Category Archives: Photography

Anders, Angie, Carla, Flat Earth Joe, Michelle, Monica, Vest, WPC - Submissions

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 4 – GREEN

Pretty good participation this week. I have no complaints.

The submissions for GREEN:



Angie DeWaard


Michelle Haupt


Monica Kewer


Monica Kewer


Monica Kewer


Mike Vest


Christopher D. Bennett

It is time to reveal this week’s theme…



WILD ANIMALS!

Time for a definition…

A wild animal is defined as an animal which lives in nature (is not provide shelter by a human), is responsible for getting its own food and water (is not provided food or water by humans), and is not cared for by humans.

However, as always, interpret the theme as you will. Deadline for submission is noon next Monday. Email them to bennett@photography139.com.

One quick housekeeping note. Last week was a very successful week for the recruitment division of Photography 139. They added 4 new email blog subscribers. If you see the following people on the streets, extend them a heartfelt greeting. For they are now part of the family:

-Carla Stensland
-Joseph Lynch
-Jorge Rios
-Anders Runestad

Also I forgot to mention a couple weeks ago that Melissa Degeneffe also became an email subscriber. You can also give her the secret handshake if you see her out and about.

If you have stumbled upon this blog post, you too can become an email subscriber by emailing bennett@photography139.com or by leaving a comment in the comments section.

Formal Portrait, Kalista, Saydie, Taylan

You Lookin’ at Me?

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I’ve always said that my favorite pictures of people are when they are being real and not the posed holiday card variety. Perhaps this is why I have so few portrait accounts. Also perhaps why I don’t have a Christmas card.

In between painting my house and going out for my Mom’s birthday, I trudged around McHose Park with the Howards for their annual family photo shoot. I don’t usually release any images from the shoot until after Christmas, but they have already been published on Facebook, so I’m probably safe.

Here is one of my favorite images from the shoot:


There was a lot more teenage girl drama flying around than in years past, but that only adds to the humor of the day for me. Probably more to come in this series.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 35mm (52mm -35mm equivalency)
APERTURE: f/5.6
EXPOSURE 1/60
FLASH: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
DATE: 09-26-2015 – 15:02
LATITUDE: 42° 2′ 30.2.3″
LONGITUDE: 93° 53′ 19.5″
ALTITUDE: 312.82 meters

Flowers, Russell, State Fair

Oinge

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It has been almost a week since I posted a flower picture and I’m sure that Russell was probably getting a little antsy, so I’ll post one of my favorite pictures that I took at the Iowa State Fair.




I might even finish the week out back to back to back flower pictures. You never know.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm Equivalency)
ISO: 800
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/2015 – 18:22
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 42.9″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 4.9″
ALTITUDE: 245.85 meters

Becky, Michelle, Vest, WPC - Submissions

Weekly Photo Challenge – Week 3 – CAMERA

Participation took a slight uptick this week. Perhaps a promising sign.

Here are this week’s submissions for CAMERA:



Becky Perkovich


Mike Vest


Michelle Haupt


Christopher D. Bennett

So it is time to reveal next week’s amazing theme:



GREEN!

green – adjective
1. of the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum, colored like grass or emeralds.

However, interpret the theme in any way that you desire.

Remember, submissions need to be submitted by 12 PM next Monday. The picture should be taken between the time you are reading these words and that deadline. Email you submissions to bennett@photography139.com.

Dae Hee, State Fair, Still Life

Back to the Fair

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A little return to my trip to the Iowa State Fair.


A windmill near the Agriculture Building at the Iowa State Fair.
Windmill

This windmill is actually located in the same place as all the flowers.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm Equivalency)
ISO: 100
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41.9″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 5.3″
ALTITUDE: 239.29 meters

On a housekeeping note, it should be noted, that recently a new Photography 139 blog subscriber was added. So welcome to Dae Hee. If you see him on the streets, give him a knowing glance and the secret handshake.

Flowers, House

Weed

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Saw this spot of purple in my backyard so I figured I better photograph it. After all, somebody once said that “if you don’t notice a spot of purple in nature, it pisses God off.”




Okay, that isn’t the exact quote, but I’m not feeling the motivation to look it up. Google is all the way on my other monitor. Looking over there seems like a ton of work suddenly.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
ISO: 160
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE 1/100
DATE: 09-28-15 – 17:08
LATITUDE: 42° 3′ 18.5″
LONGITUDE: 93° 52′ 14.8″
ALTITUDE: 346.78 meters

Angie, Becky, Nature, WPC - Submissions

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 2 – SIGNS

Apparently signs didn’t trip the trigger of many people. Hopefully this week’s category prompts more participation.

This week’s submissions:



Angie DeWaard


Becky Perkovich


Becky Perkovich


Christopher D. Bennett

Time to reveal next week’s exciting new theme!



Camera

Camera… hmmm…. interesting.

CAMERA – noun – a device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film, or video signals.

As always, feel free to interpret this theme in any way you see fit.

Could you say, I took this picture with a camera and so it meets the theme? Sure. Why not? Let your imagination go wild!

Flowers, State Fair

Yello

I thought I would conclude the work week with another flower from the Iowa State Fair.

Painting this weekend. You’re still welcome to come over and throw some paint on to my house. With a paintbrush or roller.




I’m hoping after this weekend I will have the creative time to start taking photos on a more regular basis again. But we will see.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 1250
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08-22-2015 18:16
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 42″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 5.4″
ALTITUDE: 213.01 meters