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WPC – WEEK 388 – FRAME

FRAME! Seemed like a good challenging theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! But was it popular? Did it fire up the creative juices of many people? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Willy McAlpine – 1 week
2-Myriah Sharp – 1 week
3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
4-Becky Parmelee – 3 weeks
5-Suzie Brannen – 4 weeks
6-Sabas Hernandez – 4 weeks
7-Jesse Howard – 4 weeks
8-Monica Jennings – 4 weeks
9-Nathanial Brown – 5 weeks (3)
10-Mike Vest – 5 weeks
11-Tamara Peterson – 15 weeks
12-Brandon Kahler – 25 weeks
13-Linda Bennett – 29 weeks
14-Sarah Toot – 30 weeks
15-Angie DeWaard – 34 weeks
16-Dawn Krause – 38 weeks (2)
17-Kim Barker – 43 weeks
18-Joe Duff – 45 weeks (2)
19-Logan Kahler – 46 weeks (2)
20-Teresa Kahler – 56 weeks (2)
21-Carla Stensland – 56 weeks
22-Micky Augustin – 58 weeks
23-Andy Sharp – 59 weeks
24-Bill Wentworth – 60 weeks
25-Cathie Morton – 64 weeks
26-Elizabeth Nordeen – 65 weeks
27-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 66 weeks
28-Kio Dettman – 68 weeks (2)

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:


WEEK 388 - FRAME - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 44 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME -  SCOTT  DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Wisconsin) – 1 week

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 35 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 61 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 69 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 46 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - SARAH KARBER
Sarah Karber (Minnesota) – 1 week

WEEK 388 - FRAME - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 30 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Florida) – 31 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 16 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 66 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEK 388 - FRAME - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 57 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - BECKY PARMELEE
Becky Parmelee (Arkansas) – 4 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 26 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 59 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 39 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 60 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 57 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 67 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 47 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 6 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Oklahoma)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Oklahoma)

WEEK 388 - FRAME - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Iowa) – 65 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 6 weeks

WEEK 388 - FRAME - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 5 weeks

30 participants! That is a great week! That is a high for this year! Including submissions from first time participants in Scott Degeneffe and Mindi Terrell. I expect Scott to be something off a one off, but I’m expecting big things in the future from Mindi! Plus we had our first submission this year from Sarah Karber! WooHoo!

This week we had our first submission this year taken in Wisconsin (Scott) and Oklahoma (Nathanial). Nathanial’s one of Nathanial’s pictures was taken in a place that became very famous when it was the site of a very popular Netflix show.

This week we has submissions from:

+ Arkansas
+ Florida
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Minnesota
+ Oklahoma
+ Nebraska
+ Texas
+ Wisconsin

That is a lot of states!

The United States map now includes:

+ Arkansas
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Minnesota
+ Nebraska
+ Nevada
+ Missouri
+ Oklahoma
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas
+ Wisconsin

13 states. A good start!

The Outside of the United State map stays at:

+ British Virgin Islands

Once again, I didn’t contribute to expanding the map. I took my picture approximately 97 miles from my front door.

The big milestone this week was Brandon. Brandon reached the Half-A-Year Streak Club! Congrats Brandon!

But it wasn’t all good news. 3 streaks bit the dust. Myriah couldn’t extend her streak to 2. Sara Lockner couldn’t extender her streak to 3.
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:


WEEK 389 - MUSIC
MUSIC

MUSIC! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what exactly is a MUSIC photo? A MUSIC photo is simply a photo where a major compositional element involves MUSIC. It could be something that is used in the production of MUSIC. Like sheet MUSIC or a MUSICal instrument or a MUSICian or an 8 Track. Anything the aids in the producing of MUSIC is fair game. Might be a great weekend to make it to a concert.

While thinking on possible subjects for your MUSIC picture, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt you will come up with an amazing MUSIC image:

Without music, life would be a mistake.
-Friedrich Nietszche

I look forward to seeing your interpretation.

