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Subject: [Leica] Seen In New Orleans
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue Feb 27 17:40:44 2007
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I agree that you cannot make me want to go. To me, all this seemingly forced
jollity and play and Mardi Gras does not ring true - it looks,feels and
smells like a tourist trap. Maybe I,m right and maybe wrong....
Cheers
Jayanand

On 2/28/07, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It may be that I have not documented sights and jazz.  There is certainly
> that there.  I also don't much shoot pictures of the food, because it may
> not be picturesque thoug it is often wonderful.
>
> I did show a picture of Pete Fountain, (formerly my neighbor) in the Mardi
> Gras stuff, but you can't hear his music in my picture.
>
> You know, I rarely shoot establishing shots; I shoot details.  If you want
> postcards, you must visit and buy them.
>
> New Orleans today is a town torn.  In the middle it is vibrant and fun, on
> the outside, it is a shadow of the former self.
>
> I can't make you want to come.  New Orleans is a place you have to
> experience.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
>
> On 2/27/07, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sonny,
> > Very nice, lovely colours. Somehow, all the photos I have seen of New
> > Orleans from all of you have not enthused me to want to visit it - and I
> > am
> > a travel and a jazz addict. I wonder why?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On 2/27/07, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I had some more pictures from New Orleans that did not semm to fit the
> > > earlier two sets, but I did want to show them.
> > >
> > > Here are eight shots beginning here.  Use the arrows to navigate or
> just
> > > click on the picture.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.sonc.com/seen_in_NO/pages/IMGP3664.htm
> > >
> > > Comments welcome.  Some of these are a bit different from my usual.
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Sonny
> > > http://www.sonc.com
> > > Natchitoches, Louisiana
> > > USA
> > >
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