Our photowalk in Portland on October 10 was presented with two major obstacles: The Portland Marathon, and rain. Now, you would think in a place that is known for it's rain, that would not deter anyone. This was before my
Exploring with a Camera: Rain post though! Life, traffic and rain got in the way and we had quite a few cancellations.
So it was down to three of us: me, my sister Laurie (in town visiting me for the weekend), and Jenny of
Sugarsnap who had helped me plan the walk. We met at a Starbucks in NW Portland and then, juggling umbrellas and cameras, we went to see what we could see. It was a beautiful neighborhood, with fall just starting to show it's colors. I enjoyed capturing the beauty found in the rain, and chatting with Jenny and Laurie as we walked around. And falling in love with Jenny's lens - a 50mm compact macro.
Here are a few of my photos from our little walk around the neighborhood. You've also seen some of the photos from this outing in the
Exploring with a Camera: Rain,
Curly Fence and
Share Your View: Rain posts. Stop by
Jenny's blog to see her photos too!
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| Laurie (left) and Jenny (right) |
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| Beautiful trees, just starting to change. |
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| Flowers were still blooming! (Happy Purple Tuesday!) |
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| A bit of color for the season to come... |
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| This poor little tree seemed confused about the season. |
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| My only pumpkin shot of 2010! |
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| Time to head home... |
It was great to meet Jenny, and to find another person who loves photography as much as I do! It is fantastic to have been able to bring another online friendship into real life. A big thank you goes out to Jenny, for planning the details and braving the rain! I look forward to seeing more of her, when we move back to Oregon next year. And hopefully a few more people, if we plan a photowalk sometime when the weather is nicer. Until then... ciao!
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| Jenny (left) and me (right) - Fast Photo Friends! |
Great shots! So nice you met up with an online photo friend that you can get to know even better once you move back to Oregon.
ReplyDeleteEspecially love that first picture with the leaves on the wet ground. :)
Looks like fun! I can't wait to do the St. Augustine Photowalk.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots Kat! I really love the tree lined sidewalk and it's leading line. The opening photo has such wonderful dof and color, it really shows how wonderful shooting in the rain can be.
ReplyDeleteGreat rain photos. Rain always seems like such a tricky thing to negoitate - camera, umbrella, handbag, something is always bound to end up wet. But the results are so worth it! I went on my first photowalk this summer and really loved the experience - looking forward to being able to participate in a few more.
ReplyDeleteWell, I love doing stuff like this so it is fun to read about. So glad you didn't talk yourself out of it because of the rain - it wouldn't have been the same. I love how rain intensifies the colors!
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos. I find that the color of everything is so much more saturated after the rain. Just wish I could get my camera to like wet weather more!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Kat! Thanks for getting us out there in the drippy drops. I wish we could do this again! I bet the rain in Spain needs to have its picture taken. I'll leave that up to you though.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, Kat. I especially like #1 and the sidewalk. Stunning! I'm glad that you posted about your photowalk!
ReplyDeleteI hear you about rain - takes me down to 50% but look at what you got. Glad you guys went, looks great!
ReplyDeleteI've been curious about your photowalk and happy to see some of your photos here. The wet sidewalk is my favorite. What fun to meet an on-line friend!
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed the photo walk. Looks like you got some great shots. Hope to join you next time!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures ! The one with the trees is my favorite because of the lighting. Soft, mysterious.
ReplyDeleteI am hopping over from Jenny's photowalk post. What a fun idea! I absolutely adore the leaves on the sidewalk and the pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteI followed you here from Jenny's blog, too. I especially like the photograph of the sidewalk and trees. Beautiful!
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