Category Archives: Photography

Hey Baby…

“You look like you could be from Kansas.”

After seeing the remains of this truck and its license plate, I legitimately think that might be a legit pickup line.


Hey Baby...

Now that I’m through the party, I’ll try to get caught back up with my postings.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 30mm
APERTURE: f/9
EXPOSURE: 1/400
DATE: 04/03/2016 – 10:49
LATITUDE: 38.39563°
LONGITUDE: -96.53952°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Nate Miller

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 35 – GLASS

GLASS did not end up being an extremely popular theme. That being said, there are some solid submissions here. Let’s have a look at the submissions for GLASS.


WEEK 35 - GLASS - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker

WEEK 35 - GLASS - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest

WEEK 35 - GLASS - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard

WEEK 35 - GLASS - SARAH KARBER
Sarah Karber

WEEK 36 - GLASS - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEK 35 - GLASS - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland

WEEK 35 - GLASS - AMY HAHN
Amy Hahn

But that is the past. Let’s look to the future. After all, the future is where we will spend the rest of our lives! Future events such as these will effect us in the future!


WEEK 36 - LETTERS AND/OR NUMBERS
LETTERS AND/OR NUMBERS

I don’t think LETTERS AND/OR NUMBERS requires much of an explanation. You are staring at letters right now. However, there are many forms of letters and numbers, so as always… define the theme as you see fit.

It is a good time to review the rules of the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:

RULES

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 noon 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.

HOUSEKEEPING

THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

I am pleased to announce that in the last week, we have added 4 new email subscribers to the Photography 139 Empire. Jodie Bennett, Corinna (Logan’s lady friend that I never attained a last name for), Jeff Daniel, and Stephanie Kim all showed off their keen intellect and sophistication for signing up for an email subscription to this here blog. I’d normally go into a lengthy description of each person, but since this entry is already getting off the presses over 7 hours late, I’ll just remind you that if you run into these fine folks on the streets of Brooklyn or wherever, feel free to give them the knowing glance and teach them the super secret Photography 139 handshake.

That is all I got, so if the Lord is willing and the creek don’t rise we’ll see you here again next Monday.

Update

Due to my overall fatigue, my free time, my access to computers, and a technical glitch I won’t be posting submissions for this week until later tonight.

However, you can still get started on this week’s theme:

LETTERS AND/OR NUMBERS

Hopefully you’ll get the post I promised in writing on Saturday. Later today. Maybe not though. I’ve been told that I look like I was drinking all weekend. Which I wasn’t, but you know.

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 34 – PORTRAIT

Another solid week of submissions. Here are the submissions for PORTRAIT:


WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - BILL WENTWORTH 1
Bill Wentworth 1

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - BILL WENTWORTH 2
Bill Wentworth 2

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - ANGIE DEWAARD 1
Angie DeWaard 1

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - ANGIE DEWAARD 2
Angie DeWaard 2

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - SARAH KARBER
Sarah Karber

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin


Carla Stensland 1

WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT - CARLA STENSLAND 2
Carla Stensland 2

Solid submissions across the board! But why live in the past. Let’s look to the future. After all, that is where we will live the balance of our lives.

This week’s theme…


WEEK 35 - GLASS
GLASS!

Those of you with a little bit of elephant in you may be a little like: “Didn’t we just do GLASS?” However, those of you that are more learned will know that more than just windows are made of GLASS. Things like glasses are made of GLASS. The kind you drink out of and the kind you put on your face. (At least they used to be.) Bottles. Also made of glass. (At least they used to be.) Lenses. Made of glass. (At least they used to be.) Lots of wonderful art is made out of GLASS. So go out and explore the wonderful world of GLASS.

HOUSEKEEPING

Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.

Feeling Kansas

I might have processed this image to within an inch of its life. However, it turned out pretty much exactly as I wanted it so. Everybody wins!


It feels like I should show you what the original image looked like. But I’m not going to.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 22mm
APERTURE: f/8
EXPOSURE: 1/320
DATE: 04/03/2016 – 10:46
LATITUDE: 38.39540°
LONGITUDE: -96.53952°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Nate Miller

And?

The subject of this here entry is what I’m guessing most people will think or even feel when they look at the photo that makes up the entirety of this here entry. Possible exception, Anders Runestad.


At least I enjoy it. Possibly Anders as well.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 18mm
APERTURE: f/8
EXPOSURE: 1/320
DATE: 04/23/16 – 07:35
NO GPS DATA RECORDED
NO PHOTO ASSISTANT

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 33 – WINDOWS

A slight dip in submissions this week, but that was to be expected with a bit harder of a theme. It wasn’t too much of a challenger for first time contributor Geri Derner though! Here are the submissions for WINDOWS:


WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - KIM BARKER 1
Kim Barker 1

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - KIM BARKER 2
Kim Barker 2

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - KIM BARKER 3
Kim Barker 3

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - KIM 4
Kim Barker 4

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - MICHAEL AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEK 33 - WINDOWS - GERI DERNER
Geri Derner.

What is this week’s theme? Keep scrolling!


WEEK 34 - PORTRAIT
PORTRAIT!

This is a nice and easy theme. The only person I would expect to struggle with this theme would be a true Lone Wolf. For the sake of this theme, a PORTRAIT would be considered a posed photo of somebody. That somebody could be a person, an animal, or a stuffed animal. Interpret away! As always, I can’t wait to see the submissions.

No HOUSEKEEPING today. I’ll try to do better next week.

Wagon Wheelin’

Another photo of the fallen Wagon Wheel Bridge:



Probably just a couple more of these up my sleeve.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO:125
FOCAL LENGTH: Unrecorded
APERTURE: Unrecorded
EXPOSURE: 1/320
DATE: 03/11/2016 – 14:22
LATITUDE: 42.06273°
LONGITUDE: -93.97021°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Carla Stensland