Category Archives: Macro

Animals, Black & White, Flowers, Macro, Naima, State Fair, WPC - Reminder

Throw It All Away

January 28, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

This is the final collection of flower pictures I took at the Iowa State Fair in 2021. There are also a few pictures of a monarch butterfly that I also captured, photographically.

I’m already looking forward to the 2022 Iowa State Fair. Hope to get there a couple times again. One of my favorite food, photography, and cultural experiences every year.

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is #LOVE.

#LOVE

But what is a #LOVE photo you may be asking? It is simply a picture that you would #LOVE on Instagram. It can be a picture that depicts #LOVE or it could simply be a picture of something you #LOVE. And the thing you love can be as simple as “Man, I really love these cheesy gordita crunch!” Snap. Post. #LOVE. Although in fairness, everything from Taco Bell is gross and if you love one of those, you might have serious psychological issues. But like I said, here at Photography 139 love is love and #LOVE IS #LOVE.

If you are person that has been through some stuff, and there is a burned out husk where your heart used to be, I got you. Think on these kinds of #LOVE:

+ Philia – affectionate love. A love that runs deep in true friendships.
+ Pragma – enduring love. Mature love that develops over time.
+ Storge – familiar love. Love between parents and children or childhood friends and siblings.
+ Eros – romantic love. Infatuation and physical pleasure.
+ Ludus – playful love. Flirting and beginning stages of intimate love.
+ Mania – obsessive love. Obsessiveness or madness over a love partner. This might be called stalking these days.
+ Philautia – self love. Having a healthy self-compassion love towards one’s self.
+ Agape – selfless love. An empathetic attitude of love for everyone and anyone. Also describes God’s infinite, unconditional love.

You find just one of these types of love, or a disgusting cheesy gordita crunch, and you’re photo harvesting will go just fine.

Flowers, Macro, Mom

The Easy Part’s Over

January 27, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

Here is another collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard. The pink flower is a pink rain lily. It is housed in a metal pot and it is stored in the basement during the winter months. Right now, if you are in my basement bathroom, you can see the empty pots waiting to be placed outside again in the spring. These pictures were taken on a couple different dates.

There are still more flower pictures to share.

Animals, Black & White, Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro

2011-04-10, 2011-04-17, and 2011-04-23

January 22, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

The pictures in the folders 2011-04-10, 2011-04-17, and 2011-04-23 are mostly of tulips from a trip I took to Pella back in 2011. But there are also a couple pictures there from Year 2 of the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT.

I’m pretty sure that over 10 years later those same spices are on my stove.

By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original glory:

RWPE Y2 #14 – DRY

RWPE Y2 #15 – FOOD

PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK #69 ALPHA

PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK #69 BETA

PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK #69 GAMMA

Next week’s walk down memory lane will involve a Young Heroes event, at least I’m pretty sure it will.

Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, State Fair, WPC - Reminder

Closer to You

January 21, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

It is -9 degrees as I sit down to write this entry. I don’t mind the cold too much, but it still makes me long for warm August days and the Iowa State Fair. Standing in the Discovery Garden, photographing flowers.

One of my organizational projects of 2021 is to get my flower galleries better organized and get the naming conventions nailed down better. For example, I name any hibiscus picture I take “Unceasing Effort” for the Alan Key quote, “Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.”

It shouldn’t take anywhere near as long as fixing all my past broken blogs has taken and continues to take, but it is a larger project than I want it to be.

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

TRIANGLE

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

But what is a TRIANGLE image? It is simply a picture where the subject includes or is a TRIANGLE. Isosceles, equilateral, scalene, obtuse, acute, or right. Doesn’t matter. When you start to look for them, you will realize that TRIANGLE(s) are every where. Commonly used in construction and logos, for example. Heck, sometimes even love has a TRIANGLE.

Happy photo harvesting!

Animals, Flowers, Macro, State Fair, WPC - Reminder

What Can I Say

January 14, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

Today felt like the right day to start sharing pictures I took of the flowers at the Iowa State Fair. As you know, the Discovery Garden is one of my favorite parts of the Iowa State Fair and I try to spend at least sometime there every year.

There are still more flowers from the Iowa State Fair left to share. But maybe not as many as usual.

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

ROCK

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

But what is a ROCK photo? Well, there are several types of rocks. Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. All you have to do is find a rock you like (I’m partial to igneous) and take a picture of it. And ROCKs have so many uses, they can hold historical markers, they are canvasses for artists, and people build things out of them. Just to name a few. Of course, ROCK can have multiple meanings. There is the type of ROCK that Twisted Sister wants to do. Which isn’t all that different from the kind of ROCK that AC/DC salutes those about to engage in or that Queen wants to do to you. Whatever definition of ROCK you use, it will be the right one for you.

I’d be remiss, if I didn’t point out that ROCK was a theme suggested by Angie. Thanks for the suggestion Angie.

If you don’t like ROCK as a theme, you can call her to complain. Her phone number is 555-2368.

Happy photo harvesting!

Animals, Flowers, Macro

Amazing Grace

January 13, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

Here is another collection of flower pictures I took in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on August 18, 2021.

There are still a few more flower pictures from my Mom’s yard to share.

Black & White, Flowers, Macro, Naima, WPC - Reminder

Follow

January 7, 2022 Christopher D. Bennett

Here are some pictures of flowers from my yard that I took back in June.

I have more than a few flower pictures left to share from last year.

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is BLACK + WHITE:

BLACK + WHITE! What a great theme to kick off Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

To know me at all, is to know that my first love in photography is always been BLACK + WHITE. But what is BLACK + WHITE photo? Well, the obvious answer is that it simply a picture that is monochrome. Not color. But BLACK + WHITE. However, there are some things to know about taking a good BLACK + WHITE picture. Once you remove color from an image, you can’t rely on color to provide interest. Here are things to think about to make a good BLACK + WHITE image:

+ Shape and Form – The shapes of things will be more dominant.
+ Contrast – Without colors to separate your subjects, you will need the contrast between BLACK + WHITE to separate the objects in the picture.
+ Texture – A good subject in BLACK + WHITE photography will have texture. Texture really pops.

Happy photo harvesting!

Calendar, Flowers, Macro, Mom

Comfort of Her Wings

December 30, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett

The November image of the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is of some wet phlox from my yard.

Tomorrow I will share the final image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar.

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Here is another collection of images I took of flowers in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on July 30, 2021.

There are still more flower pictures to share.

Amanda, Calendar, Carla, Elainie, Flowers, Holidays, Macro, Still Life, Teresa

Christmas Treats – 2021

December 26, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

The July image from the 2022 Calendar is a picture of an Easter lily.

Tomorrow I will share the August image.

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Last Saturday a few people got together at Teresa’s house to make Christmas treats. I stopped by to take a few pictures.

I think next year Johnathan, Logan, and Brandon might get an invite. However, I’m not in charge, so we’ll see.

Calendar, Dad, Flowers, Macro, Mom

Distant Drums

December 23, 2021 Christopher D. Bennett

The April image of the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a picture of a tulip from my Mom’s yard. It is actually my favorite flower from her yard. Most people are drawn to her alliums, but this pink tulip is my favorite.