Worldwide Photo Walk photos

I'm still a very amateur photographer but I can see the improvement and the difference from photos that I have taken in the past. Slowly I'm starting to get comfortable with the camera and I am using the manual settings more and more.

I took literally hundreds of photos during the Worldwide Photo Walk. I have managed to limit myself to my top 10 favorites here and of these I can submit two (in their larger quality) to the Photo Walk website. I'm pretty sure which two I will be submitting but I'm curious to know which you would choose?





I'm a little bummed I got my shadow in this one and I think I would kneel down lower if I took it again (or rather when I take it again because I can't wait to show that beach to the kids).






Playing with water. Every shot was different and had new surprises.






Small reminders of those that have come before us.


We played hide and seek for 10 or 15 minutes. Other photographers started wondering what I was looking at in the top of a log.

Bends in our lives

The truth of life is simple:
Your problems never end.
Fix one or two today,
more wait around the bend.

But the beauty of life is simple:
Happiness is a state of mind.
Don’t fret about tomorrow,
And leave the past behind.

photo by me
poem by Eric

The weekend started out beautifully with sunrise over Lake Tahoe in California. I was there for the 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk and I took probably 500 pictures (this being one of them). Somewhat exhausted as I had been up late the night before anyway I awoke at 3:30am to get there since it was a little over an hour drive. It was a lot of fun and I met some great people.

Unfortunately, as I was going through Carson City on my way home I got a phone call that you never want to get. A parent was in the emergency room. I won't say which or exactly why as they are rather protective of their privacy but luckily they'll make it and be going home soon.

I also received a call on Sunday from back home. A family friend has died, shockingly soon, and the world has lost a beautiful person. Sometime in the coming weeks there will be services and I will be traveling home to say goodbye and comfort a friend who has lost someone like I almost did. And I wonder if I will know what to say?

Worldwide Photo Walk

Shutter Sisters is blogging this morning about Scott Kelby's 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk. I'm still a pretty much SOOC photographer and getting to know my point and shoot but I'm going to be brave and sign up anyway. I'm going to make the short drive up to South Lake Tahoe, CA on July 18 and join up with other photographers (up to 50 in a group) and go on an adventure. Anyone else want to play?