Need to start today off by wishing Angie a happy birthday: I don’t know I’ve seen Angie in person in years, so that is a picture of her pitching Little White Lye Soap. I hope your birthday has all the mirth that you desire! +++++++ I had a good Christmas.… Read More »Christmas 2022
RED. A great color. I don’t know a person who doesn’t look great in cardinal. However, was RED a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 384 – RED
I need to start today by wishing my sister Teresa’s best friend and also a good friend of all of our family, Sheri a happy birthday! Happy birthday Sheri! That is a picture of Sheri graduating high school taken by my Dad. I hope your birthday is/was as awesome as… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 4
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a holiday that celebrates the the great civil rights leader. If you have never had a chance to visit the Civil Rights Museum that is near where he was assassinated in Memphis, I highly recommend it. I won’t wish you a… Read More »WPC – WEEK 383 – REFLECTION
Today is Lowell’s birthday… so… happy birthday Lowell! Ironic that this picture was taken on my birthday? Either way, I hope your birthday has adequate amounts of happiness! +++++++ I count this trip a bit as auxiliary images for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. In fact I went camping with Carla… Read More »Marble Beach
It is time to begin the 10th year of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! I’m pumped! Are you pumped? Of course you are pumped? The theme is clearly called TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES, but I had a few people enter under a completely different theme PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES. I decided… Read More »WPC – WEEK 382 – TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES
Today seems like a good day to share the rest of the pictures that I considered for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar, but did not use. Just because I rejected these images this year, doesn’t mean that one of them couldn’t show up in a future calendar. +++++++ This is… Read More »Tried So Hard to Be Everything that You Liked
Time to share the December images from THE SELFIE PROJECT. I don’t know I did a tremendous lot in December, but I think there are a few good pictures in there. Here are my favorite December images: December 1 December 3 December 5 December 6 December 8 December 10 December… Read More »Selfie Project – December 2022
Thought I would take a quick look back at Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are a few quick stats: + 44 different participants + 1811 photos submitted + Least popular theme for participation was ROCK with 16 participants + Most popular theme for participation was SELF-PORTRAIT with… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 9 Review
The last theme of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! Going into Year 10 I am going to make one change. I am making the Kio Dettman Suggestion the Kio Dettman Rule. In Year 10 there will be a limit of 3 submissions per participant. This could go lower… Read More »WPC – WEEK 381 – BODY PART
It is the first day of 2023. I’m not really a “resolutions” person. Pastor Adam was on vacation today so we had a substitute seromizer in church this morning. He gave an impassioned, longwinded sermon on resolve. It took more than a bit of my resolve to stay awake during… Read More »Hello 2023.
Happy New Year to those of you sheeple that follow the Gregorian Calendar. I for one, moved to Unix time years ago. So if I have a birthday party this year (Sara wants me to have one, but I doubt it happens) the invites will list the time of the… Read More »Goodbye 2022.
It is time for me to reveal the November image of the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: November The November image is a picture of the Tin Man sculpture in Stanley, Iowa. In retrospect, it does feel a little strange that I chose to process this image in black and white… Read More »Computer Mine Holiday Party
It is time to reveal the July image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: July This picture was taken just west of I-35 on Highway 3. I pulled over on my way home from a TOWN SIGN PROJECT harvesting trip to take tis picture. A sunset in a break in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 380 – EXPLORE
Time to reveal the April image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: April This image of a statue of Jesus crucified on the cross was taken in a cemetery near Stuble, Iowa. It was an image that when I took it that I knew was going to be processed into… Read More »World Food Fair Festival
Today I reveal the March image for the 2023 Photography Calendar. March I took this picture of this American Gothic barn near Mount Vernon, Iowa on a TOWN SIGN PROJECT road trip with Michelle on November 14, 2021. Here is a picture of us standing in front of it: Here… Read More »Caroline
It is that time of year. You know what time. The time where I start to reveal the images for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar! The following image is the picture that graces the cover: Front Cover I took the picture of this mural in a back alley in the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 379 – WATER
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY is always the least popular theme. But it is one of my favorite kinds of photography and it was practiced by my favorite photographers. I fully expect it to snap several streaks, but that is okay, I will make you love it! As of 12:01 PM on Monday,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 378 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
This is the final collection of pictures from the Iowa State Fair (nonflower) that I have left to share. These pictures are from the last day of the Fair. I attend it with Teresa. I’m already looking forward to next year’s Iowa State Fair! +++++++ I did this thing on… Read More »ISF Last Day Wanderings
Did ANIMAL inspire a lot of people to get out there and photograph their favorite furry or feathered creatures? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 28, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Jen… Read More »WPC – WEEK 377 – ANIMAL
I don’t know that November was a particularly active month for me. It is getting to the hardest part of the year to do this project. The sun isn’t up when I go to work. It is barely up when I get off work. That being said, I think I… Read More »Selfie Project – November 2022