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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 53 – BODY PART

September 19, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

A new year. Well, a new 52 weeks. I’m excited for what this new year will bring. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about my aspirations for the next 52 weeks. You just want to see the submissions.

Here are the submissions for BODY PART:

Bill Wentworth 1

Bill Wentworth 2

Bill Wentworth 3

Shannon Bardole

Angie DeWaard

Dawn Krause 1

Dawn Krause 2

Dawn Krause 3

Christopher D. Bennett

Mike Vest 1

Mike Vest 2

Becky Perkovich

Stephanie Kim

Kim Baldus 1

Kim Baldus 2

Carla Stensland 1

Carla Stensland 2

Cathie Raley 1

Cathie Raley 2

Cathie Raley 3

A good, healthy week of submissions!

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:

OLD!

I’m running behind, so I don’t have a tremendous amount of time to be witty about OLD. You know OLD when you see it.

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

We are pleased to announce Paul Golden is the latest person to display taste, class, and sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 email subscription. Paul plays a mean baritone and sings with one as well. By virtue of being in Connecticut, he is the farthest east of any Photography 139 email subscriber. The empire has grown! So if you see Paul out walking the mean streets of Connecticut, feel free to give him a knowing glance and if you have the inclination, show him the Super Secret Photography 139 Handshake.

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 olden times Monday!

Black & White, Christianity, Naima, Photoshop, Still Life, WPC - Alternate

Forces of Evil in a Bozo Nightmare

September 15, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

Here is the collection of losers that didn’t make the cut for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme WILD CARD:

Thanks for joining me to mock this pathetic collection of losers!

Angie, Brooke, Carla, Cathie, Kim, Shannon, Steph, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 52 – WILD CARD

September 12, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

As we close the books on the first year of the rebirth of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, we have not ONE but TWO first time submitees! Welcome aboard Brooke Milligan and Cathie Raley!!!

You know I could talk tommyrot about first time submitees all day, but you want to get to the submissions. So let’s get to it!

Here are the submissions for WILD CARD:

Brooke Milligan 1

Brooke Milligan 2

Bill Wentworth

Carla Stensland 1

Carla Stensland 2

Shannon Bardole

Stephanie Kim

Christopher D. Bennett

Kim Barker 1

Kim Barker 2

Cathie Raley 1

Cathie Raley 2

Cathie Raley 3

Cathie Raley 4

Cathie Raley 5

Mike Vest 1

Mike Vest 2

Angie DeWaard

A good, healthy week of submissions!

BODY PART!

BODY PART? Yep. BODY PART! This should be easy enough. Just about everybody you know has a body part or two or three or four hundred. Heck! Did you know that more than just humans have body parts? All sorts of animals have body parts! But as always, feel free to define the theme however you see fit!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

We are pleased to announce that Cathie Raley is the latest person to show her taste, class, and sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 email subscription. The only real thing to tell you about Cathie is that she is a witch. Not a wiccan, but an actual witch. She also helps secure the Photography 139 Footprint in Nevada, Iowa. So if you see Cathie out and about walking the mean streets of Nevada, feel free to give her a knowing glance and if you have time, show her the Super Secret Photography 139 Handshake.

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 an anatomical Monday!

Bill, Dawn, Formal Portrait, Jodie, Kim, Michelle, Road Trip, Shannon, Willy, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 51 – ROAD TRIP

September 5, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

Happy Labor Day!

Not so many submissions this week, but that was to be expected. Let’s get to it!

Here are the submissions for ROAD TRIP:

Bill Wentworth

Dawn Krause 1

Dawn Krause 2

Dawn Krause 3

Christopher D. Bennett

Jodie Bennett 1

Jodie Bennett 2

Angie DeWaard

Shannon Bardole

Kim Barker 1

Kim Barker 2

I have to confess that my photo took more effort than normal, mostly because I can’t find a piece that would’ve made this picture quite a bit easier. But it worked out, at least I feel.

WILD CARD!

