04-29-07
There wasn’t much in the 04-29-07 folder. A couple photos of one of my Mom’s tulips. The next folder contains plenty of grainy photos of Alexis and swans.
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Series #2 Alpha
I’m starting to work on my endgame for Postcard Series #2. I’d like to do this once a week where I get out and shoot some part of Boone County for the use in the endgame. Most recently I spent a little bit of time in Ledges. These are the… Read More »Series #2 Alpha
High Winds
When I woke up and drove to work this morning, the winds and the sky were amazing. I had to stop the car and take a picture. Unfortunately, because the earliness of the morning and the darkness of the clouds and not having the right equipment, I instead cracked out… Read More »High Winds
Soy un Perdedor
Check out this pathetic collection of losers from the ARCHITECTURE theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Thanks for taking the time to help me mock these images.
Jay Leno’s Jealousy
I was recently tapped to do a photo shoot of the Junck family and their newest old timey firetruck. This photo of Gretchen is one of my favorites from the day: I’ll probably share a few more from this photo shoot at some point. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100… Read More »Jay Leno’s Jealousy
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 47 – ARCHITECTURE
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
04-28-07
A mixture of wildlife and tulips in the folder 04-28-07: The folder for next Saturday doesn’t have much in it. Maybe a couple of tulip photos. We’ll see.
ROUNDBALL ORACLES – YEAR 12
I recently presented The Trophy for winning the 12th year of the Roundball Oracles to this year’s champion… Michelle Haupt It was an exciting NCAA Tournament and an equally exciting Roundball Oracles NCAA Tournament Pool. If North Carolina would’ve won the NCAA Championship Game, Sara Lockner would’ve come home with… Read More »ROUNDBALL ORACLES – YEAR 12
Savin’ All Your Food Stamps and Burnin’ Down the Trailer Park
I had a bunch of losers this week for ART and THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here they are: Thanks for joining me here to mock this collection of pathetic losers!
Bette Davis Eyes
So, back to Photoshop School… The newest release of Photoshop has 2 new features. The one I will discuss today is the new LIQUIFY FACE feature. Under this new feature, you can adjust the following on a face: Eyes -Size -Height -Width -Tilt -Distance Nose -Height -Width Mouth -Smile -Upper… Read More »Bette Davis Eyes
Proof of Concept
I’ve been playing with the idea of finally coming out with Series #2 of the Photography 139 Postcard Line lately. Even though, I still have plenty of Series #1 in stock. Although the daisy postcard is nearly sold out. Another bugaboo is that the retail outlet where I was selling… Read More »Proof of Concept
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 46 – ART
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
04-23-07
Plenty of deer photos populated the 04-23-07 folder. Next Saturday’s folder has lots of tulips!
So Shave Your Face with Some Mace in the Dark
Here are a collection of pathetic losers that didn’t make the snuff for my submission for the FLOWER theme of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: I’m glad we had this time together to bully and mock these photos.
Impromptu
A few weeks back when Bethany and Nora were back for a wedding, we had a little impromptu photo shoot in Shorty’s living room. This is one of my favorite photos from that photo shoot: There might be a few more of these that I’ll publish at some point. PARTICULARS… Read More »Impromptu
Baby Got Boone County Fair
This isn’t exactly new news, because it has been leaked to the social media realm, but here it is: Team Baby Got Rack cleaned up at the Boone County Fair Barbecue Contest. Baby Got Rack won all the categories except for two. Claiming the title for Turkey, Beef, Combination, and… Read More »Baby Got Boone County Fair
Silver Efex Pro 2 Volume 2
A look at the remainder of the default filters in the Silver Efex Pro 2 filter from the Nik Plugin Collection. Original Image Fine Art High Key Framed Triste 1 Triste 2 Wet Rocks Full Contrast and Structure Silhouette Dark Sepia Soft Sepia Cool Tones 1 Cool Tones 2 Film… Read More »Silver Efex Pro 2 Volume 2
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 45 – FLOWER
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
04-21-07
Looks like all the photos from the folder 04-21-07 are from a trip to a park in north Ames. The next folder has lots of deer in it. Again.
Silver Efex Pro 2 Volume 1
I thought now would be a good time to take another look at a filter from the Nik Plugin Collection. This time, we will look at the default filters in the Silver Efex Pro 2 collection. There are 38 of them, so I’ll split this into 2 posts. The Silver… Read More »Silver Efex Pro 2 Volume 1
You Get A Parking Violation and a Maggot on Your Sleeve
I had a few other SMOKE losers from the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that I think are at least worth sharing. This wasn’t the best smelling theme. I’ll tell you what.