Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice images. Its easy to see how gators lay in wait, showing only their eyes and nose. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Williams" <zoeica at mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:26 PM Subject: [Leica] Recent Lafitte Louisiana trip > Couple of weeks ago when Philip Forrest was in NOLA, we drove down to > Lafitte,LA to see if we could capture an of the oil effects on the > shrimping industry. Philip had already been to Grand Isle, and I had > heard BP was setting up "Community Centers" in Lafitte since oil had been > reported now in Barataria Bay. Lafitte is the last town before you reach > the bay, and one of the largest Shrimping boat towns in Louisiana. No one > was really around, most likely either due to the heat or some folks may > have been working at the spill site but we still drove around and > captured a few images. Brand new oil booms sat at the end of Lafitte next > to Tidewater Marine, a huge world wide company that supplies oil > companies with shipping,personnel,and other marine functions. they have > an office in NOLA as well. One boat did have fresh oil residue on it. > Afterwards we spent some sweating time in Jean Lafitte National Park > being eaten by bugs and looking for gators. This is the same notorious > park that Kyle Cassidy was violently kicked out of during his last NOLA > trip. Seems park rangers don't take kindly to white dresses and long > haired hippies in swamps pretending they are not professional > photographers. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/zoeica/Lafitte/ > > > > Chris Williams > www.zoeicaimages.net > www.rebirthworkshops.com > 504-231-6261 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >