Over 33,000 photo amateurs, pros, enthusiasts walked the earth on Saturday just having fun taking photographs and enjoying each other’s company during Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk 2010. Old friends re-united and new friendships were made. But most of all, a good time was had by all.

PKG would like to thank all the walkers that chanced getting rained on and came out to shoot.  There was even some shopping at the market. Please don’t forget to upload your best photo to the WWPW site to have a chance to win, to the WWPW flickr group, and to the PhotoKenosha flickr group.

 

 

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 ***update – more tips from Nicole over at Nicolesy

Still some spaces open for the walk. Head over to the Official Site to sign up. Scott has listed a few tips on his blog  along with Dave Cross (one of "The Photoshop Guys") and I thought we should add a few more -

#1 – Show up early There’s just no way of knowing what might delay your arrival, traffic, parking, a herd of rogue sheep. The point is that you want to make sure that you get to the starting point with enough time to feel comfortable and relaxed instead of trying to catch up with the pack.

#2 – Make sure you bring ground support By that I mean bring some water, maybe a little sunscreen, some comfortable shoes. What ever it takes to keep you comfortable and focused on shooting.

#3 – Charge up Don’t wait until Saturday morning to discover that your camera batteries are low or even dead. Put your batteries on charge tonight so you will be ready to roll tomorrow morning/afternoon. Helpful hint: put your batteries on charge next to your camera so you don’t accidentally grab your camera without the battery.

#4 – Think about how much equipment you want to bring and then think again I know it’s nice to be prepared but really, lugging camera gear around can really start to wear on you, especially as the temperature goes up, or down for that matter.  Try to focus on simplicity instead of carrying the kitchen sink.

#5 – Check the weather forecast I know that sounds like a no-brainer but I have heard it time and again, “I didn’t know it was going to be so hot/rainy/cold.” A quick peek at the Weather Channel will make sure that you are dressed apporpriately for the day. NOAA weather for Kenosha

#6 – Leave the tripod at home Yes, you would undoubtedly get some tack-sharp images by using your tripod but it will also tend to get in the way more than it will be a help. If you must, go for a monopod instead. You can make it double up as a walking stick and you won’t have people tripping over it while you shoot.

#7 – Safety first And second and third It’s so easy to become glued to your viewfinder and forget about everything going on around you and this is when accidents happen.

 

Again, if you have any questions you can hit us on the contact page.

 

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More details and a logo!

The walk will start at the Christopher Columbus statue an 10AM. There is a flower garden just across the road to try your hand (or eye) at some quick macro or close up work. Heading west along the harbor entrance the next major photo-op is the Harbor Market. Street photography and some speed shopping! On the south end of the market we can catch the trolley to our next photo destination – the harbor fountain.  You might want to bring some neutral density filters to blur the water or try the other end and make the water look like sculpted glass. Due east of the fountain is the harbor entrance. From here we then head over to the McCarthy Transportation Center to catch the trolley again to the Kenosha METRA station. We then will head under the track to 13th Court where there is this lovely textured building. It looks like a loading dock distribution center. Please don’t walk on the east side as this would be trespassing. (If anybody knows the owners and could see about getting permission, that would be great).  From there to Carolyn’s is a short hop, skip and a jump. A cup of coffee, a tasty treat, and some social discourse about the walk. Share a few pictures on your LCD screen or just shoot the breeze.

If you have any questions please ask. You can use the Contact Us button above or if you are a member you can use the forums.

Make sure to sign up at the World Wide Photowalk website in order to win the prizes being offered. Hope to see you there.

 

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It is official – Kenosha is now part of the World Wide Photowalk. You can check it out at Scott Kelby’s World Wide Photowalk. on July 24th at 10 AM. There are prizes so sign up. Limit of 50 slots.

 

The walk was planned out to have a little bit of everything. Statues, fountains, street shooting in an open market, some architecture, and a couple of short trolley rides to tie it all together.

 

A more detailed map can be seen on Google Maps

 

 

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