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of MUSIC in this place that is music to my eyes next Monday.

Triplet + Jonah Birthday Party – 2022

A few months back I picked up some cakes and Jim and went to the Wolf Lodge near Kansas City for the birthday party of the triplets and Jonah. I didn’t get to spend much time there cause Jim is kind of like Cinderella. He expires after being away from home too long.

I also didn’t get many pictures because we drove 4 hours to catch the last 25 minutes of the party. The rest of the day was spent in the Wolf Lodge water park area and I didn’t take any pictures there.

Here are some of the pictures I took:


Triplet + Jonah Birthday Party - 2022

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Triplet + Jonah Birthday Party - 2022

Triplet + Jonah Birthday Party - 2022

Despite its brevity, it was a good trip. I wish I had some pictures of the kids playing in the water park, but I didn’t get any. I wonder what will happen with the birthday parties this year?

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is BOOKS:


WEEK 386 - BOOKS
BOOKS

BOOKS! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a BOOKS image? Simply put, it is any image where the subject or a major compositional element is a BOOK or BOOKS.

Happy photo harvesting!

Krestmarkt!

Back in early December Carla, Teresa, and I went to Pella to experience their Krestmarkt. A Krestmarkt is a Dutch open air Christmas Market. It was pretty dang cold that day. If we would have went the day before the temperature was in the 50s. I think it was in the low 20s or teens when we were there. It was a pretty good time!


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It was a great trip and I hope we make it back again next year. However, that wasn’t the end of the trip…

Computer Mine Holiday Party

It is time for me to reveal the November image of the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar:


2023 Calendar - November
November

The November image is a picture of the Tin Man sculpture in Stanley, Iowa. In retrospect, it does feel a little strange that I chose to process this image in black and white when the Tin Man is only in the color portion of THE WIZARD OF OZ. But I do love processing the decrepit in black & white because black & white photography shows off the textures so much better. I chose November for this image as November is when Olivia’s birthday is and THE WIZARD OF OZ was her favorite movie.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
CAMERA: Sony ILCE-7M2
DATE: May 28, 2022 – 11:03 AM
LENS: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
FOCAL LENGTH: 75mm
APERTURE: f/9
EXPOSURE: 1/250
ISO: 100
EXPOSURE BIAS: +1.0

Tomorrow I will reveal the December image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar.

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Last week we had a mini office party for the few people that actually work in the physical computer mine. I was tasked (sorta) for taking some pictures of the even for the computer mine socials.

Here are a few of my favorites:


Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

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Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

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Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

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Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

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Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

Computer Mine Office Christmas Party - 2022

Michelle took the picture that I am in.

I hope next year we are able to bring back the chili cook-off. Even if it is just Me vs. Jesse vs. Micky.

World Food Fair Festival

Time to reveal the April image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar:


2023 Calendar - April
April

This image of a statue of Jesus crucified on the cross was taken in a cemetery near Stuble, Iowa. It was an image that when I took it that I knew was going to be processed into a black and white image. I placed in April because Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter are all in April. No deeper meaning than that.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
CAMERA: Sony ILCE-7M4
DATE: March 17, 2022 – 2:48 PM
LENS: Sigma 17-28mm f/2.8
FOCAL LENGTH: 19mm
APERTURE: f/3.2
EXPOSURE: 1/800
ISO: 100
EXPOSURE BIAS: +.7
FIELD OF VIEW: 86.9 degrees

Tomorrow I will reveal the May image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar.

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Back in September Teresa, Jesse, Jay and I went to the World Food Festival. It was a great opportunity for one of my favorite type of photography… street photography!

Here are some of my favorite images from the day:


World Food Festival - 2022

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I loved it! Will definitely try to go again next year!

