I made a horrible mistake yesterday. I didn’t mislabel or completely miss somebody’s submissions. Like I have done in the past. No. I completely forgot to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! (1 day late.) I apologize for missing it. The Computer Mine does not celebrate a single… Read More »I Wish I Was Special
Today is Sarah Toot’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Sarah! That picture of us after seeing a American Idiot on Broadway is almost 13 years old. Guess we should get an updated selfie at some point. Anyways I hope your birthday is amazing… Read More »WPC – WEEK 474 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
My eyes adored you Though I never laid a hand on you My eyes adored you Like a million miles away from me You couldn’t see how I adored you So close, so close and yet so far Carried your books from school Playin’ make believe you’re married to me… Read More »My Eyes Adored You
PATH! What a great theme! But were enough people on the right one to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Suzie Brannen… Read More »WPC – WEEK 473 – PATH
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. These are: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 472 – OUT OF DATE
PARK! What a great theme! But did enough people get in gear to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 16, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Sabas Hernandez –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 471 – PARK
MUSIC! A great theme! But did enough people hear it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! Am I silently judging anybody’s taste in MUSIC? You don’t have to scroll down. I am. I definitely in. On a sad note, I learned… Read More »WPC – WEEK 470 – MUSIC
Today is Adam’s birthday so I have to with him a happy birthday: Happy birthday Adam! I hope your birthday is another big advance in your recovery and we will see you back in the pulpit soon! +++++++ This is a comprehensive sweep of all the pictures from 2023 (except… Read More »In a Beautiful World
You may recall last week that I gave Micky an extension because he was in a place where he could only communicate via satellite phone. Here is his SQUARE photo: Micky Augustin (Chicago, Illinois) – 139 weeks On the other news from last week’s streaks, Adam’s trending in the right… Read More »WPC – WEEK 469 – SELF-PORTRAIT
Today is Labor Day! The day we don’t work don’t honor the labor movement. I don’t belong to a Union, but I’m am VERY pro-union. Possibly it is genetic. Here are 36 reasons to be thankful for unions: 1. Weekends 2. All breaks at work, including your lunch breaks 3.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 468 – SQUARE
Time to share the balance of pictures I took on a road trip with Teresa to Oskaloosa. Most of these pictures are in Oskaloosa, but the last two are of the enigmatic community Christmas Tree in Slater. I am really getting close to being done with 2023 pictures. About all… Read More »You Float Like a Feather
To continue off yesterday’s post, this post is the beginning of the STREET PHOTOGRAPHY images I took in Oskaloosa. An underrated town. One more collection of images of this road trip with Teresa left to share. I didn’t reach my goal of being almost done with 2023 images by the… Read More »Your Skin Makes Me Cry
Back in December Teresa and I made a little road trip to Pella and Oskaloosa. There were 2 parts of this road trip. 1 was so I could take some STREET PHOTOGRAPHY pictures for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The other reason was so I could complete the Tenderloin Trail 2.0… Read More »You’re Just Like an Angel
NOTE: DON’T FORGET THAT NEXT MONDAY IS LABOR DAY. WHILE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. THE BANKS ARE CLOSED. GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED. MAYBE WHERE YOU WORK IS CLOSED. BUT THERE ARE NO DAYS OFF FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 139. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. SO PLAN TO GET YOUR SUBMISSION IN BEFORE YOU… Read More »WPC – WEEK 467 – STILL LIFE
In yesterday’s post I revealed the images I entered in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Today I thought I would give flowers to the consistent THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE contributors that also had pictures displayed. It was a great showing by this group! Angie got a major award. Nathanial… Read More »WPC – WEEK 466 – SCIENCE
Here is a collection of images I took back in November in Webster City. They are mostly alternate images for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme SIGN. Just walked around and did a smidge of the street photography. There was one more picture I took on this day that I wanted… Read More »Couldn’t Look You in the Eye
Just a reminder, the we are now one month and one day from the deadline to enter your pictures for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Here are the rules and entry form: Click on the link below to download the entry form: Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Entry Form I hope… Read More »WPC – WEEK 465 – PURPLE
I forgot to publish the monthly FAQ last Monday, so getting it published this week. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked… Read More »WPC – WEEK 464 – FLOWER
ABSTRACT! A great theme! But did enough people make the abstraction to make is a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 22, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week… Read More »WPC – WEEK 463 – ABSTRACT
Time to share the last collection of glorious BLACK AND WHITE images I took but didn’t use for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. These were also all taken at Logan’s birthday party. The ink has barely dried on this post and I’m already sad our trip through all the glorious BLACK… Read More »When You Were Here Before
Time to start sharing the final alternate images for the glorious theme of BLACK & WHITE. All of these images are related to the Boone First United Methodist Church in one way or another. I started my day by worshipping an awesome God at Boone FUMC. Then I spent part… Read More »But She’s Beautiful, She Looks Kind