Final Reminder This is the last blog that will be posted to: http://www.photography139.com/index_files/artistsnotebook.htm Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ Last week’s theme was SELF-PORTRAIT. Although there wasn’t any new people to submit pictures, there were still several submissions. I would be… Read More »RWPE #8 – Self-Portrait
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ Last week’s theme was OUT OF FOCUS. I’m very excited to have Monica Henning as a first time contributor. Monica was so excited that she submitted four photos. She did violate the one… Read More »RWPE #7 – Out of Focus
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ The theme for last week was ADVENTURE: Jesse Howard Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett It is my custom not to explain much about my RWPE photos and I will not break with that… Read More »RWPE #6 – Adventure
Basic housekeeping: This page will be moving at the end of February. Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ Astute and technically savvy subscriber Angie did remind me that Blogger Dashboard is just an RSS Feed reader and anybody that follows An… Read More »RWPE #5 – Framing
Last week’s Random Weekly Photo Experiment Theme was PLANTS. It is exciting to have Julie Johnson as a first time contributor! Here are the submissions: IMAGE LOST Julie Johnson IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause IMAGE LOST Jesse Howard Mike Vest Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Shannon Bardole’s Artistic Appreciation Selection of… Read More »RWPE #4 – Plants
Last weeks Random Weekly Photo Experiment Theme was PEOPLE. Here are the submissions: Christopher D. Bennett Michael Vest Jesse Howard IMAGE LOST Becky Perkovich There were also a couple of different types of submissions. The first of the different types of submissions came from Shannon Bardole. Her submission breaks the… Read More »RWPE #3 – People
The photo assignment for last week was “Soothing”. IMAGE LOSTDawn Krause Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Vest has yet to submit his photo to me, but when he does I will post it. The subject for this week is “PEOPLE“. That is a fairly easy subject so hopefully a couple… Read More »RPotW #2: Soothing
I’ve often heard that the saddest thing in the world is unrequited love. Unsolicited love on the other hand… I’ve never been a Christmas card person. My thoughts on cards is that when somebody sends you a card, what they are really saying (with apologies to Mitch Hedberg) is: “here,… Read More »Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Here is a preview of what you will see if you come to the Methodist Men Steak Fry on Sunday night. Below is the video that Jesse will use to close his presentation. The video was put together by Mike Vest. The song is “Hey World (Don’t Give Up on… Read More »Methodist Men Steak Fry – Preview
This is not meant to be in any way shape or form meant to be bragging. It is merely meant to be informative, since not everybody makes it to the Boone County Fair. I wanted to enter a couple of pictures in the Boone County Fair “photography contest”. As it… Read More »Boone County Fair
I went to the ISU Surplus Sale on Wednesday with Vest, Frank and Jesse. When we walked in the door I saw a song that I badly wanted. PHOTO LOST Unfortunately the sign was not for sale and the machine it was attached to was $3000. A bit more than… Read More »A Sign I Want
The 2009 Photography 139 Calendar went through quite a large metamorphosis this year. I wasn’t sure that I was going to produce a calendar this year. The amount of time involved in the designing, printing, laminating and binding the calendar was becoming a burden on me and my friends. I… Read More »January
On Willy’s Birthday I got a couple of unique photos of some friends. Willy joined Jesse, Frank, Vest and I for lunch. In honor of Willy’s birthday Jesse donned the shirt that Jay made to honor Willy. Then he posed with Willy. IMAGE LOST Jesse donning Lone Wolf Gear with… Read More »Willy’s Birthday
Last year I won both of the Fantasy Football Leagues that I participate in. This week I finally got what was coming to me, a trophy for the tremendous accomplishment of winning the Fantasy Football League at work. A physical trophy. The trophy was given to me by League Commissioner… Read More »No More Mental Trophies
If you subscribe to this blog via RSS Feed or e-mail, you will actually have to go to the website to see the video embedded below: This video is a rough cut from Ames on a Half Shell from last Friday. My friend Mike Vest came down and shot some… Read More »Video from Friday
Duff flooded a few hundred feet from the Computer Mine on Friday. The woods behind the Computer Mine flooded as well. I think all this water caused some of the animals from the woods to be a little more active near the building. Earlier this year I figured out that… Read More »More From Friday
A few months ago Nader gave me a camera to test for his trip to London. I put in a roll of film and took some test shots. Then I put the camera away and forgot about it. I finally finished off the roll and got it developed. I thought… Read More »Test Camera
I am on vacation this week. I have not taken a vacation since before Christmas last year. It has become apparent in the last couple of weeks that I was in a desperate need of a vacation. I had become burned out. I was no longer looking forward to coming… Read More »Vacation