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• By Lyall Reynolds (0)

• Photographing on the walk

  Posted September 20, 2011

  Rules

  Taken from the official site:

  “You can use Adobe Photoshop to your hearts content, as long as everything in your photo was taken during the official walk hours along on the walk route. You can’t go back at sunset and shoot it in better light, and so on. Also, you can’t add a better sky that you shot in that same location on some other day. Basically, whatever you submit, it has to be taken during the official walk you participated in. You can shoot panos, HDR, B&Ws, you can create collages, you can process them with Instagram on your iPhone—I don’t care—it just has to be all shot during your 2-hour walk. If you don’t agree with the rules, no sweat whatsoever—just don’t enter the competition portion of the walk”
  Safety
  1. As part of the walk is along the river please take care you don’t fall in
  2. Be careful crossing the roads as a group
  3. Don’t enter the mall area as this out of bounds to photographers

  As I will be doing the judging, I think its fair you know where I will be coming from, as every judge will have their preferences, bias and appreciations.

  What images am I likely to be impressed by?
  1 That ‘wow’ image
  2. An image that’s a bit different.
  3. Interesting images that are also well composed and on the whole, meet the normal ‘rules’ of photography. E.G good positioning of subject, leading lines etc
  4. I am also open to impressionist, deliberate blur, shapes/colour created by camera movement etc, though try and give a hint of the walk!
  5. Good handling of light

  What images am I likely to ‘put aside’
  1. Boring/Flat
  2. Not well composed
  a Main subject too central
  b Items protruding from the edge of the frame
  c Bright spots that detract from the main subject
  d Over/under exposed
  e Not focused properly

  f. Over processed or over photo-shopped,is allowed in the rules but you do take a risk!

  Where do I upload my image? (Yes you can only upload one image)
  I have created a Flicker page for you to do this so everyone can see all the images
  If you have trouble doing this, send them to me and i will upload for you
  lyall.reynolds@gmail.com Subject WWPW

  I have used the optional URL to make it easy. Its
  http://www.flickr.com/groups/wwpwhenderson2011/

  Winner receives Scott Kelbys newest book, Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It, and will also be in the running for the Grand Prize!

  How long have I got to upload my image? If you could do so sometime within the next fortnight that would be great

  What happens if its raining?
  If it is raining heavily the walk will be put off until the next day (2nd) same time

  See you there

• Map for google map part of walk (items 4-7 is off map)

  Posted September 20, 2011

  http://g.co/maps/cm73g

  Start
  1. Car Park corner Alderman and Edmonton Rds, opposite (across the road from) Falls Restaurant
  2. Head up Sel Peacock Drive go across Alderman drive at the roundabout to the bridge
  At the far end of the bridge is the Mill Cottage and the stream
  3. Cross the road again, and head back towards Falls restaurant.
  4. Turn left at the West Wave car park just past the bridge
  5. Go down to path that follows the stream at the extreme edge of the carpark.
  6. Follow this path and continue through the park to where the stream joins the Henderson Creek
  7. Follow the river back to Alderman Drive
  8.Cross Alderman Drive turn right at the roundabout, and continue down Alderman Dr past Pak n Save.
  9. Go straight ahead at the lights into Henderson Valley Rd, towards the Council buildings
  10.Enter council site and the Japanese gardens.
  11. Then take the overbridge across Railside Ave
  12. Continue left along Railside Ave, across Gt North Rd at the lights, and straight ahead down Ratanui St past the Waitakere Court Building.
  13. Turn right into Alderman Drive at the roundabout, and head back to the Falls Restaurant on the other side of the road.
  14. Finish

• Map

  Posted August 29, 2011

  A map will be posted soon

Comments for this walk 5 Responses to “Waitakere, Auckland New Zealand (the Falls Restaurant)”

1. Lyall Reynolds says:

   August 20, 2011 at 12:07 am

   Photos can be uploaded to

   Flickr group
   Scot Kelby Worldwide Photowalk 2011 Henderson, Auckland

   Reply
   • Veronica McLaughlin says:

     September 2, 2011 at 11:02 pm

     Hi Lyall – Bobbystubblefield and I have both tried to join this walk. I am not sure either of
     us have registered, though we have logins and accounts, and have tried…
     Is there a way to let us know?

     Cheers

     Veronica McLaughlin

     Reply
2. BRIAN MARSOM says:

   August 30, 2011 at 7:43 pm

   I’m keen – need more info

   I can not fill in the other form- may see you next wed?

   Reply
   • brian marsom says:

     October 3, 2011 at 2:26 am

     hi Lyall I still can not log on to this site to enter my photo

     Reply
3. Lyall Reynolds says:

   September 30, 2011 at 4:16 am

   Your best Photo should be submitted to this site NOT the flickr site as previously advised. If you want to share more of your shots upload to the flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/groups/wwpwhenderson2011/)

   You have until 6th Oct to upload your photos

   Reply