Need to start today by sharing some sad news for those of you that don’t know. My Aunt Barbara passed away a few days ago. I wanted to share her obituary. Barbara Bernice Kessler Bennett O’Connor, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at the University of… Read More »Keep Your Heart Young
Time once again to share a collection of images from my road trip through Clayton County to harvest their town signs. Most of these are taken in Guttenberg, which is beautiful little river town. I’d love to spend more time there at some point in the future and really give… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 4
Time to share another collection of images I took with Rodan139. This collection of images was taken at night, all from my yard. I was testing the phone app because I had been having some issues with it. Drones aren’t really the best to do night photography with because of… Read More »Rodan139: Night Moves
It is the last Monday of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: 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… Read More »WPC – WEEK 389 – MUSIC
I need to start off by wishing Micky a happy birthday. Happy birthday Micky!! I hope your birthday was filled with as much joy and happiness and you could handle. +++++++ It is time for another Formal Portrait Sunday. Time to share more pictures from the photo shoot with Fran… Read More »Fran & Pepper 2022 – Vol. 2
This is actually Post #4,750 in the history of my “An Artist’s Notebook” blog. Normally I would do a bunch of reflecting on the past and post some pretty meaningless statistics. However, I’ve been in Las Vegas all week and am still in Las Vegas, so I will table all… Read More »Stupid, Emotional, Obsessive Little Me
I recently purchase a new lens. The SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS. It filled the most glaring gap in my Sony E Mount lens arsenal. I was badly missing a long telephoto lens. My longest lens before purchasing this was my Tamron 70-180. Here are the specifications for the… Read More »SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports
Hang on, just hang on for a minute I’ve got something to say I’m not asking you to move on or forget it But these are better days To be wrong all along and admit it Is not amazing grace But to be loved like a song you remember Even… Read More »That Wasn’t Me
Time for another collection of pictures from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Clayton County I took last July. Finally, in this collection, there are pictures from Clayton County. Although the first few are still in Dubuque County. Balltown North Buena Vista A 2023 goal is to… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 3
Seems like a good time to share a collection of images I took of the road that leads into the north end of Ledges on a fall day when I took to the friendly skies with Rodan139. I originally took these pictures for the theme LINES for THE WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »Rodan139: Ledges North Entrance
FRAME! Seemed like a good challenging theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! But was it popular? Did it fire up the creative juices of many people? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks… Read More »WPC – WEEK 388 – FRAME
Time once again for a Formal Portrait Sunday. This time I’m going to share the first collection of family pictures I took of Fran and Pepper a few months back. It wasn’t the warmest day, but the lighting was actually perfect for once. And I will trade cold for good… Read More »Fran & Pepper 2022 – Vol. 1
Hitting up the backlog again. This is a collection of images I took in April of 2022 that never found their way into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook”. There are pictures of the old Bennett Mine safe, a couple self-portraits, and pictures for the old Kate Shelley Museum in Moingona… Read More »So You’d Think I Was Smart
Time to share another collection of images from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Clayton County that I took back in July. These images were once again, all taken in Dubuque County. That area of the state, Clayton County, Allamakee County, and Dubuque County is the prettiest… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 2
The sun came up and five years gone Life goes on, yeah, life goes on I wonder how you’re gettin’ by The sun goes down and I feel blue Now I toss ’cause my mind’s on you And I kind of miss your broken smile Save part of yourself for… Read More »Save Part of Yourself
I want to start out by pointing out that not a single person questioned my Romantic Comedy Power Rankings. Once again proving that my power rankings are definitive and beyond contestation. Time to share a collection of auxiliary images I took while tooling around Clayton County harvesting their town signs.… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 1
Need to start this post by wishing a Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate. It is the one true holiday, that has yet to be adulterated by crass commercialism. Happy Valentine’s Day I wish I could buy you all cookies, but settle for this picture of a cookie and… Read More »Rodan139: Lower Ledges
PLAY! Seems like a great theme on the surface. But did PLAY trigger people to PLAY with their cameras? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe… Read More »WPC – WEEK 387 – PLAY
Time for another Formal Portrait Sunday. This is the final collection of images from the photo shoot with Elainie & Sabas from last fall. There aren’t many pictures left to share, so this is a pretty small collection. I only have one more formal portrait photo shoot to share. Hopefully… Read More »Elainie & Sabas 2022 – Vol. 3
Hammering away at the backlog. This is a collection of pictures I took in April that never really had a place in previous “An Artist’s Notebook” post. Some of these pictures were taken for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, but not used. Some are from Easter. Enjoy! Still a few more… Read More »I Read All of Your Self-Help Books
I need to start this post by wishing Bill a happy birthday… Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is as full of all the joy that you can handle! +++++++ Time to share another collection of images I took when Teresa, Carla, and I went to Pella, Oskaloosa, and… Read More »Pella After Dark