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
I keep forgetting to announce this. But if you are looking for a place to eat Thanksgiving, my church is hosting a free Thanksgiving Community Meal. See information below: I’ll be there for at least part of the meal. So if you see me, say “Hi!” +++++++ Today is Willy’s… Read More »Bokeh: Even More Early Days
We are finally getting to it. The reason I drove I don’t even remember the amount of hours to the middle of nowhere Indiana. The eclipse. The last time there was a total solar eclipse within driving distance for me, I mostly watched it rain and stared at clouds. This… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – The Eclipse
After we left the Hogback Covered Bridge we made a quick stop at the bakery in Winterset. Then we went to Winterset City Park. One of the best city parks in Iowa. Here are some pictures from there: After we left Winterset City Park, we headed to the John Wayne… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Winterset City Park
While this publishes I am sitting in Hilton Coliseum watching the Iowa State Women’s Basketball team play Chicago State. That means that I am not near a computer. That means I can’t name, upload, code and publish what I’m sure are the numerous tremendous submission for the Week 477 theme… Read More »WEEK 478 THEME REVEAL
After leaving the Cinema 67 I headed to Cataract Falls. This was the goal of my morning excursion. Cataract Falls is the largest waterfall in Indiana by volume. Here is the confession part of this entry. I have many weaknesses as a photographer, but one of the biggest is that… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – Cataract Falls
If you haven’t seen, the Iowa Pork Producers Association announced their annual Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest Winner yesterday. Here is the press release: Dairy Sweet Becomes Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest Winner October 17, 2024 Dairy Sweet, located in Dunlap, Iowa and owned by Lori and Greg Thomsen,… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – Cinema 67
I made a horrible mistake yesterday. I didn’t mislabel or completely miss somebody’s submissions. Like I have done in the past. No. I completely forgot to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! (1 day late.) I apologize for missing it. The Computer Mine does not celebrate a single… Read More »I Wish I Was Special
Back in April I made a road trip with the Gorshes to Indiana to see the solar eclipse. It was a 3 day trip with many great memories. But on Day 1 I didn’t take many pictures. Just a few at a rest area and 1 in Indiana. Here are… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 1
Logan purchased an infrared camera a few months back. He brought it over one afternoon and I took it for a little spin. It was a good time. I’ll be borrowing that camera again in the future!
The finalists for this year Best Tenderloin were announced yesterday. Here is the press release from the Iowa Pork Producers Association: The annual competition for the title of Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin has been whittled down from 40 restaurants to just five finalists across the state, showcasing the best… Read More »Dubuque County Road Trip – I
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. These are: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 472 – OUT OF DATE
I forgot to remember to forget her I can’t seem to get her off my mind I thought I’d never miss her But I found out somehow I think about her almost all the time The day she went away I made myself a promise That I’d soon forget we… Read More »I Forgot to Remember to Forget
Today is Adam’s birthday so I have to with him a happy birthday: Happy birthday Adam! I hope your birthday is another big advance in your recovery and we will see you back in the pulpit soon! +++++++ This is a comprehensive sweep of all the pictures from 2023 (except… Read More »In a Beautiful World
Today is Kanoa’s birthday, so I have to wish him a happy birthday! Happy birthday Kanoa! I hope your day is spent with as much toys and playtime as you can handle! +++++++ This post concludes the pictures I took on my little road trip that began in Nevada and… Read More »Ain’t No Hogback Bridge!
After getting breakfast on the 2nd day of the Liberty Bowl Road Trip, we hit the road and then hit our feet and did the Big River Crossing. The Big River Crossing is the longest public pedestrian bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. If you are looking for a bit… Read More »Home of the Blues – Day 2 – Big River Crossing
After I left Winterset City Park I went to Pammel State Park. Which is a little south of Winterset. I sought out this park because I wanted to photograph Harmon Tunnel. Harmon Tunnel would not be exotic to most people, but in the Cyclone State, it is singular. Unique. The… Read More »Mostly Harmon Tunnel