Soap Box Derby

Back in June I went to the Red Bull Soap Box Derby in Des Moines. Nathanial was competing and I wanted to check out his team, but truth is I probably would have went even if I didn’t know anybody that was competing. It was some kind of scene.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day:


Red Bull Soap Box Derby - 2022

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I don’t know when or if the Soap Box Derby will come back to Iowa, but I would definitely go again!

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is WATER:


WEEK 379 - WATER
WATER

WATER! What a great theme for Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a WATER picture? Simply put, a WATER picture is a picture where one of the major compositional elements is WATER or related to WATER. For example, in the them reveal picture is a WATER tower. The picture doesn’t necessarily have to include straight WATER. But can be something that is WATER related. Or a picture of something that contains WATER.

Happy photo harvesting!

Kanoa’s Party

Pushing off the next Formal Portrait Sunday another week. Instead, I’m going to share some pictures from Kanoa’s birthday party from a few months back. We had ice cream and cake at Alexis’ and Kupono’s apartment and then went to the park to play.

Here are some of my favorite images:


Kanoa's Birthday Party

Kanoa's Birthday Party

Kanoa's Birthday Party

Kanoa's Birthday Party

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Kanoa's Birthday Party

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Kanoa's Birthday Party

Kanoa's Birthday Party

Does this old man good to watch all the little ones get together and play. Might have been the only time it happened this year. I guess it happened again for a bit on Thanksgiving.

Boone FUMC Community Thanksgiving – 2022

Thursday was Boone First United Methodist Church’s annual Community Thanksgiving meal. We provide a free meal to anybody in the community that wants one. This year we served over 580 meals. We did both drive-thru and a sit down meal for the first time ever. In the past, it has been one of the other.

Here is a collection of photos from the day:


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It was great to see so many former youth group kids there. Both those that are now adults and those that would be in a youth group if it still existed.

It was also great to see so many people I haven’t seen in a long time. Some since last Thanksgiving. Some since even before that.

Renaissance Faire – Joust

A post on 11/11 that published at 11:11 AM (Central Time)? What does it mean? Absolutely nothing. Numerology is as much nonsense astrology and almost as much nonsense as trickle down economics. But nothing is as much nonsense as trickle down economics.

But happy Veterans Day. I don’t have a power rankings to coincide with Veterans Day. Maybe next year. I might be more about celebrating holidays in 2023. We will have to see what is in the stars.

This is the final collection of images from the Renaissance Faire I attended with Jen, Evie, Layla, and the twins. These are pictures of the joust, which was definitely the highlight of the day. The joust was definitely heavily scripted. Maybe not the joust part, but everything that surrounded it.

It was very professional wrestling. There was a bad knight. He wore Iowa Hawkeye colors, duh! There was a good knight. He wore Iowa State colors. Obviously.

After the jousting was done, the bad guys attacked the good guys and a fight broke out. Eventually the good knight prevailed and cut the throat of the bad knight. Fake blood sprayed everywhere. It is my deep regret that this took me completely by surprise and I did not get a picture of it.

However, if Evie dances at the Renaissance Faire again in 2023, I will definitely be ready for this fake blood explosion and will get a picture of it!

Here are the pictures of the joust (not on ostriches surprisingly):


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People watching at a Renaissance Faire. It is fantastic!

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Now that I have been to one, I know where better to sit and I know to get to the joust ring, plenty early. The next festival type pictures I will share will come from my trips to the Iowa State Fair. Probably. Maybe the Boone County Fair, but I don’t think I took many pictures at the Boone County Fair. It is a mystery. Like numerology.

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is STRONG:


WEEK 374 - STRONG
STRONG

STRONG! What a great theme for Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a STRONG picture? It is simply a picture of something that is STRONG. This one might be a bit more of an abstract theme than many. But remember there are all types of strength. Something or somebody can be physically STRONG. Things can smell STRONG. Food can have a STRONG taste. Many people are STRONG in their faith. There are plenty of ways to be STRONG. And there are many STRONG things out there.

Happy photo harvesting!