So what is WILD CARD? Anything! Literally anything you want! A picture of your neighbor mowing his lawn without his shirt on. That counts! A picture of your favorite flower. That counts! A picture of your least favorite child. That counts! A picture of what you’re eating for supper on Thursday night. That counts! Take a picture of anything you want!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE DIVISION

After small amounts of consideration and consulting with a few people here and there, here is the list of themes for the next 52 weeks. Presented in no particular order:

1. ORANGE
2. YELLOW
3. PURPLE
4. PORTRAIT
5. FACELESS PORTRAIT
6. SELF-PORTAIT
7. SAD
8. HAPPY
9. ANGRY
10. LOW PERSPECTIVE
11. HIGH PERSPECTIVE
12. OLD
13. CHILDREN
14. NIGHT
15. SIGNS
16. WATER
17. RELIGION
18. STILL LIFE
19. BLACK & WHITE
20. MUSIC
21. ABSTRACT
22. ANIMAL
23. WEATHER
24. TREE
25. SILHOUETTE
26. RUINS
27. RURAL
28. SKY
29. TOWN
30. TRANSPORTATION
31. SMOKE
32. FLOWER
33. MACRO
34. ART
35. ROAD TRIP
36. MIRROR
37. GLITTERY
38. GOVERNMENT
39. HANDMADE
40. THE STREETS
41. HOT
42. COLD
43. HUMANIZE
44. TIME
45. AMERICANA
46. LOVE
47. HATE
48. POP ART
49. NATURE
50. LANDSCAPE
51. BODY PART
52. FAMILY

I swapped out more than half the themes from last year. I combined a few and I split up a few. I reworded a few. Some are riffs on previous themes. Some are completely new. Should be a fun year!

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

I am pleased to announce that Brooke Milligan is the latest person to show her taste, class, and sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 email subscription. Brooke shares an office with longtime Photography 139 supporter and friend of the blog Michelle Haupt, but we won’t hold that against her. So if you see Brooke out and about walking the mean streets, feel free to give her a knowing glance and if you have the time, show her the Super Secret Photography 139 Handshake.

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 wild Monday.

Animals, Black & White, Flowers, Macro, Naima, Still Life, WPC - Alternate

So Why Don’t You Kill Me?

September 1, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

There is a fairly large collection of rejected photos for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. So we better not dawdle.

Thanks for taking the time to join me in mocking this pathetic collection of losers.

Angie, Becky, Black & White, Dawn, Kim, Macro, Micky, Pastor Sarah, Shannon, Steph, Still Life, Teresa, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 50 – MACRO

August 29, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

Lots and lots of up close and personal submissions for MACRO this week.

Don’t take my word for it, have a look:

Angie DeWaard 1

Angie DeWaard 2

Micky Augustin

Kim Barker

Sarah Karber

Stephanie Kim 1

Stephanie Kim 2

Teresa Kahler 1

Teresa Kahler 2

Teresa Kahler 3

Becky Perkovich

Dawn Krause

Shannon Bardole

Mike Vest

Christopher D. Bennett

ROAD TRIP!

What a perfect excuse for loading up your favorite cooler with a six pack of be… soda… and hit the open road! Of course, maybe your schedule this week doesn’t allow for you to actually hit the open road. That’s no excuse Nancy! A wide assortment of photos can be taken that suggest a road trip. From maps, to your car, to your favorite tunes, to that bag of Funyuns you have to buy or it isn’t an official road trip. Just think about it and record and image that says ROAD TRIP to you. After all, you are free to translate the theme any way you want.

WARNING!!!

Remember that next Monday is Labor Day. While the government, your bank, and even the Computer Mine takes that day off, Photography 139 doesn’t. Plan your submissions accordingly!

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 ANNOUNCEMENT DIVISION

A quick heads up that next Monday I will be revealing the 52 themes for the next 52 weeks of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. In the comments section below is the last chance for you to have any input.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nobody this week showed class, taste or sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 Email Subscription. I’ll try to do better next week.

