Photo Walk

I went on a photo walk the other evening.  It's one of those great exercises where you pick a scenic spot and invite a bunch of people to walk around with cameras being creative.  The problem I had was I just wasn't feeling very creative.

It was a nice evening (a little hot).  The light wasn't bad, but I just couldn't find a shot.  I tried setting a piece of shoreline against the city skyline.  It was ok, but not exactly inspiring.

Things got a little more interesting when darkness fell.  Then the skyline was lit across the lake.

Not bad, but a few of those went a long way.  Then I decided to try something different.  Since I was making long exposures, I decided to try zooming the lens during the exposure to see what I might get.  I ended up with this.

Now this looked a little more interesting.  I'm not sure if I really like it, but it was a good exercise in trying to be a little creative when I just couldn't find a lot of inspiration.

The best thing about the whole evening, however, was getting together with some great people who shared the common desire to just get together to make some images, swap stories, and have a good time.

So if you get a chance to attend one of these, do it.  It gets you out shooting, and there's always someone there to provide a little inspiration.  See you next time.