As it turns out, BREAKFAST was an extremely unpopular theme. One of the most popular themes ever. Which means that I will definitely bring it back next year. I like to give unpopular themes multiple chances. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation… Read More »WPC – WEEK 197 – BREAKFAST
In 2018, RAGBRAI went through Boone on its way to its overnight destination of Ames. If I remember correctly, I worked 7-9 in the morning, then hung up my pick axe and came to Boone to photograph the riders as they came through Boone or stopped in Boone to enjoy… Read More »RAGBRAI – VOLUME 1
Once again, we had a week of double digit submissions. I believe that to be the third consecutive week. People like TREE(s). A bunch of TREE huggers,the lot of you! Which is good, because people who don’t like TREE(s) aren’t good people. But you didn’t come here to listen to… Read More »WPC – WEEK 196 – TREE
The pictures from the folder 2009-02-24/Arizona Day 6 are from the CMM Party. On Thursday night’s at the CMM there is a party. I spent most of time at the party wandering around the desert looking for sunset pictures. That is the kind of party animal I am… Next Saturday’s… Read More »2009-02-24 Arizona Day 6
Today’s post is actually a mixture of the backlog and new pictures. I never got around to posting pictures from the 2018 Methodist Men Pie Auction. Last Sunday we had the 2019 Methodist Men Pie Auction. The proceeds for both go to support the Youth Group Mission Trip. Between the… Read More »Bake the World a Better Place
Insert comment on reaching double digits in submissions again. Insert vague reference to GONE WITH THE WIND. Submissions: Logan Kahler Logan Kahler Andy Sharp Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland Carla Stensland Carla Stensland Micky Augustin Cathie Raley Cathie Raley Aubrey and Katelyn Augustin Insert reference to PLAN 9… Read More »WPC – WEEK 195 – PARK
Last Saturday in between seeing GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS and heading up to Kamrar, for a birthday dinner, I talked Nader into posing for Page 37 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. Page 37 – Use aperture to capture melancholy. I took a few other pictures of Nader before picking out… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 37
Now seems like as good of a time as any to check back in with THE SELFIE PROJECT and see what “amazing” things I did in the month of May. Some of these things I had already forgot about! May 1 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May… Read More »Selfie Project – May
I recently went to Pickles in Kamrar with Jesse, Jay, and Nader to celebrate my birthday. I packed up my camera and Rodan139 because I intended on knocking out a couple of needed photos on the trip. #1. I wanted get my GROUP PHOTO image for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.… Read More »Rodan139 – Kamrar
GROUP PORTRAIT turned out to be surprisingly popular. When I woke from my slumbers this morning, about 15 minutes after arriving at the computer mine, I had only received 2 submissions. I thought there was no way we would get to double digits for submissions. But as the morning unfolded,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 194 – GROUP PORTRAIT
The pictures in the folder called 2009-02-18/Arizona Day 4 are from my work/vacation to Arizona. Jesse and I spent the night at his brother’s house. We got up in the morning and ate at a local eatery. Then we visited a National Park called the Casa Grande Ruins. I think… Read More »2009-02-18 – Arizona Day 4
This week I knocked out Page 21 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. I took one of the rubber dinosaurs I seem to have in every room of the house. Page 21 – Make something small look big. While only one picture can be adhered into the physical THE PHOTO JOURNAL,… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 21
First things first. Even though Photography 139 doesn’t take days off, it does acknowledge holidays. I hope you have had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend, but also take the time to remember why it is you got a 3 day weekend. To honor the people who have died while serving… Read More »WPC – WEEK 193 – BLUE
The pictures in the folder called 2009-02-18/Arizona_Day_3B are from the work/vacation to Arizona. The pictures are all from after Jesse and I met up with Lowell and Strabala and went back to the mini-mountain thing in Phoenix. As it would just so happen, while we were there, Air Force One… Read More »2009-02-18 – Arizona Day 3B
Last Friday I took a birthday road trip with Jesse. It wasn’t my birthday, but it was the day before my birthday and I knew my actual birthday was going to be filled with working on my Mom’s bedroom ceiling and graduation open houses. So I took Friday off from… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 104
It turns out that RURAL is a startlingly unpopular theme. Sad, since I can think of at least 5 people off-hand that regularly contribute that live RURAL. Even more if you consider that Iowa is almost completely RURAL. The streak of double digit submissions sadly has come to an end.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 192 – RURAL
My photo organization for early 2019 is a complete mess. I’m trying to reorganize it a bit on the fly. Today’s collection of images come from the folder 2009-02-18/Arizona_Day_3. These pictures were taken in Arizona as the vacation part of the trip was starting to wind down and the business… Read More »2009-02-18 – Arizona Day 3
I have recently had a battle in my head and in my wallet. I knew I wanted to purchase a new camera that was something like an action cam, only so much more. It has the qualities of say a GoPro, but the image quality is vastly superior. The amount… Read More »The New New
We hit double digits for, we’ll call it, the 5th week in a row. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY was a surprisingly popular theme even though it is a type of photography that can often put people outside of their comfort zone. This week, the Photography 139 Weekly Photo Challenge Empire extended as… Read More »WPC – WEEK 191 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
There are several folders inside the folder called 2009-02-18, so rather than having one of those fifty photo journal entries, I’ve decided to break them down by the subfolder. This subfolder is called ARIZONA_DAY_2. The pictures in this folder are from when I went to Arizona with Jesse on a… Read More »2009-02-18 – Arizona Day 2
Dipping into the backlog again. This post finishes off all of the backlog from May of 2018! WooHoo! It once again draws on a consistent theme. Me taking pictures of Naima at Dickcissel Park. You might be wondering why I took so many of these pictures last year. The reason… Read More »Naima Takes Dickcissel