Going through the archives and editing shots from New Orleans

It all started on Thursday night when a friend mentioned that a restaurant owner might be interested in some of my images for decor in his business.  I knew I had a handful of good shots I got with my trusty Pentax ZX-5 in 2005 when we went for a friend’s 50th birthday celebration.  I also have some from 1990 when I was there with my parents and was using Dad’s Olympus 35DC rangefinder, but that’s a different story for a different day.

I went to my flickr account where I have the majority of what I consider my “quality” work uploaded first.  I was surprised to find that I had not uploaded many shots I had remembered from that trip and had to dig back into the backup drive to find them.  I located the file and began the process of deciding which images were worthy of uploading to flickr.  It certainly is a bittersweet task, as we had visited a short 4 months before the devastation of Hurricane Katrina hit this beautiful gem of a city.

The images I see are those of city rich with history, music, and culture.  They are a reminder that this tragedy will not take away the spirit of New Orleans as it is far bigger than a hurricane.  That spirit touches all who visit the city and is carried with them to far away locales the world around.  My only hope is to be able to visit soon and once again get my fill of the intoxicating brew that is New Orleans.