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
Who doesn’t like closing the week with a picture of a flower from the Iowa State Fair? Okay, I do know a couple such people. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 1600 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/2015 – 18:30 LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41.3″… Read More »God Will Reward You
Sharing another picture from a west(ish) Kansas sunset because Laura says that west(ish) Kansas has the best sunsets. When I told people I was going to visit Manhattan, they usually say: “Cool!” Then I say, “No, the one in Kansas.” Then they say, “Oh.” After a long bit of silence… Read More »Kansas Weed
Been a bit since I published a flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. Some would say too long. Time to remedy that! Every day we inch closer to the photo that got me kicked out of the Iowa State Fair flower garden. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V… Read More »More State Fair?
Decided to keep a vow (that I made to myself) to go even harder on the Dream Effect. Might have to do this effect with a person soon. Hmmmmm… You can also see what this image looked like before the effect was applied, by clicking on the image and closing… Read More »You’re Underneath My Skin
Always a good time to post a flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. Happy Friday the 13th, opening day of Cyclones’ basketball, and the release date of the MR. SHOW reboot. Today is a great day! PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V ISO: 800 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm… Read More »Alice Walker
Last week, in the comments section of this here blog (sometimes known as THE ARTIST’S NOTEBOOK) I promised to publish a photo using a special effect known as the dream effect. It was all the rage in photo contests a few years back. This image is the culmination of a… Read More »I Can’t Have You
We have been invaded, by an enemy far more lethal than any human force. -Brad Crane This photo is another tribute to a personal hero of mine Brad Crane. The scientist that saved America from the horrible bee invasion of 1978. Not only did he save us while doing minimal… Read More »Will History Blame Me…
Thought it would be a good time to share a picture of a flower from my backyard. I don’t post too many photos of my backyard flowers because I don’t want people to get too jealous of my green thumb. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm… Read More »Not Love
We’ve been fighting a losing battle against the insects for fifteen years, but I never thought I’d see the final face-off in my lifetime. And I never dreamed, that it would turn out to be the bees. They’ve always been our friend. -Brad Crane Many of you might not remember… Read More »Houston on Fire
I must really like these flowers because I took lots of pictures of them. I threatened an all flower week a couple weeks back, but this might be that week. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency) ISO: 1000 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/15 18:24… Read More »Mo’ Better Oinge
It seems like a good time to return to the Iowa State Fair flower garden. This also isn’t the picture that got me kicked out of the flower garden, but that one is coming up soon. I swear. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency) ISO:… Read More »Realism
I obviously couldn’t go through the entire week without posting 1 flower picture. Russell would leave the family out of protest, I have no doubts… Another flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1250 APERTURE:… Read More »Side
It has been almost a week since I posted a flower picture and I’m sure that Russell was probably getting a little antsy, so I’ll post one of my favorite pictures that I took at the Iowa State Fair. I might even finish the week out back to back to… Read More »Oinge
Saw this spot of purple in my backyard so I figured I better photograph it. After all, somebody once said that “if you don’t notice a spot of purple in nature, it pisses God off.” Okay, that isn’t the exact quote, but I’m not feeling the motivation to look it… Read More »Weed
I thought I would conclude the work week with another flower from the Iowa State Fair. Painting this weekend. You’re still welcome to come over and throw some paint on to my house. With a paintbrush or roller. I’m hoping after this weekend I will have the creative time to… Read More »Yello
Another flower from the Iowa State Fair. More just dinking around with Photoshop. Photoshop Original PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1250 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/15 – 18:15 LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41.8″ LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 5.9″ ALTITUDE: 203.84 meters
While I’m rediscovering the joys of Photoshop, you may get several posts like this one you’re staring at. Below is basically the original image. Yes, a little color correction and eliminated some debris from the petals, you know how it is… Anyways, I wanted to play with some of the… Read More »Sorry. Not Sorry.