On Nov 27, 2013, at 2:11 PM, John wrote: > On 11/26/2013 10:27 PM, Walt wrote: >> On 11/26/2013 9:13 PM, Stan Halpin 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 >> Thank you, Stan. >> >> I was wondering how much of the city had recovered from Katrina. No >> doubt there are plenty of reminders and some great successes in its wake. >> >> -- Walt >> > > I believe the French Quarter was relatively unaffected by Katrina & bounced > back pretty quickly, as did the majority of the commercial districts. >
Right. Majority, but not all. But Walt original query was about capturing the essence of NO. I think the essence is not the Disney-like few blocks of adult entertainment, but rather the larger community, much of which is still suffering. Hence my suggestions to look for such. 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.
