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Subject: [Leica] Re:Jeffery PAW 18 - Jackson Square Post-Katrina
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon May 22 19:21:18 2006

Hundred tourists? It's missing a few hundred vendors. Need I remind you that
your old place of employment has gone to being open *how many hours per
week*?

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com




-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Christopher Williams
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 10:16 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Re:Jeffery PAW 18 - Jackson Square Post-Katrina


Grainy looking, but sharp photo.

I won't say completely dead, Cafe Du Monde had quite a line at 1:30am
Saturday morning. But yes, Jackson Square is missing a few hundred tourists.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffery Smith"
Subject: [Leica] Jeffery PAW 18 - Jackson Square Post-Katrina


> When LUGer Bill Nelsch came to visit the city last week, he mentioned 
> that the French Quarter was DEAD. To say that our tourism is down is 
> an understatement. Jackson Square used to have 20-30 painters showing 
> their work, a dozen Tarot Card readers, at least one band, and half a 
> dozen
tatoo
> artists (the washable tatoos). Here is Jackson Square 2006. Count
'em...one
> tourist at noon.
>
> http://www.400tx.com/2006-18.html
>
> On another note, this is Tri-X souped in Rodinal. This is marginally 
> okay
to
> me, at least better than the Agfa 400 souped in Rodinal. This gives 
> the perception of sharpness, at least in the foreground. But I'm going 
> back to D-76 and PMK Pyro for anything over ISO 200.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com



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