This is it. The final collection of images I took at the Iowa State Fair. This collection of images were taken on my trip to the Iowa State Fair on the final day of the Fair with Nader. This is my favorite collection of images from last year’s Fair. It… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Sunset
Time to clean up some backlog. This is a collection of images that I like to one degree or another, but never really fit into previous post. All of these pictures were taken in October. Have a looksie: It always feels good to clean out a little bit of the… Read More »You’re So Effing Special
This collection of images will finish up all the Christmas pictures I took last year. These are the ones I took at Candlelight Service at Boone First United. As I have well-documented, this is my favorite church service of the year. Every year. Here are the pictures: I’m already looking… Read More »Candlelight Service Last
Since we are smack dab in the middle of July, feels like a good time to share some pictures I took of some Christmas decorations on Christmas Eve. Have a look: Still one more collection of Christmas type pictures to share from last year.
Last year I made it down to Boone’s annual lighted parade. Boone doesn’t have a huge lighted parade but it is decent enough. Here are some pictures from the festivities: I do think Boone has a pretty good little Christmas tradition and I think our town Christmas tree is actually… Read More »Santa!!
SATURDAY NIGHT! What a great theme! I hope not too many of you spent Saturday night watching the television. But you will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 2, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Brandon… Read More »WPC – WEEK 508 – SATURDAY NIGHT
Time to clean out some more of the backlog. All of these images were taken in July of last year. They are images I like to one level or another, but they never quite fit into any previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entries. Some were taken in downtown Boone and the… Read More »I Want You to Notice
Today is Memorial Day. So let me wish you all a good Memorial Day. I hope it was a good weekend for all of you! I hope you had time to honor those who gave everything for you, in whatever manner that means to you. SIGN! What a great theme!… Read More »WPC – WEEK 506 – SIGN
This is the final collection of pictures from my trip to the National Balloon Classic with Jesse last year. This one features a few pictures of the Night Glow thing, which I confess was pretty disappointing. I guess I’m not sure what I expected, but the simple answer is, “more”.… Read More »National Balloon Classic: Drones
It is Good Friday, so I need to start today with a devotional. The Centurion near the Cross Scripture Readings: Devotional The presence of Roman soldiers around the crucifixion of Jesus Christ indicates that this was a state-sponsored crucifixion ordered by the Jewish leaders opposed to Jesus’ message. (Incidentally, the… Read More »ISF: 08/08/2024 – Food Vendors
Time for Day 2 of my food adventure in Austin, Texas. The lame one. With all the music and no SPAM Museum. After Day 1, this is what was left in my per diem account: $317.90 Lowell and I began putting the rooms (that were available to us) together about… Read More »Austin Grub: Day 2
Today is Carla’s birthday. I need to wish her a happy birthday! I hope your birthday is filled with all the crafting you could ever want! Today is also Monica’s birthday. I need to also wish her a happy birthday. I hope your birthday is filled with lots of art!… Read More »New Orleans Day 5: Night Walk Denouement
I knew you before we metWe don’t need all the answers yetI’m sure time will change me someYou see what I could becomeSo much left to figure outI never took the easy routeAnd I was born with my boots onWill you take ’em off me when I’m gone? I love… Read More »Wind Behind the Rain
I’ve more or less finished another page for the website. This new page is dedicated to THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. It breaks down the origins of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and does a year by year history of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. You can go there to see some basic… Read More »New Orleans Day 5: Night Walk
Sometimes life will lead you off the roadIt will be hard to know which way to goThere may be mountains standing in your wayYou’ll have to climb when you rise to meet the dayIt doesn’t matter how far you goIt’s how you get there, you’ll know when you knowWhen you… Read More »Remember Me
Today is Micky’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. I hope your birthday is filled with all sorts of outdoorsy activities! Here is the final collection of images from Jesse and I’s trip to Winterset to check out their RAGBRAI activities. When we left off last… Read More »Winterset: Not Quite Brothers
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
Time to reveal the December image of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: DECEMBER TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7 IV LENS: Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro APERTURE: f/8 SHUTTER: 1/2000 ISO: 100 DATE: April 13, 2024 This picture of a bird soaring through the sky was taken at the Last Chance Cemetery… Read More »WPC – WEEK 487 – MOTION
Time to reveal the January image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: JANUARY Technical Details CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Tamron 17-28 f/2.8 FOCAL LENGTH: 24 mm APERTURE: f/2.8 EXPOSURE: 1/30 ISO: 160 DATE TAKEN: December 27, 2023 This picture was taken in Memphis, Tennessee on Jesse and I’s trip to… Read More »Your Song
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
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