This shot is in New Orleans. At the end of Canal Street- Cemetary. Im not sure which one it is. The street cars were running behind, causing us to miss the last chance to actually get into the cemetary. All my shots had to be taken outside, the sun quickly setting. In a haste I took what I could but I did manage to get a favorite shot or two in. If you dont know anything about how New Orleans buries their dead. Know this, due to sea levels, they have to put their loved ones above ground. The plots are mostly concrete and gravel of some sort. Passing the superdome you get a good view of how massive these cemetaries are. They are so big that they have streets named for navigation.
This next shot is after a long night of walking, what seems to be forever. You burn calories quick! Choosing to take a seat at Igors for one of the best burgers in the Garden District on Saint Charles Ave, I decided to snap a few shots of the lights set up along the outside of the building. My creative mind was tired, my body ached, but on the way back with a full belly. I had to take some night shots! Not many around at this point.. no one walking, even the taverns were getting quiet. I snapped this and I really enjoy it. It reminds me of the night, the burger and of course the 2 hurricanes I drank before I walked back to my hotel room.
In these next two photos. I knew I wanted to capture motion of the street cars at night. The thing that happened here is,, the St Charles Ave cars stopped running early in the week. I did not know they would shut down for several weeks. I did have my set up, getting cars passing by, working a few angles for it,, They did however, run the cars this one night, while working on them. When I realized they were, I quickly adjust my angle, i had to run to a spot in between a few parked cars and only was able to get three shots. No time to adjust and retake. That was it, it was over! I was thankful to get what I got.
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