Back in August, Logan purchased a new mirrorless Sony camera. I took it for a brief run through my backyard for fun. I’ve been on the struggle bus lately because it is about time that I purchase a new camera but I can’t decide if I should stay in the… Read More »Logan’s Toy
Going to go ahead and add a Sunday entry for a bit as I effort to get caught up with the 2019 backlog. I don’t think these Sunday entries should last too long as I don’t think I’m that far behind with Sunday photo editing, but truth is, that I… Read More »#totallyfiltered
Today I reveal the 2020 Photography 139 Calendar images for September and October. September The September image is of the Union Pacific Big Boy. It was taken a few miles east of Boone, near Jordan. It was taken on August 2, 2019. The Big Boy was on a tour to… Read More »Week 225 Theme Reveal
Before we get into the meat of today’s post, I just want to throw out a quick prayer request out there. On Friday when I was ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, a woman that I don’t know handed the money directly to me and asked me to pray… Read More »WPC – WEEK 220 – COLORFUL
More from the 2018 backlog today. These are some test photos I took when I first purchased some extension tubes. Was still trying to figure out how to use them, so these are what they are. I gotta say, I feel like I’ve put a pretty good dent in this… Read More »Macro Tests
I have recently had a battle in my head and in my wallet. I knew I wanted to purchase a new camera that was something like an action cam, only so much more. It has the qualities of say a GoPro, but the image quality is vastly superior. The amount… Read More »The New New
Dipping into the backlog again. This post finishes off all of the backlog from May of 2018! WooHoo! It once again draws on a consistent theme. Me taking pictures of Naima at Dickcissel Park. You might be wondering why I took so many of these pictures last year. The reason… Read More »Naima Takes Dickcissel
A few weeks back Rodan139 took a tremendous tumble from the sky. According to the flight log, Rodan139 fell out of the sky from 190 feet. It was going 40.3 MPH when it hit sweet, round, Mother Earth. Rodan139 was a hurting unit when I got to it. A couple… Read More »Lazarus Come Out!
The most recent filter I have tested from the super cheap filter kit was the green filter. The green filter is the last of what I would consider the standard black and white photography filters that I tested. What does a green filter do? According to hoyafilterusa.com: Less popular than… Read More »The Future
Yellow. Yellow is the most recent filter from the super cheap filter set that I cracked out and tested. I still took mostly pictures of Naima, but I actually left my yard and went out to Dickcissel. This, was perhaps, not the best plan. With all the space to roam,… Read More »It Stands for the Sun
Time to reveal another filter test from the super cheap Neweer filter set I purchased on Amazon several weeks back. This time the filter that is up is the blue filter. Here is a description of what a blue filter does in black & white photography from photographymad.com: Blue filters… Read More »It is Beyond Dimensions
A few weeks back I showed the results of test photos taken with a red filter from a new extremely cheap set of filters that I recently picked up. The most recent filter I’ve taken out and tested is the orange filter. Much like the red filter an orange filter… Read More »The Happiest Color
Cleaning up some of the May 2018 backlog brings us to even more “reimaginings” of classic Photography 139 image “Blue Steel”. These pictures were taken when I was playing with extension tubes. Extension tubes are fun for the whole family. The family that loves super macro photography. And what family… Read More »Blue Steel Redux
I decided recently to buy a set of neutral density filters. I considered spending a good chunk of coin on some really nice filters, but while I was poking around looking for a set to buy I came across a set of 40 filters for cheap. Now I’m not a… Read More »That Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t There
I still need to circle back to the Alamo Bowl Trip, but thought I would share more from my project of re-organizing some photos that pre-date the Photography 139 website. I’m actually going through a big photography re-organization in general. One of the photographers I follow on Instagram recently shared… Read More »Iowa State Cyclones Football – 2005
I recently picked up a new set of toys: Extension Tubes. I don’t have a picture of the tubes themselves, but I do have a collection of pictures from the from the first test run. Have a look: I don’t have a picture of the extension tubes, but if you… Read More »Yet Another New Toy
One of the many benefits of having Johnathan living with me is that I have a photo assistant hanging around the house that is more useful than Naima. So thanks to him for helping out by taking a couple of these pictures and posing for the other two. I’m actually… Read More »Another New Toy
It has been about 4-5 years since I bought a new camera. Last week I decided that was long enough. I bought a new camera. Here is the first picture I took with the new camera: Good news. The new camera works! I might talk about it some more in… Read More »Test Shot
We recently held an auction at the Computer Mine. The one thing in the auction that I really coveted was a blue Canon A4000 IS. I’m not a Canon guy at all. However, I’ve been sans point and shoot for a couple years now and there are times (like mission… Read More »New Toy
I recently broke down and purchased a new camera as my 1st string camera is in the shop for some repairs on its card slot. The original company I sent it to couldn’t fix it and had to send it on to the manufacturer. I became paranoid that the camera… Read More »First Picture with the Alpha 65
I added another lens to my arsenal recently. For many a moon I have longed for a fisheye lens. However, for a lens of limited use, the prices are often astronomical. However, after doing much research I did find a few that were priced reasonably. Not one this guy’s bank… Read More »Bower 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye