This day up and kicked me in the face, but no excuses. No more waiting. Here are the pictures for FAMILY for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: Michelle Haupt Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard Sarah Karber Bill Wentworth Teresa Kahler 1 Teresa Kahler 2 Teresa Kahler 3 Teresa Kahler… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 65 – FAMILY
This was definitely a tough week for participation rates. It was even a little tough for me. The early sunset. The national depression. The busy holidays. It has been tough the last few weeks. I get it. Hopefully there will be a bounce back next week. But you don’t want… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 64 – TOWN
There wasn’t as much LOVE in the world this week as one would have hoped. I’ll just hope that when we get to HATE, it isn’t a more popular option. But it is the world that we live in. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 63 – LOVE
Participation rates may have dipped again slightly. The cool night air maybe zapping some motivation. Possibly. It even happened to me a bit this week. I was going to take my photo Saturday night and then fell asleep. Then I was going to do it Sunday night, fell asleep on… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 62 – NIGHT
There weren’t a whole lot of takers for STILL LIFE. Must have been a depression of some kind out there. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates, you want to see the submissions. Here they are: Kim Barker Bill Wentworth Angie DeWaard Stephanie… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 61 – STILL LIFE
Some of the stalwarts didn’t make it for LANDSCAPE. That’s okay. When one person falls, another person can pick up the torch and carry on. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about torches. You want to see the submissions for LANDSCAPE: Bill Wentworth Cathie Raley… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 60 – LANDSCAPE
ROAD TRIP saw some of the regulars drop out, but the ones that did participate went all in. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You just want to see the submissions. Here they are: Becky Perkovich 1 Becky Perkovich 2 Becky Perkovich… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 59 – ROAD TRIP
I wasn’t sure how POP ART would go over as a WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme as it is a little bit harder to wrap one’s mind around than the typical theme. However, there was still good participation. I love it! Although I good stand here and talk all tommyrot about… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 58 – POP ART
Maybe there was a slight dip this week, but that was to be expected, since CHILDREN are so very, very creepy. I mean, we’ve all seen the groundbreaking documentary CHILDREN OF THE CORN. We know what they’re capable of doing. Don’t get me started on the companion documentary VILLAGE OF… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 56 – CHILDREN
SIGNS is actually one of my favorite themes for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. I am pleased to see that it lit the creative fires of several other people as well. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about SIGNS. You want to see the submissions. Here… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 55 – SIGNS
The week’s theme triggered an interesting and solid week of submissions. Here are the submissions for OLD: Shannon Bardole Becky Perkovich Stephanie Kim Kim Barker 1 Kim Barker 2 Kim Barker 3 Christopher D. Bennett Michael Augustin Cathie Raley 1 Cathie Raley 2 Cathie Raley 3 Cathie Raley 4 Carla… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 54 – OLD
A new year. Well, a new 52 weeks. I’m excited for what this new year will bring. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about my aspirations for the next 52 weeks. You just want to see the submissions. Here are the submissions for BODY PART:… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 53 – BODY PART
As we close the books on the first year of the rebirth of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, we have not ONE but TWO first time submitees! Welcome aboard Brooke Milligan and Cathie Raley!!! You know I could talk tommyrot about first time submitees all day, but you want to get… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 52 – WILD CARD
Happy Labor Day! Not so many submissions this week, but that was to be expected. Let’s get to it! Here are the submissions for ROAD TRIP: Bill Wentworth Dawn Krause 1 Dawn Krause 2 Dawn Krause 3 Christopher D. Bennett Jodie Bennett 1 Jodie Bennett 2 Angie DeWaard Shannon Bardole… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 51 – ROAD TRIP
Lots and lots of up close and personal submissions for MACRO this week. Don’t take my word for it, have a look: Angie DeWaard 1 Angie DeWaard 2 Micky Augustin Kim Barker Sarah Karber Stephanie Kim 1 Stephanie Kim 2 Teresa Kahler 1 Teresa Kahler 2 Teresa Kahler 3 Becky… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 50 – MACRO
I have to confess, I was a little worried about this week. As I crawled out of bed this morning to head to the Computer Mine, I had only received 1 submission in my email inbox. Despite one person telling me at the State Fair that they had just taken… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 49 – REFLECTIONS
SPORTS was clearly not as popular as ARCHITECTURE, but that was to be expected considering the time of year and all that. Here are the submissions for SPORTS: Angie DeWaard 1 Angie DeWaard 2 Carla Stensland 1 Carla Stensland 2 Carla Stensland 3 Jodie Bennett Shannon Bardole Christopher D. Bennett… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 48 – SPORTS
Quite a large selection of submissions this week. It is almost as if THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE has hit its stride. I hope that there is this much passion in the middle of winter! Dawn has made her first submission(s). I expect big things from her in the future! Here… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 47 – ARCHITECTURE
A few of the regulars were missing this week, but there were still plenty of submissions for ART! The submissions for ART: Bill Wentworth Carla Stensland 1 Carla Stensland 2 Stephanie Kim 1 Stephanie Kim 2 Stephanie Kim 3 Shannon Bardole Christopher D. Bennett Sara Lockner Becky Perkovich Kim Barker… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 46 – ART
There was a tremendous reaction to FLOWER. Lots of participation! How exciting! The submissions for FLOWER: Angie DeWaard 1 Angie DeWaard 2 Carla Stensland 1 Carla Stensland 2 Carla Stensland 3 Carla Stensland 4 Carla Stensland 5 Shannon Bardole Kim Barker 1 Kim Barker 2 Mike Vest 1 Mike Vest… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 45 – FLOWER
I was worried that this wouldn’t be a very popular theme, but it actually has garnered quite the response. How exciting! Looks like this theme will make the cut for next year’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. If you want to have your voice heard about next year’s themes, I’d advise you… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 44 – SMOKE