[Leica] Re:Jeffery PAW 18 - Jackson Square Post-Katrina

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Grainy looking, but sharp photo.

I won't say completely dead, Cafe Du Monde had quite a line at 1:30am
Saturday morning. But yes, Jackson Square is missing a few hundred tourists.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffery Smith"
Subject: [Leica] Jeffery PAW 18 - Jackson Square Post-Katrina


> When LUGer Bill Nelsch came to visit the city last week, he mentioned that
> the French Quarter was DEAD. To say that our tourism is down is an
> understatement. Jackson Square used to have 20-30 painters showing their
> work, a dozen Tarot Card readers, at least one band, and half a dozen
tatoo
> artists (the washable tatoos). Here is Jackson Square 2006. Count
'em...one
> tourist at noon.
>
> http://www.400tx.com/2006-18.html
>
> On another note, this is Tri-X souped in Rodinal. This is marginally okay
to
> me, at least better than the Agfa 400 souped in Rodinal. This gives the
> perception of sharpness, at least in the foreground. But I'm going back to
> D-76 and PMK Pyro for anything over ISO 200.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com