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Subject: [Leica] WWKD?
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sun May 21 05:50:06 2006

Really terrific shot, Bill - it definitely captures the moment.


On 5/21/06 8:18 AM, "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:

> Bill:
> 
> Nice shot!
> 
> Jim
> 
> Bill wrote:
> 
>> What Would Kyle Do?
>> 
>> Ok, so I am attending a convention of bankruptcy attorneys (it's how I
>> support my Leicaholic habit) in the fair but wounded city of New Orleans. 
>>  I
>> have had a wonderful afternoon with Jeffrey Smith who was so kind as to 
>> take
>> me around the city to view and photograph the devastation nine months 
>> later
>> as well as take me out to the shores of the gulf in Mississippi to see 
>> where
>> the eye of Katrina made landfall (I'll post them later).  I am walking to 
>> my
>> evening event when I pass the adjacent ballroom which is now festooned 
>> with
>> balloons red and white, obviously a political event of some kind.  Hmmm...
>> Earlier Jeffrey mentioned that one of the city's political candidates was
>> probably going to have his reception.  So, peeking in, I surmised that it
>> would be for Ray Nagan.   We went looking for a late dinner and upon our
>> return to the hotel, I suggested that we stop by and see how things were
>> going.  The crowds were forming but there was no sign of the candidate.  
>> So
>> I wandered in, R8 /DMR in hand and my domke F2 on my shoulder, and thought
>> "What would Kyle do?"  So I blended in with the press and was there for 
>> the
>> announcement and acceptance speech:
>> http://photobynelsch.smugmug.com/gallery/1477452/1/70623313/Original
>> 
>> Bill in Denver, er New Orleans
> 
> 
> 
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