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 an open road kinda Monday.

Automobiles, Black & White, Self-Portrait, State Fair, Steph, Street Photography, WPC - Alternate

I’m a Loser Baby

August 23, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

A small collection of loser for this week’s theme.

Scottie D.’s reflection, I believe. Well. I’m in there too.

I hope you can see the reflection…

Photo assist from Stephanie Kim.

Thanks for helping me to take the time to mock these pathetic losers.

Angie, Becky, Bill, Black & White, Dawn, Kim, Naima, Shannon, Steph, Vest, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 49 – REFLECTIONS

August 22, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett 6 Comments

I have to confess, I was a little worried about this week. As I crawled out of bed this morning to head to the Computer Mine, I had only received 1 submission in my email inbox. Despite one person telling me at the State Fair that they had just taken their picture and another person messaging me to ask me if a certain subject met the criteria of the theme.

SPOILER ALERT:

Every time you ask me that question, my response is going to be: “Define the theme any way you see fit.”

I mean yes, if you just send me a picture every week of your kid, dog, cat, chinchilla, iguana, ’64 Impala, Uncle Art… I’m eventually going to call poppycock on your “interpretations” of the theme. However, if your subject makes sense to you. It makes sense to me. I’m not going to question it.

But I digress.

The good news is that my worries were for naught, as REFLECTIONS submissions flooded my inbox this morning. Including 2 first time submitters in Debra Krause and Scott Krause. A brother-sister tandem that hails from Boone, Iowa. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of their submitting ways.

But I could stand here and talk tommyrot about this morning, or I could show you the submissions. I know you guys love tommyrot, but here are the submissions:

Angie DeWaard

Mike Vest

Christopher D. Bennett

Stephanie Kim 1

Stephanie Kim 2

Debra Krause 1

Debra Krause 2

Dawn Krause 1

Dawn Krause 2

Dawn Krause 3

Dawn Krause 4

Kim Barker

Scott Krause 1

Scott Krause 2

Becky Perkovich

Bill Wentworth

Shannon Bardole

Macro!

But what is this MACRO you speak of? Is it pictures of carrots?

No, that’d be crazy! (Picks up a pencil and writes down CARROTS as a theme for the next 52 weeks.) There is a terribly sterile definition of MACRO that involves a 1:1 ratio of subject to 35mm film and you don’t want to hear it and while I want to tell you about it, I’ll restrain myself and define MACRO like this:

MACRO photography is all about getting up into something/sombebody’s grill and telling it “I’m here. I’m up in your grill. I’m not backing down. I’m taking your picture.”

Another way to look at it is that MACRO photography is close-up photography.

But as always, feel free to define the theme anyways you want.

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nobody this week showed class, taste or sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 Email Subscription. I’ll try to do better next week.

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 no-personal-space kinda Monday.

Angie, Baseball/Softball, Carla, Jodie, Kim, Shannon, WPC - Submissions

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 48 – SPORTS

August 15, 2016 Christopher D. Bennett

SPORTS was clearly not as popular as ARCHITECTURE, but that was to be expected considering the time of year and all that.

Here are the submissions for SPORTS:

Angie DeWaard 1

Angie DeWaard 2

Carla Stensland 1

Carla Stensland 2

Carla Stensland 3

Jodie Bennett

Shannon Bardole

Christopher D. Bennett

Kim Barker

Still, a very healthy selection of submissions!

REFLECTIONS!

What a great theme! I’m glad I thought of it. There are reflections everywhere you look. In mirrors, in water, in windows, in aluminum foil, in shiny metal… The list goes on an on. My advice (if I’m allowed to give any) is to find a reflection that alters the appearance of what it reflects. Or maybe take a picture of somebody doing some mental reflection. Or maybe take a picture that is a reflection of your actions. As always, define the theme any way that you see fit.

HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nobody this week showed class, taste or sophistication by signing up for a Photography 139 Email Subscription. I’ll try to do better next week.

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 reflective Monday.