Alexis was the most recent volunteer for the 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT:
In case you forgot what the emotions are:
Sadness
Anger
Amusement
Fear
Jealousy
Surprise
Sympathy
Boredom
It will be interesting to see who the next “volunteer” the 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT will be!
Now that the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon is officially over, I can reveal what picture was accepted for display and what 3 pictures were given the shaft.
In case you didn’t know, the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon is one of the hardest photo competitions in the world. They only accept about 20% of the photos entered. Now you know.
The following pictures did not fare so well. The judges looked them square in the eye and said, “Get out of here kid. You have no future!”
The next photo contest on the docket is the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Those pictures have been selected by my hearty crew of volunteers and their order has been placed. You can check out those entries on the corner of 8th and Story in downtown Boone starting Thursday, September 7.
Here is a bonus picture:
Sara sent me a picture of she and Cousin Amy finding my picture at the Photography Salon!
The latest person to succumb to the 9 Emotions Project was Nader. Let’s have a look!
Let’s have a closer look:
Sadness
Anger
Amusement
Fear
Jealousy
Surprise
Sympathy
Boredom
Nice work Nader!
So who will be the next to take on the demanding work that is THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT? You’ll have to wait and see!
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to make the cut for the COLD theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
If only these pictures believed in themselves, there is no telling what they might accomplish.
On a recent trip to Algona with Joe we made a stop in West Bend and I knocked out Page 5 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT:
Here are a few of the pictures I took but didn’t select to tape into the Photo Journal:
I honestly have no clue what page of the Photo Journal I will tackle next.
My nephew Johnathan was the last victim… ahem… participant in the 9 Emotions Project:
In case you have forgotten, these are the 9 emotions:
Sadness
Anger
Amusement
Fear
Jealousy
Surprise
Sympathy
Boredom
So who will be the next victicant of the 9 Emotions Project? We will see!
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes for the SKY theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
If only these pictures believed in themselves. There is no telling what they might accomplish!
More from my trip to the Iowa Arboretum on July 3, 2016.
We will head back to the Arboretum one more time!
SKY really did trigger the creative juices of many a person. A healthy amount of SKY submissions! That included first time participation by Tamara Peterson and the return of Brooke Milligan! They should be inspirations for those of you that are on the fence about whether or not to participate. Go ahead and jump in! The water is fine!
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the SKY submissions:
Kim Barker 2
Christopher D. Bennett
Shannon Bardole
Tamara Peterson 1
Tamara Peterson 2
Carla Stensland
Mike Vest
Stephanie Kim
Angie DeWaard
Cathie Raley 1
Cathie Raley 2
Cathie Raley 3
Brooke Milligan
Bill Wentworth
Jesse Howard
A solid week of submissions!
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
YELLOW! What a great theme! I don’t even think I need to explain yellow. I will point out for some people out there that gold and yellow are not the same color. I know people in Iowa City don’t understand the difference. Perhaps if they would’ve went to a better school. But I digress. YELLOW! Get off your duff and photograph something that is YELLOW!
As always, I look forward to seeing your interpretations!
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION
1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.
2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.
That is it, them’s the rules.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GALLERY DIVISION
Sometimes people send me descriptions of their photos. I’ve never done anything with that information in the past. However, if you send me a description in the future, I will add it to your image in the Weekly Photo Challenge Gallery that houses all the submissions.
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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very yellow Monday!
There were only a handful of pictures of note in the folder 10-12-07:
Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve Iowa State football and some surprising tailgate photos!
