I am doll eyes, doll mouth, doll legsI am doll arms, big veins, dog beg Yeah, they really want youThey really want you, they really doYeah, they really want youThey really want you, and I do too I want to be the girl with the most cakeI love him so… Read More »Doll Parts
Time to clean up part of the back log. Here we are. The last night of May. 2025. And these images are from the backlog of images from June of 2024. These are images that I took, and I like, but never really found there way into a previous “An… Read More »I Want a Perfect Soul
Here is the second collection of images I took on a trip out to the Iowa Arboretum last fall. Most of these pictures are of the sweet new treehouse they opened up last year. However, there are a few flowertography pictures to kick it off. Here are the pictures: Next… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Treehouse
I recently spent a few bucks on a lens built out of an old disposable camera lens. It really is just the old disposable lens built into a lens cap. It is really cheap lens just meant for fun. The look of old disposable cameras has become popular in some… Read More »Disposable
I’ve tried to be better about writing about when I add new equipment to the arsenal. I haven’t been, but I’ve tried. I have a few lens I want to purchase in the coming year, if prices don’t skyrocket too much! Not just fun, gimmicky lenses, (although there are a… Read More »Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens
Not going to use a song for this collection of images. This is the first collection of images I took at the Iowa Arboretum last year. As a card carrying member of the Iowa Arboretum, I really should get out there more often. But it is also gets me free… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Flowers
The 6th day of my Computer Mine Conference trip was just the trip home. After Day 5, this is what was left in my per diem account: $257.98 Our flight was too early in the morning for me to even hit the RP Club for breakfast. No breakfast. Cell phone… Read More »Trip Home from Austin
When we left off last Friday I was still wandering Audubon Park. This collection starts still in Audubon Park and finishes up back near the hotel. This is the final collection of images from Day 3. I didn’t actually take any pictures of New Orleans with the real camera on… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Back to the Hotel
Need to start today by wishing all of you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Not going to give you a list of anything this year. I was ill prepared for this holiday. Sorry. I’ll try to do better next Valentine’s Day! Last time we left off on Day 3 of my… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Audubon Park
Today is Bill’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is filled with all the Star Wars and Batman you can handle! +++++++ FOOD! What a great theme! There are about 4 themes that I manipulate their place on the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 491 – FOOD
After walking around the French Quarter I eventually ended up on one of the green trolleys and out to the Garden District. The green trolleys in New Orleans are known as the St. Charles Streetcar Line. It is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It has been… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Garden District Trolley
Day 3 in New Orleans was the day I got the most free time. Things were pretty much setup and ready to go at the Convention Center. Tony and I just had to setup the computer for the training session in the morning. Run over and check on a few… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Saint Louis Cathedral
Here we are. Time to share all the pictures I considered for the 2025 Calendar but did not make the cut for one reason or another. Could be that I decided it wasn’t good enough. Or because a similar picture was chosen over it to be placed in the calendar.… Read More »I Wanna Have Control
Today’s is Lowell’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Lowell! If you don’t know, he isn’t the super tall guy and he isn’t Kim. I simply hope your birthday is without any health emergencies! +++++++ Today is also Sabas’ birthday! So I need to… Read More »New Orleans Day 2: River Walk
It is time to reveal the June image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: JUNE TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: SIGMA 150-600 f/5-6.3 DG DN FOCAL LENGTH: 395mm (but image is cropped) APERTURE: f/11 SHUTTER: 1/160 ISO: 800 DATE TAKEN: April 8, 2024 I drove in a caravan with… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 11 in Review
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 to reveal the February image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: FEBRUARY TECHICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 FOCAL LENGTH: 68mm APERTURE: f/4.5 EXPOSURE: 1/200 ISO: 100 The February image was taken in New Orleans. It was taken on my second day in New Orleans and… Read More »New Orleans Day 2: French Quarter Walkabout
All of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendars have been distributed or mailed except for one. It is fair game now to start sharing the calendar images. This is the front cover image: FRONT COVER – 2025 Technical Details: CAMERA: SONY 7M4LENS: SIGMA 14-24 f/2.8 DG DN ARTFOCAL LENGTH: 20mmAPERTURE: f/8SHUTTER… Read More »Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Minutes
I need to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year! HAPPY NEW YEAR! That image didn’t turn out quite like I wanted, but I’m pretty up front about sharing my failures a long with my success! As few as they may be. Thanks to Willy for assisting with making… Read More »Rail Explorers Denouement
I want to start by wishing everyone a happy Christmas Eve! Happy Christmas Eve! I know that Santa doesn’t have anything to do with the lyrics to “Silent Night”. But tonight is my FAVORITE worship service every year. Candlelight Service! Just one of the reasons I love it, is it… Read More »Son of God, Love’s Pure Light
Back in June I got a call out to go to lunch with Becca to meet her new boyfriend and hit up the Rail Explorers. It was exciting on multiple fronts! Doing the Rail Explorers was on my list of things I wanted to do this year. Sadly, one of… Read More »Rail Explorers I