Over the weekend, I heard from Andy Smith of visualrealia who is organizing the Photowalk in Gettysburg PA next Sunday, September 14.
With Andy’s permission – here is his email with all the info.
The countdown begins!
Sunday, September 14th
10:00 AM
www.vrphotowalks.com
We’re now roughly a week away from the Gettysburg Photowalk. I appreciate everyone’s interest, and hope that your schedule allows you to attend. We’re being covered by Chris Little of the regional magazine, Celebrate Gettysburg, an article by The Evening Sun’s Jess Krout, and we’ll have some welcome bags from the very helpful Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Some suggestions to think about:
If you haven’t joined the Flickr (www.flickr.com) group that we’ll use to enjoy our photographs afterward, take a minute or two to do so. Flickr’s a free service, and pretty painless to join. Once you have an account, visit and join our group at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/gettysburgphotowalk/
Consider printing the custom map for the walk, available on the “Path” page of our main site, or directly here http://www.visualrealia.com/VR_Photowalks/The_Path_files/WalkMap1.pdf
It should print nicely on one page in landscape orientation. The map locates ten of the more historical points of interest on our walk, as well as parking lots and the parking garage.
Parking info is detailed on the site’s (www.vrphotowalks.com) “Directions” page.
The map will also be helpful if you decide to walk a different pace than the group, ambush us with water balloons or take a shortcut.
Related to the map, the “Path” page has more than a dozen links to more info on some of the places we’ll pass. Read up on the sites, and pretend you know stuff about them!
Did I mention joining the Flickr group? 😉
Consider your camera and supplies like batteries, storage, etc. Remember, anything’s fine, from a disposable camera to the most complex SLR. It’s not a competition for most impressive camera. I know I wouldn’t win!
I’ve made it a standard accessory to carry some kind of paper and pen to jot down notes. You may wish to note some reminders about the scenes, particularly if you have as bad a memory as I do!
I’ve always thought it would be great to know a little about the other walkers. While you’ll get to talk to some, you probably won’t meet everyone. At the start of our walk, I hope to take a group photograph and have an info sheet for some basic info, if you’re willing to share. Just simple stuff; name, town and state, and web site address if you have one. (Blog, photosharing page, family web site, etc.)
After the event, I’ll post names and location (not addresses!) for fun, as well as links to any personal sites you may wish to share. I’ll also email it to those of us on the email list.
A note regarding weather… There’s not necessarily a “correct” answer regarding weather cancellations. I haven’t found a way to perfectly predict rain, and there will always be people who can’t reschedule. If the weather calls for light rain, we’ll probably try to hold the event. If the weather forecasters seem positive we’ll have long, drenching storms and we really need to cancel, I’ll try to do so the night before and post it on the site, as well as emailing you via this email list. Cross your fingers.
Feel free to email if you have any questions. See you Sunday the 14th at 10:00 AM!
Andy
It’s not too late to invite some friends. The more, the merrier. More photos to share!
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Andrew Smith
ostman4200@comcast.net
Gettysburg Photowalk – September 14, 2008
Visual Realia
Photos: http://www.visualrealia.com
Bill and I are planning on attending the Gettysburg Photowalk. Hope to see everyone there.