I had never done a photowalk as such before, so when a photographer friend invited me to do so, I figured that a new experience is usually worth trying.

He has an interesting approach to it : he has a bag in which are pieces of paper containing the names of every subway station in Nagoya which can be accessed with an all-day ticket. We buy one such ticket and then take turns picking one of the station names out of the bag. We then go to that station, shoot in the area around it, and then move on to the next station. 

This is an interesting idea because while some stations have a lot of visual stimuli around them, others do not, so it is for the photographer to find interesting things to shoot even if there doesn't seem to be anything at first glance.

We got a mix of stations, some with more "stuff" than others. Anyway, here are the results.

This one's technically not from the photowalk; I took it on the way to the meeting point. But I like it, so it goes in!

Urban patterns

The sun was out and it was pretty harsh. I was watching (for the umpteenth time) one of the Scott Kelby / Jay Maisel videos, and in it Maisel mentions how you basically have to deal with the light you get rather than always hoping for perfect light. Harsh midday sun means dark shadows, so...

Can I get away with "la treecolor"?

I enjoyed doing this photowalk; it really encourages you to consider your composition and the elements of your picture. I hope to do another one soon.

More to come, thanks as always for looking!