We woke up in a hotel in Oklahoma City. It was one of those sweet spot hotels that had free breakfast. We knocked down some tasty vittles and then hit the open road for our final day on Route 66. Here are are the cell phone pictures from the final… Read More »The Mother Road: Day 6 Snaps
This is the final collection of images from Day 2 of my trip to Ireland with Andy. Last Friday we left off with pictures of people crossing the Carrick-a-Rede Bridge. We will start right up in the same place. This made me miss the old swinging bridge in McHose Park.… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Conclusion
Last Friday when we left off we had just crossed the Carrick-a-Rede bridge over to Carrick-a-Rede Island. Here are the pictures: Ireland is just so amazingly beautiful! These steps are much scarier than the bridge, by a long shot! Only one more collection of pictures from Day 2 in Ireland… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Carrick-a-Rede Bridge
By the time this publishes, I will have my entries for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon in my possession. So I can reveal what pictures I entered this year. Here they are: Selected for Display Not selected for Display Selected for Display Not Selected for Display Next year I… Read More »The Mother Road: Day 2 Snaps
Our last stop up on the North Atlantic Coast before heading for our hotel was Carrick-a-Rede. This is a place that is most famous for a rope bridge that is suspended over the Atlantic Ocean. Here is some information about it from the National Trust website: The famous Carrick-a-Rede rope… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Carrick-a-Rede
On Day 2 in Ireland we got up bright and early and hit the road for Northern Ireland. It was about a 3 hour drive from Dublin to our first stop: The Giant’s Causeway. There were a handful of must see things for me on our trip. The Giant’s Causeway… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Road to Giant’s Causeway
Back in November I did a little waltz around downtown Des Moines doing some street photography in a few of my favorite places to photograph. The Graffiti Alley and the Skate Park. Always a couple of good places to appreciate some street art. Here are some pictures: Always a good… Read More »Less Yappin’ More Slappin’
Time for the second and final collection of images from the trip to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm. Last Tuesday we left off at the swinging bridge in Eden Valley Park. Here are the pictures: It was a fantastic trip and I’d like to return again this year, but it sounds… Read More »Bluff Lake Catfish Farm
Last August, Jay and Jesse and Willy and I loaded into the RAV4 and drove out east to check off an Iowa bucket list item for me. What was to visit and seasonal restaurant near Maquoketa Caves State Park that goes by the name of Bluff Lake Catfish Farm. It… Read More »Road to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm
Last Tuesday I shared the first part of the collection of images from Jesse and I’s trip to Decorah to go to the only true pizza farm in Iowa. We will start where we left off last week at Dunnings’s Springs Park and quickly start sharing pictures from the pizza… Read More »Pizza Farm Road Trip: Luna Valley Farm
After admiring the Frank Gotch Statue, admiring downtown Humboldt, and having a tasty lunch, I headed south on 169 back towards Fort Dodge. But on the way down I stopped at Frank Gotch State Park. Frank Gotch State Park is where the two forks of the Des Moines River combine… Read More »June Road Trip: Back to the Dirty
On my June Road Trip after I left Fort Dodge I headed up to Humboldt. No real reason… actually now I think about it. I was originally going to go to Denison on this road trip to check out some Donna Reed history. But US 30 was closed outside of… Read More »June Road Trip: Humboldt
Back at the end of May I went to see the Red Bull Soap Box Derby. Unfortunately I got there too late. I never really got a position to get any decent pictures of the competition. But I took a few pictures any ways. Have a looksie: Next time they… Read More »2025 Soap Box Derby
Back in June it took a stroll out to the High Trestle Trail to do a little bit of experimental photography. These are the results: Andy day (or night) spend on the High Trestle Trail is a good day (or night).
Time to reveal the September image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. SEPTEMBER – 2026 The subject of the September image was Virgil the Owl. Virgil took up residence in a tree outside of Lagomarcino on the Iowa State campus this spring. So fortunately this owl was an easy owl… Read More »Des Moining II
Here we are. Time to share all the pictures I considered for the 2025 Calendar but did not make the cut for one reason or another. Could be that I decided it wasn’t good enough. Or because a similar picture was chosen over it to be placed in the calendar.… Read More »I Wanna Have Control
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 need to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year! HAPPY NEW YEAR! That image didn’t turn out quite like I wanted, but I’m pretty up front about sharing my failures a long with my success! As few as they may be. Thanks to Willy for assisting with making… Read More »Rail Explorers Denouement
When I celebrated my birthday with Jesse and Jay it was actually a split affair. We celebrated my birthday and Jay’s birthday. We played miniature golf for me. Then Jay chose the restaurant. We ate at a Mexican restaurant in Granger. I took pictures and was going to make it… Read More »Birthday Hikin’
Back on June 23 I took a little jaunt out to the High Trestle Trail Bridge. If you are going to go out there, it would be tragic if you didn’t take a picture or three. So I took a few. Here are some of those pictures: It has been… Read More »High Trestle Trailin’ It!
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
