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Subject: [Leica] Re: Week 4 PAW - Jeffery
From: "firkin" <firkin@balhpl01.ncable.net.au>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:51:22 +1100
References: <MABBJJLPMBEAOLKHGGIAOENHDDAA.jsmith45@bellsouth.net>

Jeffery Smith writes: 

> Not a good day to shoot down here; the sky was clear, the sun was blinding,
> and I had Agfa Vista 800 in my camera. Mardi Gras parades have started, and
> I no longer have much mobility in town. 
>
> This appears to be a heap of garbage, but it is actually someone's grave
> site. The owl statue caught my eye. Holt Cemetery is owned by the city of
> New Orleans, and provides grave sites for the folks who cannot afford to
> bury their loved ones above ground in giant marble structures. Jessie Hill
> (OO POO PA DOO) is buried here, with a piece of plywood as a headstone.
> Buddy Bolden is also buried here but his grave marker has been lost. 
>
> I almost didn't post a PAW this week, as I'm not happy with the conditions
> under which this was taken. However, like Weight Watches and marriage, we
> have good weeks and bad weeks. 
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA 
>
>

Jeff,
I hadn't seen this, and this explains the DOF, but perhaps a lower angle or 
getting closer to the owl: "double" exposure? maybe. 

Cheers
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