Grotty
A few weeks back I took some super macro photos. Some of a baseball. Some of an allium. Some of a dandelion. Have a peek: So many flower pictures taken this year. So many!
Dog and Daisy
This is just a cleanup of some photos I took of Naima and of a daisy that lives in the flower box on my garage. Took these on my birthday. These pictures were before Naima had surgery, as you can tell, she doesn’t look weird. Her fur is slowly growing… Read More »Dog and Daisy
WPC – WEEK 252 – FACELESS PORTRAIT
41 straight weeks of double digit submissions! WooHoo! Once again, I didn’t even have to send out reminder message this morning! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Micky Augustin Michelle Haupt Tamara Peterson Becky Parmelee… Read More »WPC – WEEK 252 – FACELESS PORTRAIT
Happy Birthday!
Thought that this would be a good day to share the balance of pictures I took while I was tooling around Boone County looking for my BLACK AND WHITE and Happy Independence Day photos. The sign says: On July 31, 1943 a U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Bomber Ser. No… Read More »Happy Birthday!
2010-01-30
The pictures in the folder 2010-01-30 are from both THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT. The flower pictures were taken for the theme PLANTS. THE PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT involves a broken mirror and Willy. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore… Read More »2010-01-30
When I Stand in Your Love
I have plenty more BLACK AND WHITE alternates for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: I can’t wait until BLACK AND WHITE is the theme again! +++++++ This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is FACELESS PORTRAIT: FACELESS PORTRAIT Remember that a FACELESS PORTRAIT is… Read More »When I Stand in Your Love
My Fear Doesn’t Stand a Chance
If you are near your Photography 139 Calendar, you know that today is a big day for the Photography 139 Universe. Today is Naima’s birthday! While Naima is spending her birthday socially distancing as there has been a resurgence of Covid in Iowa and in most of the United States.… Read More »My Fear Doesn’t Stand a Chance
May Flowers
I need to start by wishing Jay a happy birthday, so happy birthday Jay! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ Here is a collection of pictures I took in my backyard in the middle of May: The picture of the peony bud… Read More »May Flowers
Gross
Unfortunately, this year, a few dandelions managed to sneak though and ruin the appearance of my beautiful lawn. But sometimes you have to make do with what you have, so I used this is a chance to take some macro images of dandelions. Also a picture of my beautiful lilacs… Read More »Gross
WPC – WEEK 251 – BLACK AND WHITE
Would you believe it? 40 straight weeks of double digit submissions. I didn’t even need to send out any reminders this morning! WooHoo! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Elizabeth Nordeen Elizabeth Nordeen Logan Kahler… Read More »WPC – WEEK 251 – BLACK AND WHITE
Senior Sunday – Taylan – Volume 8
Here it is, the final collection of pictures of Senior Pictures. I might reserve the right to keep publishing Sunday journal entries because I have so many flower pictures to the shower. That is what I do. I take pictures of flowers and I know things. Here is the final… Read More »Senior Sunday – Taylan – Volume 8
2010-01-19 & 2010-01-25
Happy 4th of July everybody! This holiday celebratory picture is a bit different. This historical marker commemorates the crew of a U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Bomber that were killed when their plane crashed in Boone County during a training flight during WWII. +++++++ The pictures in the folders 2010-01-19… Read More »2010-01-19 & 2010-01-25
And My Colors Change Like the Sea
I don’t think a person should go into too much detail about how you create your ABSTRACT images, but I think these alternate ABSTRACT images aren’t too hard to figure out. I hope some of you enjoyed making your own ABSTRACT images last week. +++++++ This is your reminder that… Read More »And My Colors Change Like the Sea
East of Omaha
About 10 days ago I replaced the sink in my kitchen. By replacing the sink in my kitchen, I mean that Duncan’s came in and replaced my sink. Now I’m not a person that is particularly passionate about my sink. However, my Mom is for some reason. So she really… Read More »East of Omaha
Still Laughing – 2020, Too
Need to start by wishing Jen a very happy birthday. Happy birthday Jen! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be. Sorry about the lack of iris pictures. +++++++ Time for another and I believe the last collection of tulip pictures for this year. All… Read More »Still Laughing – 2020, Too
Iowa State Walk – Beta
Yesterday I pointed out that Pufferbilly Days was cancelled. Yesterday the Farm Progress Show in Boone was also cancelled. This is an event that brings over 100,000 people to Boone over 3 days. Cancelling it was the right move. Here is part of their press release: For more than 65… Read More »Iowa State Walk – Beta
WPC – WEEK 250 – ABSTRACT
The Boone Chamber announced on Friday that they are cancelling Pufferbilly Days. I think it is the only responsible thing that they can do. I was worried that they would hold it, after the Boone County Fair decided to go on. Pufferbilly Days worried more than the Boone County Fair… Read More »WPC – WEEK 250 – ABSTRACT
Senior Sunday – Autumn – Volume 5
The second to last Senior Sunday. This is the final collection of photos from Autumn’s photo shoot. These pictures were separated from the rest because they were either taken with the RXOII or Rodan139. If you want to go back and look at all the Autumn photos, click on the… Read More »Senior Sunday – Autumn – Volume 5
2010-01-14 & 2010-01-17
The pictures in the folders 2010-01-14 and 2010-01-17 include the first 2 pictures I took for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. When it first came into existence, it was known as the RANDOM PICTURE OF THE WEEK. It was a project that was started jointly by me and Vest. Dawn was… Read More »2010-01-14 & 2010-01-17
Frozen Fish Power Rankings
This is amongst the most important works I’ve ever done on this website. For Lent, I was going to attempt to rely as heavily as possible on fish for my protein. However, part of the way through Lent, the pandemic hit and my diet became a lot less discretionary. However,… Read More »Frozen Fish Power Rankings
Iowa State Walk – Alpha
Back in early May, I took an early afternoon walk around the Iowa State campus with Teresa. It was a good replacement for going to Pella, since going to Pella in early May, in the middle of a pandemic seemed like a terrible idea. Plus, how snooty are the people… Read More »Iowa State Walk – Alpha