Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/22

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Subject: [Leica] New orleans
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Wed Feb 22 21:48:45 2006
References: <E1FC7Ts-0004Jb-UN@smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net>

Try a step ladder, such as the small 3 step version that you can  
carry on a shoulder.
And don't be afraid to lay on the ground, or at least have the camera  
at that level for some of the shots.

Slobodan Dimitrov
Studio G-8,
Angels Gate Cultural Center
http://sdimitrovphoto.com





On Feb 22, 2006, at 7:48 PM, feli wrote:

> Arrived in N.O. On Monday and met Jeffrey, who is just about as  
> nice a guy as you are going to meet, the next day
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> We headed down to the 9th Ward and the sight is truly jaw dropping.  
> The place looks the aftermath of the battle of Hue City. Mile after  
> square mile of destruction. If you think things look bad in  
> Jeffrey's pictures, think again. I was standing there saying to  
> myself, 'how on earth am I going to capture this on film?' The task  
> is made even more difficult by the lack of people, which would help  
> in putting a human face on this tragedy. There is no way that  
> anything can be salvaged; its going to have to be bulldozed and  
> rebuilt from scratch.
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> I'm typing this on a PDA phone, so I will have to keep it short.
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> Feli
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In reply to: Message from feli2 at earthlink.net (feli) ([Leica] New orleans)