Last week, when I went downtown to get my eggs, I found that the Dogwood Arts Festival had begun and I had wandered into the chalk walk. I had a lot of fun wandering around looking at the various projects, mostly in the early stages of creation. I wished I had been more aware and had brought my camera but I managed to snap a few shots with my cellphone.
There were a mix of projects underway, some by very accomplished artists of various ages but I often found myself drawn to those projects that were being created children from various elementary schools. A few of their projects are in the collage above.
I'm no photographer, but I find myself often wishing I had my camera with me, something with a bit more control than my phone. Since I've found myself in this situation more times than I can count, perhaps the inner recesses of my brain are trying to tell me something. Of course, if I'm going to start carrying a camera around I will actually have to learn to use it as well. It seems there is no end to the stream of new things to learn.
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Many phones have cameras as good as my point and shoot; I’ve read that pocket cameras are pretty much a dead market. What vibrant designs, and the kids have talent-so young to be creating these detailed works.
I notice the difference between cell and regular camera photos when I get them into my photo editor. The images on the regular camera are better.
My last not-smartphone was a model I found that had a better camera. It didn’t have a flash but it had a night mode that would take lower light picture and some other features that were helpful. I don’t have that much trouble carrying a phone and a camera around, but keeping them both charged so I can use them is a challenge.
I’m going to buy some colored chalk this week. I bought a can of chalkboard spray paint and sprayed a beer carton with it. Now I want to label the things that will go into the carton cubbies with the chalk.