I forgot about Louis Armstrong Park. It's off Bourbon Street, IIRC, and has statues of Jazz greats. There was usually a band playing there, and a place to buy cafe au lait and beignets. It's a good spot for people watching, as are Cafe du Monde and the area around St Louis Cathedral.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Dan! > > Someone else in another forum mentioned Louis Armstrong Park for local > flavor, and I may have to add Audubon Park and the "Moon Walk" to the > itinerary. > > I appreciate the tips! > > -- Walt > > > > > On 11/26/2013 9:21 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> I enjoyed trying to photograph the St Charles Ave trolleys, from the >> inside and the outside. The Garden District has some interesting >> structures and locales, as does Audubon Park. There are nice river >> views, with some interesting boats, and people watching along the >> "Moon Walk." Also, the Aquarium has a lot of interesting things to >> see and shoot. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Stan Halpin >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the ideas, John. >>>> >>>> I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to >>>> expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV & film, and we all know how >>>> accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires >>>> or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) >>>> >>>> I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the >>>> parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is >>>> something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on >>>> it in the meantime. >>>> >>> I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no >>> time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St & environs. >>> Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as >>> the "essence of the city" 2010 version was the number of damaged and >>> abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, >>> neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, >>> look for the rebuilding projects. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
