"The best camera is the one that's with you." - Chase Jarvis

Photography has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Partly because my photography road trip with my cousin is coming up in a couple weeks. But probably mostly because I've been reading through photo blogs in my spare time.

The most recent blog I've come across is a photographer by the name of Chase Jarvis. I find both his work and his insights about the medium interesting and engaging. One of the things that he's been focused on over the past couple months has been using his iPhone to take photos. To quote, "The best camera is the one that's with you.". As a gear hound, it's a great reminder for me that photography is not about the equipment, but rather the person using it. And although the 3G camera isn't great, it's always with me, so I never have an excuse not to shoot.

A perfect example of this happened yesterday. After dinner, B proposed that we take a walk around my neighborhood... I was feeling lazy, but somehow managed to motivate myself to throw on some shoes and take the stroll anyway. The weather was pleasant, it was about an hour until sunset, and the overcast skies had started to burn away. My original intent was only to walk, but shortly after starting, I realized this was a perfect opportunity to put CJ's reminder to work.

One of the great things about walking is that we often start to notice the little things that are often missed when one drives by. For instance, the large cherry tree about a block from my house, with ripened Rainiers dotting the ground beside its trunk. Or the number of traffic circles that people had volunteered their time and money to beautify with various flora (Thanks to all of you!). It's these little things that provide ample subjects for my lil' iPhone. I've posted a few of the results from our walk below -- just a tiny glimpse of the good ol' neighborhood of Maple Leaf.