It is over! The Selfie Project is over! But we should have a couple last looks at all that was “accomplished”! Here are my favorite pictures from December: December 2 December 4 December 6 December 7 December 9 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 16 December 17 December 18… Read More »The Selfie Project – Denouement
The following images came from the folder 01-31-08: The main takeaway from this collection of photos to me is that I hope I still have a full resolution photo of the Rambo Platoon somewhere. RAMBO is a horrible movie, but that was a great night! The quarter picture was from… Read More »01-31-08
The following are pictures that were in the folder 01-28-08: All these pictures were taken at the first Ames Jaycees activity I ever participated in. It was called Super Shooters, which was some kind of basketball skills competition. Like 4 kids showed up for it. If you are a person… Read More »01-28-08
The following images came from the folders called 01-09-08 and 01-15-08: I don’t really know a good way to describe most of these images, so I’ll just let it be. By adding these images to the Photography 139 Smugmug Gallery, I was able to restore these old timey journal entries… Read More »01-09-08 & 01-15-08
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to be included in the theme TIME for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: Perhaps, if only these pictures had some confidence, who knows how much they could accomplish!
On Wednesday night we had former Iowa State basketball player and current Christian Missionary Jake Sullivan come speak to our youth group. We had a potluck dinner and then Sarah G. ran Devotions before he spoke. I wish more of you would’ve made it, because he gave a great and… Read More »Acts 2 Collective – Getting in the Dirt
Hey! So whatcha doin’ next Wednesday night? Let me tell you what you should be doing! You should come to the First United Methodist Church in Boone and join us for our Youth Group. That Wednesday’s Youth Group will be a little different than most nights. #1. It will be… Read More »Jake Sullivan
Jesse and I went down to Kansas City last Saturday to watch Iowa State play West Virginia in the Big 12 Championship Game. Here are a few cruddy cell phone pictures from the day: It was a great day spent in Hilton South with 18,000 of my closest friends! Iowa… Read More »3 for 4
This is a good time to check back in with the SELFIE PROJECT. These are some of my favorite images from February: February 2 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 11 February 13 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 21 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27… Read More »Selfie Project – February
Once again, the Madness is upon us. It is time to put your basketball knowledge to the test and try to take your place upon the list of immortals. If you are interested in joining this year’s pool. Contact me via email at bennett@photography139.com. Once again this year, there is… Read More »Roundball Oracles – Year 13
It finally happened. After playing in the Ames Basketball Rec League for I think 6 years now, my team won the championship. Raise the championship banner guys! CHAMPIONS! Congrats to Charge, Josh, Humble Narrator, Ian, Frank, Cole, Scott, Adam, and Matt. (Not pictured is the injured Jacob) We did it!… Read More »I’ve Done My Sentence…. But Committed No Crimes
Here are some general pictures from my recent trips to the Iowa State Fair with Baby Got Rack, Stephanie, Kelly, Yin, Jeff, and the Beavers! I was going to tell this story about the New Jersey woman I met that was just the worst. Like all people from New Jersey.… Read More »It’s Dollars to Doughnuts!
I recently presented The Trophy for winning the 12th year of the Roundball Oracles to this year’s champion… Michelle Haupt It was an exciting NCAA Tournament and an equally exciting Roundball Oracles NCAA Tournament Pool. If North Carolina would’ve won the NCAA Championship Game, Sara Lockner would’ve come home with… Read More »ROUNDBALL ORACLES – YEAR 12
Once again, the Madness is upon us. It is time to put your basketball knowledge to the test and try to take your place upon the list of immortals. If you are interested in joining this year’s pool. Contact me via email at bennett@photography139.com. Once again this year, there is… Read More »ROUNDBALL ORACLES – YEAR 12
When you got no man to give it his last name… And her folks back in Manhattan didn’t want her or her bundle… So she took her child and caught an evening train… She found a job in Denver washing dishes in a diner… At least it buys her baby… Read More »AIN’T NO PLACE TO HAVE A BABY
This week’s list is my 5 Favorite Cyclone Basketball Players. For the purpose of this list, current Cyclones are ineligible. If I update this list in a year or so, I would be shocked if Georges and Jameel aren’t on it. Or even Duley. Naz and Matt and Monte in… Read More »5 Favorite Hilton Magicians
You can look at this collection of losers for RED from the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE in a couple of different ways. Either I just wanted an excuse more pictures of my dog. OR Well that is interesting. You see, there is a setting on my camera that drops out all… Read More »With the Beefcake Pantyhose
Here are a few pictures I like that come from New Toy, but don’t fit into any particular narrative. Went to Hilton Madness with Willy and Derrick. Fizer and Frese mixing it up with the young pups. Youth Room Mike, John, and Tim at the Event Formerly Known as the… Read More »Incidental
Feel like revisiting my Instagram account. It has been a long, long, time. Obviously, if you follow me on Instagram, like a boss, you’ve already experienced these. A few of my favorites: That was fun! We’ll have to do that again sometime!
Although I haven’t touched the real camera lately, I have sorta documented some stuff with my cruddy camera on my phone. Thought I would post some of those from the last few months. Remember, these are taken with a cruddy camera phone. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve already… Read More »Phonetos – Vol. 1
Wow! What an amazing season of College Basketball. Especially in the state of Iowa. Almost everybody has something to cheer about: The Iowa State Cyclones won the Big 12 for the second straight year. They are looking to make good on Hoiberg’s promise of a national championship. The UNI Panthers… Read More »ROUNDBALL ORACLES YEAR 11