COMMERCIAL! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 31, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Mary Green – 2 weeks2-Jesse Howard – 6 weeks3-Sabas Hernandez – 12 weeks4-Monica Jennings… Read More »WPC – WEEK 499 – COMMERCIAL
NOTE: There is a rule against screen captures. I did allow Suzie’s submission because of it’s sentimental meaning. MUSIC! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices going last week? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 10, this was the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 496 – MUSIC
If everybody had your shoulderTo lean their head onto once in a whileThen they’d know what it means to be lovedThey’d never feel alone in their miles They’d wonder why life was so kindWhen they close their eyes at the end of the day And in the darkness there would… Read More »If Everyone Had Someone
It has been a couple of years since I’ve done the Selfie Project, so I thought it was time to bring it back. Why? In addition to being a fan favorite, it helps me at the end of the year when I’m filling out my Ledger and when I’m thinking… Read More »Selfie Project – January 2025
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. But as we are heading into a new year,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 489 – COMPETITION
This is the balance of sunflower pictures I took in the sunflower patch near the Harrier Marsh east of Ogden a few miles. Next Thursday’s flowertography session will go back to flowers from my yard!
Not actually using a song title for today’s journal entry for flowers. Almost every flower I photograph on the regular has a set title. Today I’m sharing only sunflower pictures, so I thought it would more apropos to use the name for all of my sunflower pictures. Painted without Instruction.… Read More »Painted without Instruction
Time to reveal the March image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: MARCH TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: 14-24 Sigma f/2.8 DG DN Art FOCAL LENGTH: 24mm APERTURE: f/8 EXPOSUER: 1/800 ISO: 400 DATE: June 12, 2024 I took this picture because I wanted a Bokeh picture to enter… Read More »Sweet 22: The Beginning
Time again to clear up some of the backlog. This is a collection of images from February, March, and April that just never found a home in a previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entry. Some were take as theme reveal images for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. One was a test picture… Read More »You’re so Effing Special
On that road trip I took back in November, after I left Nevada, I ended up in Winterset. I started my trip by tooling around Winterset City Park. The only City Park I’ve ever seen that rivals McHose Park for excellence. I started by hitting up Clark Tower and then… Read More »Winterset City Park
Yum Yum, Yum Yum Yum Yum, Yum Yum Yum Yum, breakfast burrito Yum Yum, breakfast burrito Yum Yum, breakfast burrito Yum Yum, breakfast burrito Breakfast burrito, you’re hot and you’re yummy You fill up my tummy with hugs Breakfast burrito, you’re easy to eat When I’m driving a car or… Read More »Yum Yum Breakfast Burrito
I can’t fight this feeling any longer And yet I’m still afraid to let it flow What started out as friendship has grown stronger I only wish I had the strength to let it show I tell myself that I can’t hold out forever I said there is no reason… Read More »Can’t Fight this Feeling
I turned my back You were gone in a flash Like you always do You’ve always gone off Somewhere else And when the phone rang And I thought it was you And I sprung like a kid Who just got out of school But it’s almost Always never you Never… Read More »When I’m Alone
Time to clear out more of the proverbial backlog. These are a collection of pictures that I took back in August of 2023 but never fit any other “An Artist’s Notebook” posts. But are good enough that I think the world should see them. Some were taken on a trip… Read More »I’m Selfish, I Know, I Can’t Let You Go
Today is Nate’s birthday, so I have to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Nate! I hope you birthday is as peaceful as a birthday can be with triplets running around! +++++++ I’ve seen the people As they walk down the street Smiling and looking so free As I… Read More »Never Enough
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Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart? Does your memory stray to a bright summer day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture… Read More »Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Time to share a collection of images I took for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme ORANGE. They are pretty much all from the same photo session where I cut an orange in half and then slapped some clock hands on it. I really went in on that one idea.… Read More »You’ve Moved On, Found Someone New
I fall to pieces Each time I see you again I fall to pieces How can I be just your friend? You want me to act like we’ve never kissed You want me to forget (to forget) Pretend we’ve never met (never met) And I’ve tried and I’ve tried But… Read More »I Fall to Pieces
One, two, three, four Well, I hope that I don’t fall in love with you ‘Cause falling in love just makes me blue Well, the music plays and you display your heart for me to see I had a beer and now I hear you calling out for me And… Read More »I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love with You
Time to share the final image for the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar. The December image. It is an image of an abandoned (methinks) church I found in northeast Iowa on a THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT road trip: DECEMBER I chose this image for December because I usually like to either… Read More »2024 Photography 139 Calendar Rejects: The Beginning