The participation rates for ABSTRACT tumbled to near record lows. Which is harsh because ABSTRACT is literally the easiest theme in the challenge. Hopefully there will be a giant wave of participation this week. For the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE’S sake. For Kim’s sake. But you didn’t come here to listen… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 130 – ABSTRACT
Heading back into the backlog for pictures from my trip to South Dakota with my Mom. These are from the Needles Highway: More from the Needles Highway to come.
A small collection of photos reside in the folder called 03-22-08: By adding these images to the Photography 139 Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following blogs to their original glory: GOING BROKE SORTING MAIL 1 picture is of a Jaycees newsletter. The dogs are Shimmer and Destiny… Read More »03-22-08
A reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is ABSTRACT: ABSTRACT! An ABSTRACT photo is a photo that does not represent external reality. Happy photo harvesting!
Hitting up the back log, these are pictures I took on my way up to Brushy Creek one July afternoon. Most of these pictures were taken in Dayton. The last few were taken in Burnside.
Dipping back into the back log. These images are from the Caves Road Trip that Jay, Willy, and I went on back in July. On our way to the main course, the Maquoketa Caves State Park, we passed through a virtual ghost town. Scotch Grove. The only things is that… Read More »Nothing Behind Me, Everything Ahead of Me
A couple weeks back I went down to Manhattan, Kansas to visit Nate with Dae Hee. I actually only took out my camera once on the trip. Here are a few photos from Top of the World: It was a successful trip. We ate at the Toot Toot. We sat… Read More »Made it Ma! Top of the World!
The world wasn’t ready for these SHADOW pictures on Monday. I’m not sure they are ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. Here are SHADOW alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: These were all taken in various parts of the Photography 139 Studio. You’re welcome… Read More »Don’t Call Me A Sellout, That’s Something I’ve Never Been
The weather is getting better. Participation rates took the slightest uptick. Maybe next week it will take a big uptick?? But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the SHADOW submissions: Angie DeWaard Angie DeWaard Micky Augustin Christopher D.… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 129 – SHADOW
The last collection of photos from my last trip to Minnesota are of my trip to the Super Bowl Experience with Dae Hee, Bethany, and Nora. Paul Bunyan! Eagle fans are the worst! America’s Team – I guess when I force myself to care about the NFL, they are my… Read More »Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup Experience
The following images are from the folder titled 03-12-08: By restoring this pictures to the Photography 139 Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following blog post to its original glory: MMMM…. EEL! These pictures were taken one night with Jay, Baier, and Dre. Next Saturday’s walk down memory… Read More »03-12-08
This is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is SHADOW: SHADOW! A SHADOW photo is any photo where a SHADOW heavily influence the subject of the photo. Happy photo harvesting!
Last Saturday Boone had kind of a low level ice storm. It wasn’t bad, but it was enough to make traveling difficult and cover everything with a thin layer of ice. Here’s a few photos from the day: Naima did not enjoy the ice storm.
On my recent trip to the “bold” north, I made it a trip to Minnehaha Falls. Dae Hee and I foolishly made our way down a very dangerous set of steps to get near the base of the waterfall. Bethany and Nora wisely stayed in the car: If Dae Hee… Read More »Don’t Know if I’m Elated or Gassy. But I’m Somewhere in that Zone
Last Sunday I was coming home from Stratford I came across a flock of bald eagles in an empty field. Unfortunately, I had the wrong lenses with me, so this great opportunity turned into a great failure. Here is what I was able to get: Same picture as above, heavily… Read More »Going from Failure to Failure with Enthusiasm
The world wasn’t ready for these OLD/ELDERLY pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. Most of these pictures were taken at a Methodist Church. Either in Boone or Stratford. You’re welcome world!
Despite the nicer weather, participation rates for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE haven’t rebounded. Might be time to consider retiring it at the end of this 52 week run. THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE must be getting OLD. Maybe even ELDERLY. Perhaps time to put it out to pasture. Perhaps ready for… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 128 – OLD/ELDERLY
Saturday was the annual Home Show in Boone. Kio asked me to come out there and take a couple of photos of the Humane Society’s Booth: One of these pictures might be appearing in your local newspaper this week, if your local newspaper is the Boone News Republican.
The following images are from the folder 03-09-08/Little_White_Lye_Soap: These pictures were taken for Shannon’s soap company Little White Lye Soap. Next time we walk down memory lane, it will involve the downtown First United Methodist Church.
This is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is OLD/ELDERLY: OLD/ELDERLY Remember. Age is just a number. But OLD/ELDERLY… that is a judgment. Happy photo harvesting!
Hitting up the backlog again. Here are a few more pictures from the Caves Road Trip. These are from Wapsipinicon State Park: These aren’t the caves we headed out to see, but we still hit them hard. Nothing like Bonus Cave Action. There is a legend about how the Wapsipinicon… Read More »Stupid Fleet Foot