I currently enter 3 photo “contests” a year. The Boone County Fair, The Iowa State Fair, and Pufferbilly Days. After the contests are over, a bag up the photos I entered and put them in a trunk. While I was putting the Iowa State Fair entries in the trunk I… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 47
There are so many images in the folder called 07-20-08 that I’m going to split the next 2 folders into 3 posts, most likely. The images in this post are from Ames on the Half Shell with Kountertop, the Iowa Games, some softball, and the Boone County Fair. Kountertop was… Read More »07-20-08
Now that Pufferbilly Days has passed, it seems like an apropos time to hit the 2017 backlog and start releasing photos from the 2017 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show. It was my first time at the Pufferbilly Day Pet Show ran by the Boone Area Humane Society. I completely enjoyed the… Read More »2017 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show I
As Pufferbilly Days wound to a close, I would like to share the photos that were selected by popular vote and how they did in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest: No Love. No Love. No Love. 3rd Place – Hidden Treasures of Boone County. 1st Place – Photojournalism. 1st Place… Read More »Them Degeneffe Boys – Volume 2
It is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is HOBBIES. A HOBBIES photo is any photo of somebody engaging in HOBBIES. A photo of tools used in HOBBIES. The results of HOBBIES. HOBBIES Happy photo harvesting! +++++++ Reminder that the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest is going on… Read More »A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 77
As the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest polling was drawing closer, I felt that I should go out and take one more picture for the Hidden Boone County Treasures. I knew I wanted to take a picture of the Mill Creek Stone Bridge. It is located near what was once The… Read More »Mill Creek Stone Bridge
By the time this gets published, I’ll probably be making the trudge up Expo Hill towards the Cultural Building to pick up my photos from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. If you didn’t get a chance to duck into the Cultural Building to check out my photos, that is… Read More »The Howards: 2016 – Chapter 1
A reminder that today is the last day of the Iowa State Fair. If you are going, you should make your way to the Cultural Building to see the pictures that I had accepted for display. They will come down at approximately 8 PM. Also, I will be at the… Read More »Baby Got Rack Takes the Iowa State Fair
First of all, thanks to everybody who voted to determine what pictures I will enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. I have the 6 entries determined and will be ordering them this weekend. Pufferbilly Days is September 7, 8, and 9 this year. You can see the photos at… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 86
2018 Pufferbilly Days Runoff Polls. Don’t forget to hit the vote button after making your selection. Vote in both polls! POLL #1 POLL #2 Thanks for your participation! +++++++ Today is the first day of the Iowa State Fair. Don’t forget that I have 2 pictures on display at the… Read More »Lots of the Wrong Color
2 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest polls ended in ties. Therefore, there will be a 24 hour run-off for both of those polls. Polls close 8 AM Friday, August 10. Therefore, go to this link and vote in these 2 polls to determine the last 2 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest entries.… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Run-Off
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »The Juncks – Vol. 1
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »06-14-08
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »Flowers, Always and Always
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »Maquoketa Caves State Park: Chapter 3
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »In Joy or Sadness
It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter up… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Entry Selection Process
I was involved in 2 contests at the Boone County Fair this year. Now that the fair is in the past and I’ve had adequate time for reflection, I think it is a good time to share the results from the contests I entered. First, the Open Class Photography Contest.… Read More »Boone County Fair 2018 Results
Welcome to a bonus “An Artist’s Notebook” blog. A couple things before we get into the meat of this blog. #1. Today Baby Got Rack will be competing at the Boone County Fair’s barbecue competition. They changed the rules from previous years. We are only allowed to enter to categories.… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Winterset Field Work – Solo Mission
An announcement! Today is the beginning of the Boone County Fair. On Saturday, Baby Got Rack will be competing in the Barbecue Competition. You should come out an support us. I think we will be there pretty much all day. I think judging is at 4 PM. See you there!… Read More »Maquoketa Caves State Park: Chapter 1
All things by immortal power. Near of faR, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling a star. -Francis Thompson This post signifies the final batch of photos from Donna’s flower garden. However, before we get into that, I need to make an announcement.… Read More »Without Troubling a Star