Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on down, but bring some film or mail it to me ahead of time. No camera stores down here any more. 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 Adam Bridge Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:32 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] The lower 9th ward What a generous offer, Jeffery. I'd love to meet you and see your city. Adam On 1/23/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > Most of the touristy places are antebellum (and still okay for the > most part). That includes most of the city BELOW St. Charles Avenue, > downtown (lots of places are closed), and the French Quarter. It's > worth a trip to see the aftermath if you're an outsider. There are > getting to be hotel rooms available. Chris Williams has been coming in > to shoot weddings on weekends, staying at an offshoot of the Hilton > near the famed Convention Center. If you come now, it will be a more > unique experience, and my favorite restaurant is now open > (Jacque-Imo's). My neighborhood (Irish Channel is pretty much back to > normal. Let me know if you decide come into town. I'll take some time > off from work and drive y'all around. > > 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 > Adam Bridge > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:07 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] The lower 9th ward > > > These are two strong images, Jeffery. They must be hard to see - hard > to make yourself engage with - always a reason not to have to see > this. > > But do so - let your passion tell your city's story and make it's > plight real. > > adam > > ps: What's your opinion - should people come to visit? My wife and I > decided to marry after a weekend in New Orleans - stayed at the Royal > Orleans. What do you think? > > ab > > On 1/23/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > Here is one of the early scans (I didn't tweak it much, so it is a > > bit dark). > > > > http://www.400tx.com/CarandBarge.html > > > > As you can see, this no longer resembles a neighborhood. Things look > > pretty much as they did in September except for the clearing of > > roads to make them passable. The thing in the background that looks > > like a 2-story building is the barge that went through the levee. > > > > Jeffery Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information