As you know, I enjoy buying photography toys. Often not useful. But sometimes just fun to play with. Which if you aren’t getting any joy out of photography, you are doing it wrong. I bought an entirely plastic toy camera for about 10 bucks early in the year, but that… Read More »Chuzhao
This is it. The final collection of images from my work trip to Austin, Texas. When we left off last Friday, we were walking around the Texas State Capitol. We will begin inside the Capitol and the rest of the pictures are from the walk back to the hotel. Once… Read More »Austin Day 5: The Walk Back
Is there some freewheeling watcherShooting marbles in the sky?Holding your years between their fingersWatching it burn till the fire dies Why is it heroic to untether?How is alone some holy grail?And if we really come and go unknownCouldn’t I find myself in jail? Oh, keeper how I love youI love… Read More »Returning to Myself
Time to all but put a bow on the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest from this year. I got an email a couple days ago, that I thought was very sweet, so I thought I would start by sharing it: Hi Mr. Bennett, I just wanted to say thank you for… Read More »2025 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Recap
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 527 – DREAM
Last time we left off we were walking to the stadium for the game. Our good friends from the Luas told us to just follow the canal and we would get there. We should have followed their advice. We followed the canal most of the way, but then we started… Read More »Ireland Day 4: Part 2
Last Friday, we had just finished where Joe, Lowell, and I ate lunch ad were starting our walk toward the Texas Capitol Building. To be honest, and this isn’t a favoritism towards Iowa thing, it isn’t much to look at, compared to the Capitol building in Iowa. Here are some… Read More »Austin Day 5: The Capitol
This year I went to the Ames Independence Day Parade and snapped a few pictures. The Gorshe were in the parade and watching the parade, so I hung with them. The parade got interrupted as somebody on one of the floats had a medical emergency. I heard about 5 different… Read More »Ames Independence Day Parade
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 526 – THREE
Day 4 in Ireland. This was the actual day of the game. We weren’t exactly sure how to get into the game. The stadium is in the middle of a neighborhood and doesn’t really have much parking next to it. We knew we were going to take a train, but… Read More »Ireland Day 4: Part 1
Last Friday we started on the River Walk with Joe and Lowell. This week we will finish off the river walk and go through the restaurant where we got a late lunch. Here are the pictures: Still quite a few images left from my last day in Austin left to… Read More »Austin Day 5: More River Walk
Time to clean up the January backlog. These images I took back in January, but they never really fit into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entry. Most of them are alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Some were taken in the Boone High parking lot. Some were taken in my… Read More »You Could Never See
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 525 – PORTRAIT
On Wednesday, the Iowa Pork Producers Association released the finalists for this years Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. For us blue-collar-to-no-collar folks this is the equivalent to the Beard Awards or Michelin stars. You can have your fancy pants restaurants. Give me a pork tenderloin, a side of onion rings,… Read More »Ireland Day 3
I keep forgetting to announce that Teresa recently won a major award from Iowa State University. There was even a big article on her and everything. Have a read: The go-to teacher licensure resource in IowaSeptember 16, 2025 Teresa Kahler appreciates a good spreadsheet. When done well, it guards a… Read More »FE 135mm F1.8 GM
Day 5. The last day I spent in Austin for the bi-annual CMC. This is the best day because it is only a half day of work. Then there is the rest of the day basically free. This was the best half day I’ve had at the CMC. Joe lives… Read More »Austin Day 5: River Walk
… than to be loved for what you are not.” Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place in my yard. It was kind of a first pass at trying to get a picture that I ultimately entered in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I hope you like… Read More »Better to Be Hated for What You Are…
The first day of October! No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from September. I freely confessed that I struggled with the project this month. Often forgetting to take my selfie until the last minute. I was insanely busy for parts of September, but I didn’t really go… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2025
Since we’ve cleared up the entire 2024 backlog, time to start hammering away at the 2025 backlog. Here is a collection of images from January that never fit into any previous “An Artist’s Notebook” posts. Some of them are just of my outdoor Christmas tree decorations, but others are alternates… Read More »And I Showed You Stars
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 to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to… Read More »WPC – WEEK 524 – WET
After we left Giant’s Causeway we briefly made a stop in a village nearby and then beat it to Carrick-a-Rede which is a park with a rope bridge that goes over the Atlantic Ocean. 98 feet above the Atlantic Ocean to be exact. After that we headed to Belfast for… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Part 2