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Last Saturday the IndyFlickr group went photowalking in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. We had a great turnout, with about 9 people showing up, including a good number of new people. Again we had a good mixture of cameras, from high end digital SLRs, to an antique Leica shooting B&W.

Unfortunately a couple more people showed up late and didn’t hook up with us (Crown Hill does cover over 500 acres after all), but from the looks of it that didn’t deter them from taking some great shots.

We even had a couple show up who found us through photowalking.org. Good to meet both of you Joe and Sarah.

We started off from the east gate of the cemetery just after 9 a.m., and the early morning light made for some very good shooting conditions.

After deciding that everyone who was going to show up was there, we headed into the cemetery. That sounds much more ominous than it was, considering it was a bright and sunny day.

Our general destination was the top of Crown Hill, which is the highest spot in Indianapolis with the best view in town of the downtown area. We took a lot of side trips on the way shooting everything in sight. Unfortunately it was a bit hazy, so we didn’t get many good shots of downtown from the hill.

Looking over the photos from this month’s walk, I’m really struck by the different shooting styles of everyone who showed up. Some of us seemed to pay attention to the fall colors that were coming out, some more to the historical significance of the headstones, some to things underfoot, some to the light and shadows from the early morning light. We all seem to be camera shy though. Other than pictures of us taken from a distance by someone else on the walk, nobody thought to pose for a group photo. Go figure, a bunch of camera shy photographers. I spent my time alternating between shooting infrared with my Minolta DiMAGE7 and conventional photos with my Canon 300D.

There are a lot more great photos to look over in the IndyFlickr group, so go check ‘em out. Better yet, come out an join us for our next walk.

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