Category Archives: Street Photography

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Instagram Update

Since most of the random pictures I’ve taken are of the “can’t-quite-publish-yet” variety, I thought I would publish some of my favorite Instagram pictures of the last few months.

Since I got a new phone and have been able to get back on Instagram.

Of course, if you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen all of these pictures before.
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve seen most of these pictures before.
If we are friends on Facebook, you’ve seen a few of these pictures before.



The Living Legend


My New Bike


Stay Classy


Lake LaVerne


What my Birthday Cake will Look Like Next Year


I Want this Sign


Me


On the way to the Dog Park


The Essence of my Life


Cyclone Tailgating


Andrea’s New Church


Pickle’s


Josh and Andrea


Whole Family


Gracie


Ready?


Mini Train!


Sara and Shawn – Pufferbilly Days Parade


Boone First United Methodist Church


Recently donated to the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group


Luckiest Son-of-a-Gun I Know


Visiting Derrick


Tenderloining without my Partner – Legal Limit


Making Pickle Relish


Logan at the Block Party


Barn I wish to Photograph


Smith Wedding


Best Part of Thomas the Tank


Touching the Baby


Thomas the Tank


Junckner Photo Shoot


Vi Fellowshipping It Up


Creepy Work Thing


Tailgating in Style


Playtime!


Hot Dog Cart Day!


Trapped


Most accurate artist depiction of Iowa fans I’ve ever seen!


Cyclones!


Experiment


Another Experiment

Instagram may have replaced Twitter as my favorite social media outlet. Not as useful as Twitter, but probably more fun. Plus I may have an addiction to the Photo Map feature. Even though what that feature tells me is that I need to road trip in the worst possible way.

Animals, Macro, Nader, Night, Sara, State Fair, Street Photography

Fairlicious

I only made it to the Iowa State Fair once this year. I went with Nader on the last day of the fair to pick up my entries for the Photography Salon.

I’ll try to do better next year.



I love the DNR Building!


Nader


Mmmmmmmmmm… Chocolate Moose!


Sara has already agreed that my birthday cake will look like this next year.


The Butterfly Exhibit was somewhat of a disappointment.

Not 100% sure what next week’s Random Wednesday will be. Probably some ISU football pictures.

Ruins, Street Photography

Fiery Goat

A few weeks back I woke up and saw on Twitter that the Gigglin’ Goat was on fire.

So I threw on some clothes and went down and took a few photos.


Unfortunately I got there after the most interesting photo opportunities had passed.

Next week’s Random Wednesday will be a few portraits I took for Jamie before she left Boone for rodeoville.

Politics, Russell, Street Photography

The Straw Poll

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A few weeks back I went to the Republican Straw Poll with Russell, even though I will be voting for Obama in 2012. Here are a few pictures:



Bachmann definitely had the best organization at this event.


McCotter’s way creepy van.


Members of the “Lamestream Media”, no doubt.


The line to get in to Hilton was substantial.


Ron Paul’s Inflatable Uncle Sam.


Some chick from FoxNews that made a terrible joke about Barney Frank being there.


Although I endorse Rick Santorum’s homemade peach jelly, I do not endorse Rick Santorum presidential candidate.


My 2nd favorite people at the Straw Poll. My favorite people were a young couple wearing homemade t-shirts. On the front it said: “Moderate Conservatives” and on the back it said: “Please Don’t Hate Us”.


McCotter’s Creepy Van


A McCotter supporter handing out bomb pops.


Although it looks like I’m enjoying this bomb pop, I am not. At least it was marginally better than the sno-cones the wind energy people were handing out.


Pictures with the an Abraham Lincoln look-a-like. At least I assume it wasn’t the real Abraham Lincoln because he wasn’t wandering around muttering: “How did my party go from the abolition of slavery to tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% as its core value?”


McCotter! Despite his creepy van, McCotter was my favorite candidate there!


Even though this is clearly the Iowa State Center, I heard more than one speaker try to goose the crowd with a “Go Hawks!” thrown into their speech. Yea! Screw those guys!


I took a picture of this thing to remind me how inclusive the Republican Party has become. Room for people at diverging opinions at the table. Oh there isn’t?


Russell signing the turbine blade. Not the only minority there, but if you take out Herman Cain…


The Bachmann camp did play hardball with their petting zoo. You had to vote for her to get in to it.


Ron Paul’s classy dunk tank with a guy wearing a Bernanke mask.

It was an interesting event and I can’t wait to go again in four more years.

Next week’s Random Wednesday involves pictures from my trips to the State Fair.

Candid Portrait, Jesse, Sarah Toot, Steph, Street Photography, Tim, Travel

The End of Random NYC

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This is the end of the random NYC images. Please shed no tears.

Some of the pictures are from the Brooklyn Bridge:


Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty


Lovers put a lock on the Brooklyn Bridge to seal their love and then throw the key over the side.


Steph and I


Steph and I


Sarah, Tim and I


Sarah and Jesse


Sarah and I


Manhattan Bridge


Jesse and I


Jesse and I

Some were taken at Grand Central Station…

The rest are from the exotic Roosevelt Island Tram…



Next week’s random Wednesday will be pictures from Iowa State’s Spring Game.

Animals, Candid Portrait, Formal Portrait, Jesse, Sarah Toot, Street Photography

More Random NYC – Liberty Island and Day 3

Here are some more random images from Day 3 and Liberty Island:



Sarah at Benny’s Burritos


We didn’t eat here, but this restaurant is famous for being in When Harry Met Sally.


The Staten Island Ferry


The girl who took this picture was overly impressed with my camera.

Next Wednesday will feature even more random New York City images.

Black & White, Christianity, Jesse, Sarah Toot, Still Life, Street Photography, Travel

More Random New York City – Near Ground Zero

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Here are some random New York City images from the Second Day of the trip. These were taken at and around Ground Zero and at St. Paul’s Chapel, which is across the street from Ground Zero.

Regrettably, some of these pictures were taken through a window, leading to a regrettable reflection.


Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Ground Zero

St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel

More random New York City images will be coming your way next Wednesday.

Animals, Jesse, Music, Sarah Toot, Steph, Street Photography, Travel

Random New York City Images

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Even though I only recently started the tradition of posting movie reviews on Wednesdays, I’m already walking away from that tradition. I want to keep this website about photography as much as possible, so I’m going to start posting my movie reviews on my collective blog:

Robot Monster Bros.

If you were to follow that link, you would not find any movie reviews. You will find an explanation of why I do my movie reviews the way I do. You will also find a posting the 10 Things I Learned in NYC. In the near future, I should have a review of Cedar Rapids up.

Wednesdays now will be more of a random photography day. This way I get more photography on the photography website and more writing on the writing website.

Here are some random pictures from my trip to New York City:


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The Carnegie Deli, our first stop after the hotel.

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The Melo – That is what I am talking about!

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Maybe the best cheesecake of my life.

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Central Park

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Central Park

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Central Park Horse

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Manhattan Skyline from Central Park

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Broadway

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David Letterman does not amuse me, but this was still kind of cool.

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“Don’t want to be an American Idiot. Don’t want a nation under the new media. And can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mind (fudge) America….”

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Want to know what 72 dollars worth of alcohol looks like in NYC? Sarah and Tim are showing it off.

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Steph and I after American Idiot

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Jesse and I after American Idiot

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Amy’s Bread’s Red Velvet Cake. Tim said this would be the best red velvet cake of my life. Shhh…. My Mom’s is better!

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Sarah and I outside of Amy’s Bread

More random New York City images will be coming your way next Wednesday and don’t forget to check out the other website for my list of 10 things I learned in NYC.