Friendly Reminder: Next Monday is Christmas. While the bank and government employees get the day off, there are no holidays for Photography 139. If you are busy on Christmas (and a lot of people are) plan on getting your submission in early this week. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! One of my favorite… Read More »WPC – WEEK 431 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Time for another collection of images from my trip to the Stanhope Watermelon Day with Teresa. This collection of images is of the parade. I’m not really a parade person. In fact few things are more boring than a parade. Well actually few things have greater gap between participating in… Read More »Stanhope Watermelon Day 2023 – II
Back on May 6 I had a pretty long day. I spent the morning into the early afternoon doing photography for Sleeping Angels. Logan assisted me on this project. After we photographed the Sleeping Angels Fun Run crossing the Mile Long Bridge, we headed down to Grimes and had lunch.… Read More »A Long Day…
This is the final collection of images from the road trip to Dysart to see their illusions I took with Nader. This collection starts in Traer, but also goes through the Matchstick Marvels Museum in Gladbrook. Traer Gladbrook Toledo A different town sign. It was a good road trip, even… Read More »Dysart Illusion Road Trip – III
LINES! They are literally everywhere you look. But did enough people see them to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Sara… Read More »WPC – WEEK 430 – LINES
Back in April I wander around downtown Boone and did a little street photography. Here is a collection of those images: I do love a good street photography walkabout!
Another town festival I attended this year was the Stanhope Watermelon Day with Teresa. This first collection is of pictures I took wandering around before the festival really got started. Before the parade was started. Still plenty of pictures left to share from this trip.
Here is another collection of images from my road trip with Nader to go check out the Dysart illusions: Traer Still one more collection of images from this road trip left to share!
Back in April I loaded up the car with Nader and we drop over to Dysart because I wanted to check out their collection of illusions. It turns out that many of them aren’t in great shape and I think 2 of them are completely gone. At least we went… Read More »Dysart Illusion Road Trip – I
Today is Brandon’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON! I hope you birthday is as great a GODZILLA MINUS ONE! +++++++ HOMETOWN! Everybody comes from one or consider where they currently live to be one! But did enough people get a picture that… Read More »WPC – WEEK 429 – HOMETOWN
Time to share the balance of pictures I took from my trip to the Des Moines Arts Festival with Jesse: The last few pictures were taken at Gray’s Lake after we had left the Arts Festival. Where we look at God’s art… nature!
Back in June Jesse and I went to the Des Moines Arts Festival. It had been a few years since I had been and it was a pretty good time. I will probably try to go again next year. Still one more collection of images to share from this day.
It is the last collection of submissions for the month of November, so it is a good time to revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ. I’ve noticed an uptick in small-sized submissions lately. It wouldn’t hurt to review the resolution FAQ if you haven’t looked at it lately. Award… Read More »WPC – WEEK 428 – ANIMAL
Today is Suzie’s birthday. So I need to wish her a happy birthday! Happy birthday Suzie! Suzie is the short one in the picture, in case you didn’t know! I hope you have an amazing birthday! +++++++ Time to share more pictures from the road trip I took with Nader… Read More »PHOTO DROP-OFF ROAD TRIP II
Time to finish off the March backlog. All of these images were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE in one way or another. Some were for BLUE. Others were for COMPETITION. It feels good to have the March backlog cleared out. I don’t think April is ready for a backlog… Read More »Feel Sorry for Yourself
If you or somebody you know is looking for a Thanksgiving Meal, my church is having it’s annual FREE Thanksgiving Meal again this year. Check out the flyer below for information: I should be there for at least part of it. Hope to see some of you there! +++++++ This… Read More »Photo Drop-off Road Trip I
Here it is. The final collection of auxiliary images I took during THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. Finally being shared almost 14 months after I took them. Closing the book on pictures I took in 2022. To be honest there is one last collection of pictures I took in 2022, but… Read More »Davis County Aux. – Vol. 4
Today is Veterans Day. A day that celebrates all those who served in the U.S. Military. Happy Veterans Day to all the veterans I know! And to the ones I don’t know too. +++++++>/h2> Time to hit up the backlog again. These pictures are from March and they just didn’t… Read More »But Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry, Boy
One of the things I like to do before I take my entries for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon down to enter them is going to the State Center Rose Garden to photograph the roses. This year the due date for the Photography Salon happened to be the same… Read More »State Center Rose Festival
NOTE: – THIS IS ONE OF TWO POSTS WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA EMAIL,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 425 – SIGNS
I need to start this milestone post by wishing Elainie a happy birthday! Happy birthday Elainie! I hope your birthday is amazing!! +++++++ Today is also Layla’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAYLA! I hope you have an awesome birthday! +++++++ Can you believe that this is the 5,005th entry in the… Read More »Post 5,005