I thought I would take a Friday off from regaling you with events from the Alamo Bowl Road Trip because, I do now own the drone that I have been planning to own for several months now. While admittedly, I only reached 9 of my 10 goals, nobody has seemed… Read More »Remember Tonight…
It would appear that the polar vortex not only crushed the temperatures, it also seems to have squashed participation for RUINS. But at least a few hearty souls got out in the weather and found something decaying to photography. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 177 – RUINS
We loaded up the car and I punched the address of the Branch Davidians Compound into the GPS. I had absolutely no clue what we would find what we would find when we got to the place where 76 people died in the Waco Siege. You see, we had stayed… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: Branch Davidians
I knew SURPRISE was a tough theme and participation took a predictable hit this week. This week’s theme is considerably easier, but you might have to go out in the -50 (wind chill) temperatures to get a picture. You don’t have to, but I know I will be! Probably. You… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 176 – SURPRISE
I slept like a baby. Like an angel. Like a baby angel. I woke up in the morning ready to take on the world. After I got out of the shower I decided to walk the Motel 6 grounds to check out the lay of the land. I carried the… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: Magnolia
Before we dive into the nuts and bolts of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, I want to acknowledge that today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While the day is named after and honors Martin Luther King Jr. it is important to acknowledge that it also celebrates this country’s advancements (and… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 175 – MACRO
After paying our respects to “The Tall Chief”, we hit the open road. We headed south in Oklahoma and weren’t really sure what we would find. Several miles down the road we saw a sign for Muskogee. While I am personally devoid of musical talent, I do love music. I… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: USS Batfish
I haven’t published alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE for quite sometime because I haven’t taken excessive WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE images like I had been. However, last week I did take a few more ART pictures, so I thought I would share them: All of these pictures were taken on… Read More »Art is a Lie…
I would say that ART was about an average week for participation rates. I figured it would be a higher theme, but it was only average. C’est la vie! Hopefully some people made New Year’s Resolutions to get more ART in their lives, but of course, I am biased. But… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 174 – ART
Jesse and I left for the Alamo Bowl at about 7 AM on Thursday, December 27. Our first stop was at a Casey’s in Peculiar, Missouri. It was noteworthy mostly because gas there was $1.75 a gallon. A good 20 cents cheaper than in the Cyclone State: Our second stop… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: The Tall Chief
There were a decent number of submissions for ABSTRACT this week. Several of them came with a question mark attached, “is this ABSTRACT?” I always give the same response to such inquiries. It only matters if you think it is ABSTRACT. But you didn’t come here to listen to me… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 173 – ABSTRACT
Back on December 27, 2018 I began publishing pictures I took for the Boone FUMC Church Directory back in April and May. One of the things that I do for the Church Directory is going to the local nursing homes and take pictures of church members that can’t make it… Read More »Boone FUMC Church Directory: Chapter 2
I have to confess that this is one of the saddest blog posts I’ve ever had the solemn duty to post. It seems that next to nobody out there has any FRIENDS. At least not any FRIENDS that they would be willing photography. Or perhaps the fault lies in me… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 172 – FRIENDS
Before we dig into the meat of this blog, I should point out that I’m (hopefully) in San Antonio right now. Getting ready to root for the Cyclones against the Washington State Cougars in the Alamo Bowl. You should definitely sit down and root the Cyclones to victory. The game… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 13
The holiday season definitely hurt the amount of PHOTOJOURNALISM submissions for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Kim Barker Kim Barker Michelle Haupt Michelle Haupt Christopher D. Bennett But enough… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 171 – PHOTOJOURNALISM
My favorite church service of the year is undeniably the Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve. The last 4 weeks at Youth Group we have been having our own Advent Candle series. It culminated on Wednesday when we lit the Love Candle and then the Christ Candle and then had our… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 88
The theme of SPORTS/GAMES got at least a few people going for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions! Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard Angie DeWaard Tamara Peterson Andy Sharp Stephanie… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 170 – SPORTS/GAMES
I still haven’t got back to THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT, so instead of that, enjoy these pictures of Naima riding in a car. Yes, I was driving while I took these pictures. I’m pretty sure that is safe. +++++++ Here is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme… Read More »Naima Car Ride
There was somewhat of a rebound for FAMILY and this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. There is still hope! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions! SPORTS/GAMES! What a great theme! But what is a SPORTS/GAMES picture?… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge – Week 169 – Family
A couple months back I was cruising back from Big Creek and I saw an interesting bird sitting on a fence. I pulled over and snapped a few photos. Have a looksie: Hopefully next Friday I’ll be back on track with THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. I guess we’ll see. +++++++… Read More »Word
Looks like another rough week for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Only a few people were able to communicate the theme COMMUNICATION. Might be time to look into retiring THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 168 – COMMUNICATION