WARNING! WHAT FOLLOWS IS A TRANSMISSION FROM PHOTOGRAPHY 139’S SHAMELESS COMMERCE DIVISION… I did get a late jump on the calendars this year, but there is and will be a PHOTOGRAPHY 139 2016 CALENDAR for sale. I haven’t laid my hands on them yet, but the stash will arrive on… Read More »2016
This week was perilously close to the first strike for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But there was a lone submission. This week’s submissions: Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland Maybe next week’s theme will ring more bells. Maybe next week’s theme will be the first strike. Next week’s theme: BLACK AND… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 13 – GAMES
Who doesn’t like closing the week with a picture of a flower from the Iowa State Fair? Okay, I do know a couple such people. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 1600 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/2015 – 18:30 LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41.3″… Read More »God Will Reward You
WHAT FOLLOWS IS A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS MISSIONARY DIVISION… As many of you may or not know, for the last several years I have helped chaperon my church’s Youth Group’s Mission Trip. We have went to Kansas City, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Martin, South Dakota. Next June,… Read More »You Can Sit With Us
Time to share another image from my Aunt Linda’s farm: I do need to return there and photograph the place when I have much more time. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) APERTURE: f/4.5 EXPOSURE: 1/125 DATE: 11/20/15 – 14:43 NO GPS DATA
Sharing another picture from a west(ish) Kansas sunset because Laura says that west(ish) Kansas has the best sunsets. When I told people I was going to visit Manhattan, they usually say: “Cool!” Then I say, “No, the one in Kansas.” Then they say, “Oh.” After a long bit of silence… Read More »Kansas Weed
If I didn’t already have an established protocol for the naming of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE journal entries, I might have named this here entry: WHERE HAVE ALL THE DUDES GONE? Male participation has declined dramatically in the last couple of weeks. I’m not complaining for personal reasons. I’ll never… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 12 – STILL LIFE
There were a few other RELIGION pictures I took the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that didn’t make the cut. Thought I’d share a few of those. I don’t know if there will be quite so many losers next week.
Been a bit since I published a flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. Some would say too long. Time to remedy that! Every day we inch closer to the photo that got me kicked out of the Iowa State Fair flower garden. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V… Read More »More State Fair?
All the Bennetts were actually here for Thanksgiving this year, so we had to get a picture! It might be the last chance to get a picture like this for a bit. With Alexis leaving for the Navy. Elainie already in the Navy. Logan getting ready to graduate from Iowa… Read More »Thanksgiving
Wells have always been a source of fascination for me. But I’m also very glad that I don’t have to drink well water on a regular basis. This well is from my Aunt Linda’s farm. I actually didn’t throw anything into the well. I consider this a sign of maturity.… Read More »The Driving Force
I knew this week’s submissions would be a little light with the combination of the theme and the holiday. However, participation didn’t take too much of a hit. Hopefully it will rebound next week. That theme is pretty easy, but does require a bit of effort. This week’s submissions: Kim… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 11 – RELIGION
On my recent trip to Manhattan I spent some time at my Aunt Linda’s farm. There are many fascinating things deteriorating in her yard. Of course, this is the kind of thing I love to photograph. Below is one such thing. There are at least a few more images from… Read More »But Even a Fool Will Tell You
Just south of Manhattan a few miles is a scenic view. On my recent trip to visit Nate and Laura, I stopped at this scenic view and snapped a few photos. Below is one of my favorites. I took this photo on my Saturday in Manhattan. I wish I would… Read More »Highway 177
Now is probably as good of a time as any to share the rest of my pictures from Layla’s third birthday party. Such great and sorta cooperative models!
There was a bit of a falloff in participation this week, but that was to be expected. I fear this week’s theme will really scare people. That is okay, everybody needs to get out of the comfort zones once in a while. This week’s submissions: Carla Stensland Kim Barker Laura… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 10 – WORK
Not everybody can be a winner. Like people who get really angry about Participant ribbons. Those people aren’t winners. These pictures are the people-who-get-mad-about-Participant-ribbons of the FOOD theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Submitted with bits of commentary. What I eat for breakfast about every Saturday. Because I like to… Read More »With the Plastic Eyeballs
There will be more photos from this event, but I wanted to set this photo of Layla off on its own because I like it so much. I’m not a mentalist, a psychic, or even a psycho, but this is what I think Layla is thinking: I can picture in… Read More »Home is Where the House Is
Decided to keep a vow (that I made to myself) to go even harder on the Dream Effect. Might have to do this effect with a person soon. Hmmmmm… You can also see what this image looked like before the effect was applied, by clicking on the image and closing… Read More »You’re Underneath My Skin
A pretty fair amount of submissions this week. I hope the momentum continues next week with a subject matter many people are less familiar with than FOOD. There is also, not one, but TWO first time contributors in this week’s submissions! Hopefully they feel inspired to keep submitting, even though… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 9 – FOOD
Always a good time to post a flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. Happy Friday the 13th, opening day of Cyclones’ basketball, and the release date of the MR. SHOW reboot. Today is a great day! PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V ISO: 800 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm… Read More »Alice Walker