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Picture This!
Regards To New Orleans
By Shutterbug Staff • May, 2006
This month’s Picture This! assignment is “Regards to New Orleans,”
and readers responded with images that show why we should all continue to keep
the pressure on to rebuild this most unique of American cities. Think how the
home countries would respond should Venice, Paris, or any of the great cities
of the world be subject to the tragedy that is New Orleans. As Americans, we
should do nothing less for this beloved place. For everyone who has visited
the Big Easy, or for whom New Orleans remains unvisited but is a state of mind,
this essential part of the American experience should stay at the top of our
agenda. Perhaps when we think about nation building in the future we should
be taking care of home first..
French Quarter Ghost |
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Anyone who’s taken the “Haunted New Orleans”
tours can relate to this shot, made by Cynthia Fleury in May,
2005. She worked with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with an exposure
of f/5 at 1/2 sec.
© 2006, Cynthia Fleury, All Rights Reserved
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Voodoo Shop Window |
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Ron Gershman’s photo of a store window evokes all the color
and myth that resides in the Quarter. He photographed on Fujicolor
Reala 100 with a Canon EOS-1V and a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens.
© 2006, Ron Gershman, All Rights Reserved
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Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop |
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received quite a few images in black and white, which speaks to
the timelessness of the scenes one can come upon in New Orleans.
This photo was made by Bill Vaughn on Ilford HP5 film and printed
on an Epson 2200 with MIS UltraTone 7 ink.
© 2006, Bill Vaughn, All Rights Reserved
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A Taste Of New Orleans |
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You can’t think New Orleans without thinking food, and especially
hot ’n spicy food at that. Randall Conway captured this
assortment of the shelves in the French Market with a Minolta
X-370 on Konica ISO 50 print film.
© 2006, Randall Conway, All Rights Reserved
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Eclectic |
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Jim Mitchell caught this gumbo of cultural artifacts on a balcony
with his Nikon D2H and Nikkor 28-105mm lens. Exposure was f/11
at 1/30 sec.
© 2006, Jim Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
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Cajun Accordion |
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Wendy Kaveney wrote, “Nothing says New Orleans like the
music!” The accordion with the crayfish was photographed
with a Canon EOS-1D with a Canon 75-300mm IS lens. Exposure was
f/16 at 1/80 sec.
© 2006, Wendy Kaveney, All Rights Reserved
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Mardi Gras |
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The street festival of all street festivals was captured by John
B. Shanahan with his Nikon D100 with an exposure of f/3.2 at 1/40
sec.
© 2006, John B. Shanahan, All Rights Reserved
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Signs Of Life |
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Thomas Meeks wrote, “While strolling down Bourbon St., I
decided to make a photographic survey of the numerous interesting
signs. Since I had left my Canon EOS 10D back at our hotel, I
borrowed my wife’s Canon PowerShot S400 for these handheld
shots.” His meandering paid off with this amazing collage
submitted to us on one sheet of letter-size paper.
© 2006, Thomas Meeks, All Rights Reserved
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Riverfront Streetcar |
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Gordon Wheeler used a slow shutter speed to add energy and motion
to this classic streetcar that runs along the riverside. He worked
with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel with a Canon 18-55mm lens at the
widest focal length setting and an exposure of f/3.5 at 1/5 sec.
© 2006, Gordon Wheeler, All Rights Reserved
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Jackson Square |
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We received many great shots of Jackson Square, but this one by
Robin Rains seemed to capture the sultry sky and mood of the place.
Rains worked with a Nikon D70 and a Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 lens
with an exposure of f/7.1 at 1/320 sec.
© 2006, Robin Rains, All Rights Reserved
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