Congratulations to Flickr wcamlin for his awesome photo Tugboat HRD.  He was chosen as the best photo from Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk - Balitmore.  There were over 651 photos to look through and picking the best was not easy.

To see more of Baltimore’s photos, check out our Flickr group.

http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-canon-50d.html

Really? This is good and bad news.  I was planning on upgrading, but money-wise, not so soon. Maybe this can be my Christmas gift.  But wow, this is really soon.

Bat, originally uploaded by staciecmorris.

One of the many joys of living in a wooded area is bats. This guy really likes the overhang of our home - others prefer the shutters, but this one really likes his corner. I would charge rent, but since they eat tons of bugs, he does more work around the house then my dog, Diesel, does. Still creepy.

Baltimor Crab, originally uploaded by staciecmorris.

Our History-Making “First Annual” Worldwide PhotoWalk Rocked!!!
http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2008/archives/1845#comments

So YES, this will be an annual event! And I am hearing that many Baltimore walkers would like this to be a monthly event as would I. I can’t wait to do this again!

Red Openings, originally uploaded by staciecmorris.

The fence was red too, but I couldn’t get it into the shot. I was rushing on Saturday, getting video, talking to people, and a bit tired, but when I got home, I was disappointed with my photos from the photowalk. Fells Point has so much to offer and I feel like I fell flat. We’ll just have to have another walk!

Group Photo, originally uploaded by staciecmorris.

I met 40 new friends today, got to shoot with friends I already knew, and reaquainted with more friends. I can’t believe how amazing today’s photowalk was. Everyone was in high spirits and NOT ONE complaint about the walk. Truly a great group of people. I can’t wait to lead another walk, but nothing will beat this one.

Thank you to Scott Kelby for setting up an amazing walk. over 7k people walked today to support Scott’s new book. This is truly one for the history books.

I can’t tell you how excited I am about the photowalk tomorrow.  Here are some stats from Photowalk Pro’s blog:

• Number of people signed up - Over 7500
• Number of countries - 45
• Number of States hosting walks - 44
• Number of cities - 236

We’ll be 50 of 7500 people walking, 1 of 44 states, one of 236 cities. How cool is this! I was looking at photos of Fells Point last night and I can’t wait to see what pictures everyone takes.  I can’t wait to meet new people and see old friends.  I can’t wait to chimp and have lunch at Max’s.  I CAN wait to choose the best photograph because I know that there will be a ton of great ones.

But really, I can’t wait until tomorrow.  Needless to say, I won’t be sleeping much tonight.

On Saturday, August 23, 2008, 50 photographers in the Baltimore area will be participating in Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk with over 7,000 other photographers worldwide.

This photowalk is organized by Scott Kelby and his team to celebrate his new book, “The Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers”.

From www.photoshopuser.com/photowalk:

“[A Photowalk is]  a social photography event where photographers get together, usually in a downtown area or trendy section of town, to walk around, shoot photos, and generally have fun with other photographers.”

50 (max participation) will be meeting in Fells Point at 9am on Saturday to walk around and shoot photos of everything from architecture to other photographers. The morning will end at Max’s on Broadway to socialize and “chimp” or look at each other’s photos.

“This is a great opportunity for photographers in the area to meet and shoot together.  Baltimore has a strong photography community and the walk for Baltimore was filled two days after being announced.” says Stacie C Morris, the lead for this walk.

After Saturday, participants of the photowalk will be able to upload their photos to Flickr.  Prizes will be awarded to the best of each city and a grand prize package from Adobe.

For more information, please contact Stacie C Morris at staciecm@gmail.com

Photowalk Pro posted some excellent ideas about what to shoot on your photowalk. Jeff, the owner of Photowalk Pro is leading 2 DC photowalks on Saturday. To add, there are great textures in Fells Point that would be great to photograph.

bruschetta, originally uploaded by staciecmorris.

I worked on this photo last night and learned alot - lessons learned coming tomorrow. I used two size lights and a Canon Strobe at full setting. I like the composition of this shot best, but I agree with some comments that the shadow is a bit awkward.