Here is the July image for the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: I found this collection of daisies at the Iowa Arboretum. The interesting thing is that I actually went there to photograph their lilies, but I my favorite picture from that evening was of their daisies. Calendars are currently on… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar July
Here is the June image for the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: This image was taken in the world famous Photography 139 Lily Patch located in near the Photography 139 Garlic Patch. Calendars are currently on sale at great vendors like… me… for a limited time. $10.
Here is the May image for the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: This macro image was taken on the world’s most beautiful campus. The campus of Iowa State University. Near Lake LaVerne and the 4 Seasons Fountain and the Memorial Union. Iowa State, so great that even its grass is beautiful!… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar May
Here is the April image for the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: This picture goes into a category (it is a fairly stacked category) of, “I really love this photo but I’m not sure many other people will.” Different strokes for different folks. I love pictures of deterioration. Plus the license… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar April
Here is the March image for the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: This picture is of the Wagon Wheel Bridge west of Boone, Iowa. It collapsed after being hit by an ice flow. The remainder of the bridge was torn down just this week. I took this picture on the day… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar March
Here is the February image for the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar: This picture was taken in the Minnehaha Falls Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This picture and more specifically, all the pictures I took in this series are as close as I came to dying (as far as I know) this… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar February
Here is the January image for the 2017 Photography 139 January Calendar: This picture was taken in Peas Creek in Ledges State Park. Which is a few miles south of Boone, Iowa. This part of the creek is a few hundred yards south of where Davis Creek empties into Peas… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar January
I spent the last few days designing the 2017 Photography 139 Calendar. The design of this calendar is different than the last several years in a few different ways. 1. This isn’t a flower photography only calendar. There are flower pictures, but they are the minority. 2. Gone is all… Read More »2017 Photography 139 Calendar Cover
Often times when I put calendars out into the world, I worry about what kind of home it will receive. Will it be loved? Will it be adored? Will it end up on a wall with tons of writing on it? Recently I received a couple text pictures of Photography… Read More »An Irrevocable Condition
So the walk down memory lane now concludes. With a look at the images that were in the calendar that early this morning will be taken down from kitchen walls (most common place I’ve seen the calendar hung up), office walls, cubicle walls, and placed gently in the trash with… Read More »2015
We’re almost to the end of this journey. Thanks for taking it with me. It has allowed me to become reacquainted with some old favorites. Hopefully you’ve become reacquainted with some old favorites or been introduced to some new favorites. It has been educational for me to see where I’ve… Read More »2014
This is a look back at the photos from the calendar I gave as Christmas gifts in 2012. You’ll see many of the same images from the flower calendar. I have no doubts. Front Cover January February March April May June July August September October November December I’ve never done… Read More »2013 Christmas Calendar
2013 was the only year I made 2 calendars. 1 for sale by the SHAMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY 139 COMMERCE DIVISION and 1 for Christmas gifts by the SHAMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GIFT DIVISION. I thought that this would be a tradition I would continue. I was wrong. I continue to be wrong.… Read More »2013 Flower Calendar
Looking at these images I think I might go back to my old school way of lining up images with their months in 2017. If I walk away from the all flower calendar. I guess we’ll see how that plays out. January February March April May June July August September… Read More »2012
As I look over this collection I am reminded that it has been too long since I’ve done some full moon photography, like the photo represented by April. Who wants to keep me company and go do some full moon photography next full moon? January February March April May June… Read More »2011
The 2010 calendar was the last calendar that included a human subject. As I open up the subject matter past flowers for the 2017 calendar, it is possible a human subject might find their way back into the calendar. Until then Jill and Sara are the last humans to grace… Read More »2010
Time to take another stroll down memory lane. This was the last time I appeared in a calendar. Probably will be the last time I ever appear in a calendar. January February March April May June July August September October November December The last day to order a 2016 Photography… Read More »2009
I don’t think it is too bold of a statement to say that this is the only calendar that will ever include a picture of a cat in it. January February March April May June July August September October November December Today is the last day to order the 2016… Read More »2008
A look back at the 2007 calendar, you know. For funsies! January February March April May June July August September October November December Don’t forget, there is still time to order your 2016 PHOTOGRAPHY 139 CALENDAR!
Looking back at my records, as near as I can tell, the first year I made a calendar for was 2001. That means this years calendar is the sixteenth calendar I have produced. I don’t have templates or know what was on the calendar before 2005. However, I thought it… Read More »2006
WARNING! WHAT FOLLOWS IS A TRANSMISSION FROM PHOTOGRAPHY 139’S SHAMELESS COMMERCE DIVISION… I did get a late jump on the calendars this year, but there is and will be a PHOTOGRAPHY 139 2016 CALENDAR for sale. I haven’t laid my hands on them yet, but the stash will arrive on… Read More »2016