Many of you know Nader’s story. It is an amazing story, but the thing I always have the hardest problem believing is that while he was being held as a political prisoner in an Iranian prison he could be happy that Henry Fonda won an Oscar. I’m pretty sure that… Read More »L.A. Story
Shakespeare warned of the Ides of March. I don’t know what he was so worked up about. Carla was born on the Ides of March. Happy Birthday Carla! It is also Monica’s birthday. Happy Birthday Monica! Seems strange to me that so many people would choose to be born in… Read More »Happy Ides of March
Last week’s theme was EXPLORE. Here are the submissions: IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Michael Vest Dawn’s Weekly Poem Explore Ourselves An escape from complacency let’s explore our world unseen corners, hidden pulses, and wild streams un-purled Discover riches in ourselves let our impulse flow And… Read More »RWPE #10 – Explore
Beast Obviously this Personal Photo Project was completed well before I trimmed down and became a dirty naked-face. I kind of miss the guy in this picture. Jay actually took the original image. Then I did some photo stuff and made a new image. Photoshop was not used in the… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 8
March 11 was the birthday of Baier. Happy Birthday Baier! Baier with The Red Barn Tenderloin Baier and a sweet balloon hat! Where all Kansas City Chief fans belong! (On a museum tour of Fort Dodge.) Carrie Baier and Baier The Baiers Baier and the Boys Fatherhood. It isn’t easy… Read More »2(Happy+Birthday)
I had decided to shave all the way down to a dirty naked face last weekend. It had been over 3 years since my chin had tasted air and felt the rays of sunlight. My chin was dreadfully dry and desperately in the need of some moisturizing. Lots and lots… Read More »Punch Myself in the Face
I haven’t been as active blogging lately. There are several reasons for this absence. I have been spending most of my free time organizing the basement. When I completed this project I moved on to the upstairs. I am on the verge of being quite downsized. Hopefully this project will… Read More »Regression
This week’s submissions for WET: Becky Perkovich Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Shannon Bardole’s Artistic Appreciation Pick of the Week: IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause’s Poem of the Week: Springtime Haiku Melting snow forms pools Warmer days cause happy thought Green grass from wet ground The theme for this week is… Read More »RWPE #9 – Wet
Shattered Dreams My mom came over to my house a couple of days after I made this image and was horrified to find broken mirror all over my dining room table. She asked how the mirror got broken. “I hit it with a hammer. Well actually Jay hit it with… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 7
The Taiwan Times by Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s Mission in Taiwan February 2010 Happy Chinese New Year Happy Chinese New Year to all of you! The month of February provided a time for travel and relaxation, as Taiwan celebrated its biggest holiday, Chinese New Year. I was blessed with… Read More »Taiwan Times – February 2010
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
Hearts Beat High with Joy When I took this picture I went down quite the long journey of family history in family Bibles. One of the most important things I discovered was that I was born special. The Bible in the picture belonged to my Grandma Bennett. My birth announcement… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 6
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
The Lovely Silhouette I finally found a use for this window that I like. Sara agreed to pose for this picture before we went to the movies one snowy Monday night. This pose was not without some danger. The lights behind Sara are extremely hot, but she managed not to… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 5
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
I hope everybody had a marvelous Valentine’s Day weekend. I spent Saturday night seeing the last Academy Award Best Picture Nominee that I needed to see with Sara. We went to see An Education and then ended up at Skip’s, home of the best nachos in Des Moines. They really… Read More »Happy Valentine’s Day (A Day Late)
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ (500) Days of Winter This picture is an homage to one of my favorite scenes from my favorite movie of 2009 – (500) Days of Summer. Derrick posed for this picture when he… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 4
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ There is good news on the commenting front. Now when you leave a comment on this blog you will have the option of checking a box that will subscribe you to future comments… Read More »Happy Birthday to the Wentworth Warrior!
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ I did have a couple of late submissions for RWPE. Here are a couple of bonus FRAMING pictures. Julie Johnson Michael Vest I had an amazing weekend. I would just like to share… Read More »Amazing Weekend
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
Before I delve into this week’s PPPW, I want to pass along some sad (not real sad) and fairly technical news. The way I have always posted entries into this journal is through a blogging company known as Blogger. It is an awesome program and it allows me to write… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 3