Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shot. Nice light. BTW, it's Nagin. rs On May 21, 2006, at 12:31 AM, Bill wrote: > What Would Kyle Do? > > Ok, so I am attending a convention of bankruptcy attorneys (it's how I > support my Leicaholic habit) in the fair but wounded city of New > Orleans. I > have had a wonderful afternoon with Jeffrey Smith who was so kind > as to take > me around the city to view and photograph the devastation nine > months later > as well as take me out to the shores of the gulf in Mississippi to > see where > the eye of Katrina made landfall (I'll post them later). I am > walking to my > evening event when I pass the adjacent ballroom which is now > festooned with > balloons red and white, obviously a political event of some kind. > Hmmm... > Earlier Jeffrey mentioned that one of the city's political > candidates was > probably going to have his reception. So, peeking in, I surmised > that it > would be for Ray Nagan. We went looking for a late dinner and > upon our > return to the hotel, I suggested that we stop by and see how things > were > going. The crowds were forming but there was no sign of the > candidate. So > I wandered in, R8 /DMR in hand and my domke F2 on my shoulder, and > thought > "What would Kyle do?" So I blended in with the press and was there > for the > announcement and acceptance speech: > http://photobynelsch.smugmug.com/gallery/1477452/1/70623313/Original > > Bill in Denver, er New Orleans > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information