Here is the first batch of pictures that didn’t have what it takes for the TREE theme of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
If only these poor pictures believed in themselves, who knows what they could accomplish.
I Know She’s Playing with Me Vol. 1
Category Archives: Photography
Zhong Yi
So I went and bought a new toy. Took a picture with it:
Red Ink Pen
Now. I’m very far from figuring out how to use the new toy, but when I figure it out, it could be a lot of fun!
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 84 – TREE
People love TREE! Lots of submissions for TREE!
But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You want to see the TREE:
Angie DeWaard
Carla Stensland 1
Carla Stensland 2
Kim Barker 1
Kim Barker 2
Kim Barker 3
Kim Barker 4
Shannon Bardole
Christopher D. Bennett
Cathie Raley 1
Cathie Raley 2
Micky Augustin
Mike Vest
Stephanie Kim
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
HIGH PERSPECTIVE
On a personal note, there are many people that think that I have all the themes planned out. I don’t. All the themes are on slips of paper in a blank DVD-R lid on my work desk. Every Monday morning I pull out a new slip and that is how the themes are decided. I do not try to align any theme up with a certain time of year. TREE just happened to coincide with Earth Day. Believe me. If I was lining themes up with holidays or times of year, HIGH PERSPECTIVE would’ve been last week.
What is HIGH PERSPECTIVE? In photographic terms, it is getting high above a subject and photographing it. It doesn’t have to be super high. You don’t have to go to tall building and look down. A few feet above your subject would work. If you want to phone it in. I would urge you to go out and find a cliff or a bridge or a parking ramp or a tall building or a roof top and get a different perspective on the world. Then share it with us.
As always, feel free to define the theme any way you want!
HOUSEKEEPING
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION
1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.
2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.
That is it, them’s the rules.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.
Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GALLERY DIVISION
Sometimes people send me descriptions of their photos. I’ve never done anything with that information in the past. However, if you send me a description in the future, I will add it to your image in the Weekly Photo Challenge Gallery that houses all the submissions.
**************************************
That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very high Monday!
07-25-07
Most of the folder of 07-25-07 was dedicated with playing with an in-camera special effect:
The next folder is kind of all over the place. Insects. Bass players. Flowers. Good stuff.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – TREE
This is your weekly reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is TREE!
TREE!
TREE what a great theme! You know what they say about TREEs! If they produced wi-fi people would plant them everywhere. Too bad they only produce the air we breathe.
Happy photo harvesting!
Every City, Every Hood, We Need to Rise Up
This is the final photo from the Women’s March back in January that I’m going to post individually. However, I think this is my absolute favorite sign from that day:
Sometime soon, I’ll do a post of the best of the rest.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: Sony SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 18mm
APERTURE: f/8
DATE: 02-21-2017 – 12:49
LATITUDE: 41.59004°
LONGITUDE: -93.60513°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Jen, Sara, Shawn, Evie, Layla, and Gretchen
PHOTO EDITING SOUNDTRACK: MY SHOT by The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz and Nate Ruess from The Hamilton Mixtape
That’s Okay Because I Like the Abuse
These pictures didn’t have what it takes for the SMOKE theme of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
If these poor pictures only believed in themselves, they might be able to accomplish anything!
Confirmed!
A couple of Sundays ago was Confirmation Sunday in my church. It was a big day for the Youth Group as 5 members became full members of the church AND for the Methodist Men as we served a brunch in between services to celebrate their accomplishments.
Here are a few pictures from the day:
All 5 of these kids bring such wonderful, unique, and amazing dimensions to our church. I’m excited to see where their faith journeys take them.
Valley Lodge is Closed
Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement.
THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR!
The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true.
So there will be NO:
– Baby Got Rack Award Winning Barbecue
– Hardcore Firetub Action
– Bubbles
– Sidewalk Chalk
– Golden Retriever
– Master’s Playlist
– Cornhole
– Tent
– Stimulating Conversation
– Catching up with old friends
– No photos like the ones below
Better luck in 2018. I have the idea for that year’s invite. I just need to find some volunteers and some costumes.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 83 – SMOKE
This week’s participants are small in number, but mighty in spirit. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates, you just want to see the submissions for SMOKE:
Kim Barker
Becky Perkovich
Shannon Bardole
Cathie Raley
Christopher D. Bennett
Carla Stensland
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
TREE!
TREE should be easy enough. Even people that have been tricked into living in big cities have access to a TREE or two. Even if they have to visit them in a museum.
HOUSEKEEPING
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION
1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.
2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.
That is it, them’s the rules.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.
Want your own Photography 139 email subscription? Call, email, or text me and I’ll get you the hook up.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GALLERY DIVISION
Sometimes people send me descriptions of their photos. I’ve never done anything with that information in the past. However, if you send me a description in the future, I will add it to your image in the Weekly Photo Challenge Gallery that houses all the submissions.
**************************************
That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very arbory Monday!