Category Archives: Photography

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – MUSIC

February 17, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

I had a request that there be multiple posts about the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme from somebody this week because they find it difficult to keep track of the weekly theme.

I told this person that Photography 139 isn’t a nanny state and that to do such runs contrary to Photography 139’s secondary Mission Statement. The one you don’t find on the ABOUT page of the Photography 139 website.

The Photography 139 Secondary Mission Statement:

We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition: A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy. STRIKE FIRST. STRIKE HARD. NO MERCY SIR!

It is one of many Photography 139 Secondary Mission Statements.

However, being a magnanimous leader, I have consented to this request. At 4 PM on Fridays, I will post a blog reminding everybody of this week’s theme. I figure most people take their photo during the weekend and nobody should have to work later than 4 PM on a Friday. We weren’t meant to live like that.

Reminder. This week’s theme:

MUSIC!

This reminder will replace the Monday morning text message I send to frequent contributors. The People’s President is magnanimous, but he also doesn’t have all the free time in the world.

Animals, Black & White, Nature, Road Trip, WPC - Alternate

SPRECHEN SIE DEUTCHE, BABY – GAMMA

February 17, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

The remainder of the BLACK & WHITE photos that didn’t make the cut for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE from the BLACK & WHITE PHOTO ROAD TRIP. However, it isn’t the end of the rejects:

Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this collection of pathetic losers.

Black & White, Nature, Road Trip, Self-Portrait, WPC - Alternate

Sprechen Sie Deutche, Baby – Beta

February 16, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

I read on Twitter once about a place claiming to be “the most photographed waterfall in Iowa”. Now I don’t know how they document that claim, especially when what they are referring to is actually a spillway, but I suppose water does fall over it.

Either way, this “waterfall” was the end destination for my black & white photo road trip.

Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers!

Black & White, Christianity, Road Trip, WPC - Alternate

Sprechen Sie Deutche, Baby – Alpha

February 15, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

I went on a rather extensive BLACK & WHITE road trip on Saturday. Here is the first collection of pictures that didn’t make the cut for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Taken in north Boone County.

Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers!

Angie, Bill, Black & White, Carla, Cathie, Kim, Logan, Micky, Shannon, Steph, Suzie, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 74 – BLACK & WHITE

February 13, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

A great week of participation, which has me all amped up, since BLACK & WHITE is my favorite theme.

But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You want to see the submissions. Here they be:

Kim Barker

Christopher D. Bennett

Shannon Bardole

Stephanie Kim

Angie DeWaard

Bill Wentworth

Cathie Raley 1

Cathie Raley 2

Cathie Raley 3

Logan Kahler

Michael Augustin

Suzie Brannen

Mike Vest

Carla Stensland

One of the best weeks of submissions to date!

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:

MUSIC!

I don’t feel like I need to define MUSIC. If you don’t have any MUSIC in your life, I feel bad for you. Really, really, really, really bad for you. You should get out there and get some music in you. Whether it is seeing a local band at a local dive, visiting a local music store, cracking out your old instrument from your high school days, cracking out your old vinyls, screen capturing a playlist on your phone, photographing that musician friend, or even just cracking out some sheet music. The possibilities are endless!

As always, feel liberated to define the theme as you see fit!

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.

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 verymusical Monday!

Black & White, Eric, History, Railroad

06-28-07

February 11, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

Mostly train photos in the folder they call 06-28-07:

Next week’s folder seems to be ground squirrel heavy.

Politics, Street Photography

Scorn!

February 10, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett

I still have barely went through all the pictures I took at the Women’s March down in Des Moines. But this is another one of my favorites:

Plenty more of these to come in the coming weeks!

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/8
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 01-21-2017 – 12:22
LATITUDE: 41.59036°
LONGITUDE: -93.60580°
PHOTO ASSISTANTS: Jen, Evie, Layla, Sara, Shawn, & Gretchen
PHOTO EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Mansion” by NF from the album MANSION

Black & White, Christianity, Mom, Road Trip, Teresa

The Dome

February 9, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 5 Comments

Last Sunday Mom, Teresa, Vi, and I loaded up into the car and traveled to the great north to visit Andrea, Josh, Wesley, and Grace. It was a great time, but perhaps the highlight was going up into Andrea’s church’s dome with Josh.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip:

You can see the rest of the images by clicking on the link below:

FORT DODGE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

I can’t wait to go back! Grace and I have big plans for hitting up Old Boston’s!

Art, Ruins, Self-Portrait, WPC - Alternate

Black & White Reveal Rejects

February 8, 2017 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

I’ve never revealed the rejects for a Monday reveal picture before. Mostly because the pictures are usually just a quick snapshot of something that fits the theme to be revealed. However, I really like some of the photos that I didn’t use for revealing BLACK & WHITE as this week’s theme, so I thought I would share them now.