World Wide Photo Walk Saturday August 23rd 2008

Scott Kelby is hosting a worldwide photo walk to celebrate the launch of his new Lightroom 2 book for digital photographers. The date is August 23rd 2008 To discover what it's all about and see if your city is on the list [ they're not all listed yet, so stay tuned. ] or to host a photo walk for your city you can get all the details right here. [ Pictured ] The Minks-Adams hotel, details can be found here.

So far their are 108 photo walks listed world wide, some cities having more than one photowalk. The group size is limited to 50 and if your city is not listed you can sign up to be a host if you meet their criteria. This is mostly a social event for photographers and anyone can participate regardless of their skill level or equipment. Their are some prizes for the top photographs and a grand prize will be given for the best photo taken during the walk. Check it out.

Update: Now 151 photo walks listed and climbing from around the world.

No Cell Phone Zone

No matter how cool the gadget may be there are times when we need a break, reconnect with the analog world. Sometimes I even use paper and pencil. Upcoming is an article "Why Photography" which I think you will enjoy.

Shamrock Oil

This station was once a thriving business during the 60's, located on an older stretch of Route 66. The building has since been demolished, prior to that it served a variety of functions before falling into disrepair. Since the "gas station" has merged with the convinience store it isn't likely we will see any new ones like this being built. I was trying for a kind of gritty look ala Dave Hill of course I am not in his league at all.

Filling Station 107

This old "Filling Station" (which is what they called them in those days) sits on an old stretch of Route 66 in Tulsa. Dilapidated and sagging here and there, it is still a reminder of more optomistic times when the adventure of the open road was still new and a great way to see the country. I am told that this station also sold Hot Dogs and probably a few groceries which made it a true forrunner of the convienence store. The pedestals for the gas pumps are still there but no idea of the tanks are still around.

A technical note for photographers: If you use Firefox 3 and have employed the new color profiles that it offers you will find that there is a slight difference between what your monitor displays in PS and how it will look inside the browser. This image went just a bit darker when uploaded to the web. Review the post below "Good Reason To Upgrade To Firefox 3" for more explanation.