Happy Friday the 13th everyone! A bad day for Templar Knights. A worse day for drugged up oversexed camp counselors. Probably going to be a pretty bad day for me too. But it is also free sandwich day at Jimmy’s Barbecue!! Don’t forget to get yours! Unless you are the… Read More »ISF: 08/13/2025 – Early Afternoon
In late September of 2024, Ledges State Park celebrated 100 years of existence. Existence as a State Park. Ledges is widely considered the best State Park in Iowa. Although Backbone State Park and Maquoketa Caves State Park are also fine parks. But they are not Ledges. On the morning of… Read More »Ledges Centennial: Morning
Last week I covered what was my favorite day of my Philadelphia trip. The day that I got to hang out with Sarah and Tim. This day was probably my least favorite day. The day I had to listen to incessant whining and eventually had to check out from human… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 5
Time for another collection of images from my 3rd trip to the Iowa State Fair. This one to assist Logan in the barbecue contest. In this collection, it is still early morning. Before the gates have opened to the general public. Most of this one is me wandering around the… Read More »ISF: 08/13/2025 – Morning Midway
Time to share cell phone pictures from Day 4 of my work trip to Philadelphia. Truth be told, this was probably my favorite day. Even though I had to work. Even though I didn’t have a single Philly Cheesesteak. It was because I got see my cousin Sarah and her… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 4
Time to start sharing images from my 3rd Trip to the Iowa State Fair. This trip I took with Logan to help him in the barbecue contest. I shared those barbecue contest images a while back. But not it is time to share the rest of the images. You can… Read More »ISF: 08/13/2025 – Early Morning
I recently spent a few bucks on a lens built out of an old disposable camera lens. It really is just the old disposable lens built into a lens cap. It is really cheap lens just meant for fun. The look of old disposable cameras has become popular in some… Read More »Disposable
Time to share the cell phone pictures from Day 3 of my work trip to Philadelphia. This was the first day I had to work as they finally started to get our booth put together enough for us to start setting up. This meant I didn’t really eat lunch and… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 3
I’ve tried to be better about writing about when I add new equipment to the arsenal. I haven’t been, but I’ve tried. I have a few lens I want to purchase in the coming year, if prices don’t skyrocket too much! Not just fun, gimmicky lenses, (although there are a… Read More »Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens
This is the final collection of images from my State Fair trip with the Gorshes. We didn’t stay too late into the day because they had some kind of family camping trip they were leaving for the next day. When we last left off, Jen and Layla were on the… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2025: Final Images
As you know, I don’t do weddings very often. There is a wide variety of reasons for this and it isn’t just because formal portraiture falls well outside the realm of my passion and because of this, is very far from being a strength. Also, because I don’t know that… Read More »Clevenger Wedding
Today is Steph’s birthday so I need to wish her a happy birthday! Happy Birthday!! Day 2 in Philadelphia ended up being a surprise day off. Usually that is a setup day, but the convention crew didn’t have the Computer Mine booth remotely put together. Yay! Surprise day off! I… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 2
Time to start sharing my recent food adventure in Philadelphia. This was a work trip, so all the food was on the Computer Mine’s dime. At least hopefully. We will once again do a per diem check to see if I was able to cover 7 days of food with… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 1
Time to clean up the backlog a bit. This is a collection of images taken at Rinehart’s and Rieman’s that have just never found their way into a different post. These pictures were taken on the same day as the sunflower images and the zinnia images from the last two… Read More »I Want a Perfect Body
We are done with the food adventures in Austin, but we aren’t returning to an exactly normal food adventure. It is a food adventure from around here, but the restaurant is the family restaurant of the lady friend of a good friend of mine. So, while it was fantastic, I’m… Read More »Steak-umm: Altoona Field Work
Time for more pictures from my second trip to the Iowa State Fair last year. This trip was with the Gorshe. Last time it was all pictures I took while wandering around waiting for Layla to take the dance stage. This collection is more of those images and then some… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024 – Irish Dance Party Begins
This is the final collection of images from my trip to the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market with Jay. These pictures more concentrate on the food and music of the farmer’s market. Here is the final collection of images: While I enjoyed my time at the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market, I… Read More »VJ Farmer’s Market: Music & Food
It time for the first collection of images from my trip to the Iowa State Fair with a few of the Gorshe. I went down to the fair with Jen and Evie to watch Layla do some Irish dancing. Evie was still on the IR recovering from a track injury.… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024 – Pre-Irish Dance Party
I had always heard the legend of the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market. Some claimed it was as good or better than the Downtown Des Moines Farmer’s Market. I had never been, so it was on my list of things to visit last year. Jay actually agreed to go and one… Read More »VJ Farmer’s Market: Initial Impressions
It is Good Friday, so I need to start today with a devotional. The Centurion near the Cross Scripture Readings: Devotional The presence of Roman soldiers around the crucifixion of Jesus Christ indicates that this was a state-sponsored crucifixion ordered by the Jewish leaders opposed to Jesus’ message. (Incidentally, the… Read More »ISF: 08/08/2024 – Food Vendors
Time for Day 4 of my food adventure in Austin, Texas. This was the 2nd day of the Computer Mine Conference and is by far the longest day. It involves going to a costume party and having lots awkward small talk. It is an extremely long day, but at least… Read More »Austin Grub: Day 4