The Old Tree Library Beta
More from my trip to the Iowa Arboretum on July 3, 2016. We will head back to the Arboretum one more time!
The Old Tree Library Alpha
This shows you how deep my backlog goes. These are images I took on July 3. Of 2016. They were taken at the Iowa Arboretum, which is one of Boone County’s forgotten little gems. I like to go there after they are closed because I can have the whole place… Read More »The Old Tree Library Alpha
A Photo Journal – Page 100
Shortly after Independence Day Willy came over and we made an image for Page 100 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Page 100 – Photograph a sound. To get this image, I took in excess of 400 images. Here are some of the rejects: If you are curious, these images were… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 100
A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 8
I’ve been recently commissioned to photograph the flower garden of a relative. While I was over there, I decided to tackle Page 8 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Page 8 – Take an ugly picture of something beautiful. Next time we look at THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT, we will take… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 8
A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 9
On the last day of my vacation I took a quick sprint up to Dolliver Memorial State Park. On my way there I passed through Dayton. I stopped in Dayton to look for something to fulfill Page 9 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. I found this picture just waiting to… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 9
A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 80
On the last day of my vacation, I headed to Dolliver Memorial State Park. My mission was to complete Page 80 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. Good news is that it worked out! Page 80 – Next time you pass something and think, “Hey that would make a great picture”,… Read More »A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 80
A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 12
On the way back to Minnesota from Kansas, Bethany, Dae Hee, and Nora stopped by my place for some respite. While they were there, I was able to take this picture of Nora sleeping while Dae Hee and I watched DUEL. I considered it a perfect fit Page 12 of… Read More »A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 12
You CAN Call it a Comeback
I can officially announce now that I have unretired from “competing” in photography contests. For the first time in a couple years I entered photos in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I will have one photo displayed at the Iowa State Fair. Don’t ask me which one, because I… Read More »You CAN Call it a Comeback
A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 10
Since I have a very large backlog currently, I’m going to post an entry to AN ARTIST’S NOTEBOOK on Sundays until that backlog gets cleaned up quite a bit. This picture is the latest entry into the THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. This time there was no photo assistant. Just me… Read More »A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 10
9 Emotions Project – Logan
A couple weeks back Logan became the latest person to sit for the 9 Emotions Project: In case, you’ve forgot the emotions: Joy Sadness Anger Amusement Fear Jealousy Surprise Sympathy Boredom I still have my eye on several of you posing for this project… Andy, Scottie D., Nader, Baier, Alisa,… Read More »9 Emotions Project – Logan
A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 15
Last Saturday while I was leaving the Cultural Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, I came across what I considered a perfect example of Page 15 for THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. This time there was no photo assistant, just a rocking soundtrack coming from a speaker somewhere on the Iowa… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 15
A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 24
On Sunday, I redid Page 24 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. While I already did this page with Shannon, I decided to redo it because of the lighting conditions for that photo shoot weren’t ideal and it made those pictures very noisy. This time I used Naima as the model… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 24
Selfie Project – May
Here are a few of my favorites from the ongoing Selfie Project from the month of May: May 2 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 9 May 10 May 12 May 14 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 27 May… Read More »Selfie Project – May
A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll
My new Wednesday Photo Project is to work my way through the book “Use This If You Want to Take Great Photographs. A photo journal” by Henry Carroll. I’m not sure how much I’ll do on each night, but I made my first foray into the book with Shannon’s assistance… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll
Memorial Day – 2017
I spent most of my Memorial Day enjoying my day off. Watching old war movies and grilling with the family. But the highlight of my day was seeing Nora for the first time in WAY TOO LONG! Which is completely my fault, but an error in my judgment that I… Read More »Memorial Day – 2017
More Birthday Road Trip
The goal of my birthday road trip was Dunning Springs in Decorah. The photo below proves I made it: I actually want to go back to Decorah and spend a little more time up there this summer. I guess we’ll see what happens. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony ILCA-77M2 ISO: 125 FOCAL… Read More »More Birthday Road Trip
FTD
Here is another tulip photo from my brief trip to the Pella Tulip Festival: No Kio, no pictures of What Cheer yet. But they are in the pipe. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony ILCA-77M2 ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE: f/5 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 05/06/2017 – 16:24 NO GPS DATA RECORDED PHOTO… Read More »FTD
Mburgers
This weekend I went to Kansas the bequest of Laura to celebrate the birth of Nate. On Saturday night I ducked out of the birthday party for a couple of minutes to do a little night photography around Manhattan. Here is one of my favorite pictures from that sojourn. I… Read More »Mburgers
Birthday Road Trip
My birthday present to myself was hitting the open road with just my thoughts, a killer playlist, and my camera. Union Grove Park was one of my first stops. Took this photo there. Often people tell me that they want to go on one of my photo road trips, but… Read More »Birthday Road Trip
The Last Youth Group
Last Wednesday was the last youth group of the year. It was an interesting year and filled with challenges, but hopefully it turned out alright. On the last night, we just had a movie night. The kids watched MOANA and painted. Here are a few pictures from that night: It… Read More »The Last Youth Group
The Great What Cheer Road Trip Photo No. 1
A couple Saturdays back I loaded up into an automobile with Mom, Teresa, and Logan and we headed to the What Cheer Flea Market. This photo has nothing to do with What Cheer, Iowa. On the way back we went through Pella to check out their world famous tulips. Here… Read More »The Great What Cheer Road Trip Photo No. 1