This past Saturday, I took part in Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk (2nd Annual) here in Rockford, IL.It was quite a bit of fun, and a part of Rockford I hadn't even seen before. There were a few challenges that I faced while there. Aside from feeling completely undergeared, I don't have a flash, other than the onboard flash. So, when it came time to use fill flash, I wasn't quite able to, to the point that I'd want. Now, I have two old flashes for my Minolta 35mm camera that work on occasion, but at this photowalk, I didn't have them with me, thinking I wouldn't use them. My mistake!
So, when it got dark, I thought, I'd be able to use some of the natural lighting to solve this dilema. Well, yet again, I was proven wrong. Despite being bright enough to see, and wander around with my camera and tripod, my measly camera didn't quite catch all the light i wanted it to. Luckily, my friend Lindsay tagged along for the evening, since it was something she'd never heard of, and was remotely interested in. ;) As part of the evening she brought along her camera as well. So what I ended up doing (for the generator shot above), I triggered my shutter and used her camera off to the side, taking pictures and using her flash. Now I love the effect that this ended up producing. So I figure, this is definitely something I'm interested in pursuing more.
Overall, this photowalk was awesome, and something I'm looking forward to doing again next year, not to mention, the future photowalks that aren't "sponsored" in whatever area I may be in.
