How I miss the people we used to beAnd all those things that you brought out in meWe’re both different now and times have changedEven the best of friends can become estrangedWell I am well aware that we can not go back, but I will not stand by and watch… Read More »The People We Used to Be
Time to clean out the backlog a bit. These pictures are from August of last year and never really fit into any previous posts. Some are from Jefferson. The rest are of the South Marion Methodist Church. A friend of mine is the Pastor there and I didn’t even know… Read More »When I’m Not Around
SATURDAY NIGHT! What a great theme! I hope not too many of you spent Saturday night watching the television. But you will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 2, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Brandon… Read More »WPC – WEEK 508 – SATURDAY NIGHT
Here is the second collection of images I took on a trip out to the Iowa Arboretum last fall. Most of these pictures are of the sweet new treehouse they opened up last year. However, there are a few flowertography pictures to kick it off. Here are the pictures: Next… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Treehouse
I recently spent a few bucks on a lens built out of an old disposable camera lens. It really is just the old disposable lens built into a lens cap. It is really cheap lens just meant for fun. The look of old disposable cameras has become popular in some… Read More »Disposable
The final town I stopped in for the 2024 RAGBRAI was Milo. They had a fun theme of Milo-ritaville. They had all sorts of Jimmy Buffett themed decorations and activities. I’m not a fan of Jimmy Buffett (nobody tell Tim), but it was a fun setup. Here are the pictures:… Read More »RAGBRAI: Milo(ritaville)
Today is Dawn’s birthday so I need to wish her a happy birthday! Happy Birthday Dawn! I hope your birthday is filled with all the reading time you can handle! Today is also Jason Baier’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday too. Happy birthday Baier!! I… Read More »DM Farmer’s Market: Denouement
I’ve more or less finished another page for the website. This new page is dedicated to THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. It breaks down the origins of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and does a year by year history of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. You can go there to see some basic… Read More »New Orleans Day 5: Night Walk
After walking around the French Quarter I eventually ended up on one of the green trolleys and out to the Garden District. The green trolleys in New Orleans are known as the St. Charles Streetcar Line. It is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It has been… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Garden District Trolley
When we left off last Friday we were at the Saint Louis Cathedral. We will start out there and then go out to Jackson Square. Then finish up just walking around the French Quarter. It is a very photogenic part of the city! Here is a little history of Jackson… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Jackson Square
Day 3 in New Orleans was the day I got the most free time. Things were pretty much setup and ready to go at the Convention Center. Tony and I just had to setup the computer for the training session in the morning. Run over and check on a few… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Saint Louis Cathedral
Time to reveal the February image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: FEBRUARY TECHICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 FOCAL LENGTH: 68mm APERTURE: f/4.5 EXPOSURE: 1/200 ISO: 100 The February image was taken in New Orleans. It was taken on my second day in New Orleans and… Read More »New Orleans Day 2: French Quarter Walkabout
I am the opposite of what you would call a fan of parades. They don’t usually entertain me much. They are one of those things that is way more fun to be in than to watch. Like playing baseball versus watching baseball. Like lighting off fireworks versus watching fireworks. But… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Parade One
Time to share the rest of the images that were rejected for the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar. Some of these are similar to ones included in the calendar. They come from a wide range of projects. From auxiliary images from THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT to alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »2024 Photography 139 Calendar Rejects: The Ending
Time to share the final image for the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar. The December image. It is an image of an abandoned (methinks) church I found in northeast Iowa on a THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT road trip: DECEMBER I chose this image for December because I usually like to either… Read More »2024 Photography 139 Calendar Rejects: The Beginning
It is time to share the November image from the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar image. It is a picture of the redbud trees in Red Haw State Park. NOVEMBER I chose this picture for November because it had purple in it. TECHINICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony ILCE-7M4 DATE: April 29, 2023… Read More »And They’ll Think that I am So Exciting