously all of you are my favorites. But the real ones do 4 things. This isn’t to single Mary out. It is just an example I have from this week. Those are great pictures, but they can barely… Read More »WPC – WEEK 493 – SHOT THROUGH
CONTRAST! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 10, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks*4-Mary Green… Read More »WPC – WEEK 492 – CONTRAST
Today is Bill’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is filled with all the Star Wars and Batman you can handle! +++++++ FOOD! What a great theme! There are about 4 themes that I manipulate their place on the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 491 – FOOD
SNEAK INTO THEATER! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices sneaking? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Michelle Haupt – 1 week *2-Mary Green – 3 weeks 3-Becky Parmelee –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 490 – SNEAK INTO THEATER
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 489 – COMPETITION
Day 3 in New Orleans was the day I got the most free time. Things were pretty much setup and ready to go at the Convention Center. Tony and I just had to setup the computer for the training session in the morning. Run over and check on a few… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Saint Louis Cathedral
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I need to start this entry by acknowledging him and all that he contributed to our nation. The true history of Martin Luther King Jr. has been sanitized recently to make him more palatable to white suburbanites. You will even see some of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 488 – COLORFUL
Time to reveal the December image of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: DECEMBER TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7 IV LENS: Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro APERTURE: f/8 SHUTTER: 1/2000 ISO: 100 DATE: April 13, 2024 This picture of a bird soaring through the sky was taken at the Last Chance Cemetery… Read More »WPC – WEEK 487 – MOTION
Today’s is Lowell’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Lowell! If you don’t know, he isn’t the super tall guy and he isn’t Kim. I simply hope your birthday is without any health emergencies! +++++++ Today is also Sabas’ birthday! So I need to… Read More »New Orleans Day 2: River Walk
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
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
Time to reveal the March image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: MARCH TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: 14-24 Sigma f/2.8 DG DN Art FOCAL LENGTH: 24mm APERTURE: f/8 EXPOSUER: 1/800 ISO: 400 DATE: June 12, 2024 I took this picture because I wanted a Bokeh picture to enter… Read More »Sweet 22: The Beginning
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