when i did the photo walk last october, i was quite excited to meet fellow 'amateur' photographers. but we did not have anything in common so i kind of did my own thing until i got left behind. i then found out that for me, photography is a singular sport.
today was a different thing. i met photographers whose great work i see everyday and am familiar with and with whom i feel some kind of kinship. i met up with kass @russianblue@northy sean @slang and jenn @shutterbugger along with kass' husband robert at the norman felix gallery to view and lend moral support to another 365er paula @westcoastwallis whose works are on exhibit at that gallery. it was fun to see them in action.
we explored a stretch of a side street the walls of which are painted with graffiti arts - their eyes were quick to spot what they wanted to shoot, and the way they held and used their cameras seemed like the camera was an extension of their hands and body. i've seen professional photographers work and i admired them, but these young people were simply amazing to watch. they are serious with their craft and yet they all have fantastic sense of humour.
I love Paula's photography so I followed all the links from her exhibit and this meetup, and this photo really spoke to me. It's awesome, and so reminiscent of the meetups of the LA people I loved so much from year one. Thank you for the memory, and what a nice shot you got! It was a fav for me.
Total fav! It's great to see 'me' photographing Rob and everyone else. Thanks so much for catching this and the kind words. Of course you can link to any of my photos - i'll be posting many more. ;)
I thought this was excellent before I saw Wo it was and what it was all about! And you were in there too...getting a great angle and great shot of this! I love it!
That sounds like a blast! I can't wait for the opportunity for us to meet up too. We'll be up in Batavia at the end of the month for Lucy's first birthday, but it will only be a short visit so far. Jeff is hoping to be working by then so we will have to get back for his project. But I'm hoping that I will be able to go up for a longer visit by myself some time and that will be when I can plan to see you! This is such a fun shot seeing everyone going for the same picture in slightly different ways.
@olivetreeann - holy canolli, i am so looking forward to meeting you, ann. i had fun with those guys. actually i was so amused watching them i just wished i was fast enough with my shutter. thank you, ann.
@bkbinthecity - we did! we did! thank you, brian. hi, melody!
@lauriehiggins - thank you, laura. paula has some great works. and it is genuinely a joy to see one of you guys having this kind of thing happen. i think i am more excited than her. hahaha!
yep - pp it is!!! excellent shot (well - other than that you can tell i need to get my hair done, but i'll consider that as payback for @slang 's head ;p)
@espyetta i would be the one "in front" meaning bottom centre of the frame with the bag slung over my shoulder and the hair that desperately needs its roots retouched ;p
@espyetta - oh, yes, nothing could be more colourful than that long stretch of alley-way; three, four blocks maybe?and we had it all to ourselves! tee-hee! click the link for kass' pic as it is in colour - i added the link towards the end of my caption. i have a couple of northy's pics @northy maybe i should get a popular vote on the discussion page to find out how many people would like to see her. if i get 500 yes i would post the pics.....NOT! joke! joke! but there were three other cameras on sunday, eh?
How did I miss this last night??! The rotten lemon bit almost made me pee my pants!! I LOVE it...sneaky yet expected. I just posted the shot I took here, I wonder if @northy 's turned out? We could stick them together in a collage and it would be the most awesome series of events ever!!
@shutterbugger - hmmmm...i wonder if sean harry was behind me taking photo of me taking photo of the 3 of you? but nah! he was still drinking his coke when all this was happening. a collage would be nice. thank you, jenn.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!! on this photo being on the PP page - you deserve it so very, very much. i went through the links you provided - each shot is so fantastic, thank you for providing them. congratulations again, my friend.
@carolinedreams - thank you, caroline.
@northy @slang @russianblue - guys, we're on PP! :-D
@kazzamazoo - thank you, K.
@bkbinthecity - we did! we did! thank you, brian. hi, melody!
@lauriehiggins - thank you, laura. paula has some great works. and it is genuinely a joy to see one of you guys having this kind of thing happen. i think i am more excited than her. hahaha!
@brav - thank you, richard.
@catsmeowb - it was, camille. and i can't wait till i meet you, and ann, and @karenann and dixie and MB and everybody! thank you, camille.
@espyetta - thank you, MB. it was such a pleasure to watch these peeps, i tell you.
@heathen25 - thank you, scottwright.
Had to laugh with you Kass @russianblue talking about your husband and how horrified he is going to be! Is he still speaking to you?
@jjmarble - aww, thank you, j.
@redpants - thank you, sue.
@lauriehiggins - thanks again, laurie.
@newbie - thankyou, stacey.