Another photo from my trip to the Ledges State Park. I’m planning on visiting a waterfall in Minnesota this weekend. It will be quite a bit larger. Hopefully still frozen. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 1000 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/2500 DATE TAKEN: 01/31/2016 – 15:08 LATITUDE: 41.99453°… Read More »All These Little Gestures
A waterfall (sorta) from Ledges State Park. Still a couple more pictures from my recentish walk around Ledges. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 10mm APERTURE: f/22 EXPOSURE: 1/4 DATE TAKEN: 01-31-2016 – 15:05 LATITUDE: 41.99386° LONGITUDE: -93.88518° FIELD OF VIEW: 61.9°
I feel like it has been too long since I published a picture of Naima. So I’m going to remedy that: Naima does love new fallen snow. Probably because she doesn’t have to snow. Oh wait… I never have to shovel snow either! PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL… Read More »Rich Chords Over a Bass Pedal
A look at the view of Manhattan from Manhattan Hill. I’ll most likely be doing a dump of the rest of the images from my trip to visit Nate and Laura at some point next week. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 10mm APERTURE: f/8 EXPOSURE: 1/400 DATE… Read More »Boston Hill
I might have gone a little mad with the HDR toning on this image. Its not like I’m a maniac or a raving thing. I just go a little mad sometimes. We all go a little made sometimes. Haven’t you? Sometimes just one time can be enough. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY… Read More »Norman Bates
When you read the subject of this entry, you probably thought that this post was going to be about the Iowa Caucuses, but actually it is an image from my most recent trip to visit Nate and Laura. Behold! Laura tells me that it is quite the thing for people… Read More »Check Out this A Hole!
Here is another flower photo, but it isn’t from the flower garden, it is from the flower contest. This almost concludes the State Fair pictures. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 1600 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/2016 – 15:34 LATITUDE: 41.59535° LONGITUDE: -93.55075° ALTITUDE: 253 meters
I might have mentioned in the past that sometimes photographing clouds can make me… well sad isn’t the right word… but I haven’t always enjoyed clouds to their full potential because of a long chain of reasoning that fires instantaneously in my head. While I don’t want to go over… Read More »Reclaimed
Time to look at another flower picture from the Iowa State Fair… I wish I had this color of coneflower in my personal garden. That is something I may have to try to remedy in 2016. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V LENS: 60mm f2 Macro ISO: 1600 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE:… Read More »Coney
I would hazard to guess that these buses are among the most photographed subjects in Boone County (adjusted for teenage-girl-selfie-inflation). Right up there with the Kate Shelley High Bridge, the High Trestle Trail Bridge, the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad, and Ledges State Park. I have a plan for photographing them,… Read More »Pre-Work
I was recently commissioned by longtime patron of Photography 139 Scottie D. to take some candids of his children for a Christmas present for his wife. I believe her name to be Wife. We took a few hundred of them playing. This is one of my favorites. I’m sure I… Read More »Playground
A picture of something broken down and old. From my Aunt Linda’s farm. As you all know E’s here to rule… No wait that isn’t right. As you all know, I love rusted out old stuff. I will need to photograph this farm more thoroughly at some point. PARTICULARS CAMERA:… Read More »Kobe
It has probably been too long since I posted a picture from the Iowa State Fair flower garden. Better remedy that: Daisies have always been one of my favorites to photograph. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1000 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/2015… Read More »Osteospermum
I’m starting a self-portrait project where I take a self-portrait every day for 2016 with New Toy*. At the end of 2016 I will compile these into a video and you can witness how time ravages this beautiful visage. These photos are not meant to be particularly ambitious. Just me,… Read More »Self-Portrait Project de 2016
“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights, please. ‘And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone… Read More »Merry Christmas!
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
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
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
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?
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
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