Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/28

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Subject: [Leica] N'awlins weekend
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed Jun 28 11:46:28 2006
References: <032601c69a61$e5ff8030$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto>

This one immediately stood out for me:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/album453/DSC_0001
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 28-jun-06, om 05:21 heeft Christopher Williams het volgende  
geschreven:

> Busy 3 day weekend in New Orleans, I had 2 weddings. Before and in- 
> between I photographed other going ons in the city. Coliseum  
> Baptist Church burned down in the middle of the night, this church  
> was supposedly first used by slaves then later by Rebel and Union  
> troops during the Civil War. Hours after burning, demolition crews  
> were on the scene to bring the rest of the church down. Locals and  
> preservationists arrived on the scene trying to get an order to  
> block demolition. Pretty intense for awhile, though of course  
> demolition continued. The church was on the historic list which  
> should have help protect it, but that's history now. I'm sure the  
> condo owner will love their new found properties.
>
> Anderson Cooper had a book signing on Sunday. He just about the  
> only major new reporter still coming back to New Orleans to show  
> the progress, er non-progress. I'd guess a thousand people showed,  
> some to thanking him for not letting the city not be forgotten, and  
> then others who probably think he's as cute as Harry Potter.
>
> Cemetery photo is St Louis # 3 which is near City Park, I saw the  
> light shining through and managed 2 shots before it was gone.
>
> Tossed computer gear from a Lakeview home still trying to clean up  
> the mess.
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/view_album.php? 
> page=1&set_albumName=album453
>
>
> Chris Williams
> www.zoeicaimages.com
>
>
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