Feels like a good time to announce that I did get a picture in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I also got an Award of some kind: I assume the Award isn’t as good as the award I got last year when I got 1st Place in the Iowa… Read More »WPC – WEEK 408 – TIME
It is the last collection of submissions of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award… Read More »WPC – WEEK 406 – ‘SCAPE
Here is another reminder that we are a little more than a month away from the deadline for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Flyers should start showing up around town this week. I hope at least a few of you enter. Or you get your kids to enter or your… Read More »WPC – WEEK 405 – FLOWER
NOTE: THERE ARE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK’S THEME, SO MAKE SURE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEM. JUST DON’T SKIM BY THEM. NOT THAT ANYBODY DOES THAT. EVERYBODY HANGS ON MY EVERY WORD. TEXTURE. It is something you really have to feel. But as a theme, did a bunch… Read More »WPC – WEEK 403 – TEXTURE
I should start this entry by hoping everybody had a good Memorial Day! I know, I shared that exact same picture on Saturday. But I like it and it seems to fit Memorial Day. I’d like to take this little piece of this website to share the poem “In Flanders… Read More »WPC – WEEK 402 – PARK
I mailed out a postcard to the entrants of last years Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest last week. I hear they still haven’t arrived in people’s mailboxes. Thought I would share the postcard here, since many of you entered last year or have kids or grandkids that entered. Or hopefully many… Read More »WPC – WEEK 401 – HAPPY
RUINS! One of my favorite themes and one of my favorite things to photograph. But was it a popular theme or did it leave many streaks in RUINS? This is the 400th THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post since rebooting THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT. (504th all-time) I hope it was… Read More »WPC – WEEK 400 – RUINS
SCHOOL! It isn’t much fun, but it is the best shot at social mobility, so it has to exist. But did SCHOOL get people excited enough to take a picture and submit it? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 1, this… Read More »WPC – WEEK 399 – SCHOOL
ROAD TRIP! What a great theme and an even better way to spend a day or two. Nothing calls to me like the open road. But did it call to many other people? Or did people stay firmly entrenched on their couches? You will have to keep scrolling to find… Read More »WPC – WEEK 398 – ROAD TRIP
SCENES FROM YOUR COUCH. Possibly the easiest theme ever. But did it get the creative juices flowing for many people? You will have to keep scrolling too find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 10, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):… Read More »WPC – WEEK 396 – SCENES FROM YOUR COUCH
Before we get into the submissions for this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE I want to say that I’m starting to work on the 2023 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. There are a couple of changes from last year in the photo classes. I split NATURE into ANIMALS and PLANTS. The… Read More »WPC – WEEK 395 – ODD CAMERA ANGLE
BLUE! A great theme! Everybody loves the color BLUE. But did a bunch of people love it enough to submit a photo? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers… Read More »WPC – WEEK 394 – BLUE
EDITOR’S NOTE: MY WORK SCHEDULE HAS TEMPORARILY CHANGED DUE TO EXTREME SHORT STAFFING AT THE COMPUTER MINE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE PUBLISHING OF THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE POST MIGHT GET MOVED BACK AT LEAST 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE STAFFING SHORTAGE HAS PASSED. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. It is the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 393 – COMPETITION
PUPRLE! An important color in my life, but did it inspire a ton of submissions? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Mindi Terrell – 4 weeks… Read More »WPC – WEEK 392 – PURPLE
SUNRISE, SUNSET! Everybody loves watching a good SUNRISE or SUNSET. But was it a popular theme? Was it the SUNRISE of many new streaks? Was it the SUNSET on many existing streaks? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 6, this… Read More »WPC – WEEK 391 – SUNRISE, SUNSET
STORE! Everybody goes to them. Maybe not as much as they did before the pandemic, but you still have to go to them, unless you get everything delivered. Which I don’t think any of you do. I don’t have any friends that are that rich. Or do I? But many… Read More »WPC – WEEK 390 – STORE
It is the last Monday of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers… Read More »WPC – WEEK 389 – MUSIC
I recently purchase a new lens. The SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS. It filled the most glaring gap in my Sony E Mount lens arsenal. I was badly missing a long telephoto lens. My longest lens before purchasing this was my Tamron 70-180. Here are the specifications for the… Read More »SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports
FRAME! Seemed like a good challenging theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! But was it popular? Did it fire up the creative juices of many people? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks… Read More »WPC – WEEK 388 – FRAME
Time to share another collection of images from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Clayton County that I took back in July. These images were once again, all taken in Dubuque County. That area of the state, Clayton County, Allamakee County, and Dubuque County is the prettiest… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 2
PLAY! Seems like a great theme on the surface. But did PLAY trigger people to PLAY with their cameras? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe… Read More »WPC – WEEK 387 – PLAY