Yesterday was Scott Kelby’s second-annual world-wide Photo Walk. What is a photo walk? According to the official FAQ page:

It’s a social photography event where photographers get together, usually in a downtown area or trendy section of town, to walk around, shoot photos, and generally have fun with other photographers.

Sounds like a blast! Kassie, Leo, Laura, and I decided–well, Leo just tags along–to attend the Toledo walk, but I realized just this past Friday that registration was required and, surprise, the event was full. D’oh! Not wanting to miss out completely, we forwent the social interaction and contests, and hiked southern downtown for a couple hours ourselves.

Here are some of my shots.

We saw this awesome painting leaning against what looked like an art studio.

We stopped at the farmers’ market along the way.

This very cute violinist entertained the market.

Amtrak station from an old train bridge.

On the way to the train station, we found a fire-damaged warehouse.

We ended our DIY Photo Walk with lunch at Tony Packo’s, sitting only a dozen feet from the organized group doing the same.

(Thanks, Rick, for giving me the heads up!)