Five Frames from New Orleans

In March, 2018 I was in New Orleans for a meeting. I was staying in a hotel near the French Quarter and had a little time to wander around with my Canon 6D and 50mm f1.8.

Street Art, Jackson Square

What is a trip to New Orleans without a visit to Jackson Square to see the art? I found this colorful display on St. Ann Street.

Seaborn out of Valletta

This is the Malta-flagged oil tanker Seaborn. She is 244 meters long with a gross tonnage of 57,296. In this morning photo, she is headed upriver on the Mississippi about to go under the Crescent City Connection, formerly known as the Greater New Orleans Bridge.

At the time of writing, the Seaborn is in the St. Petersburg anchorage in the Finland Gulf of the Baltic Sea (information courtesy of MarineTraffic.com).

Street Band, Jackson Square

The French Quarter is all about music. This group was performing in front of the Saint Louis Cathedral. The sign on the upper left actually says “Church, Quiet Zone”. The boys in the band are clearly ignoring the sign.

Le Petit Salon

I took this photo because the curving staircase and ironwork screamed “French Quarter” to me. Later, I took note of the plaque on the column. This building at 620 St. Peter Street was erected in 1838 by hardware merchant Victor David. It was purchased and refurbished in 1924 by Le Petit Salon, a prestigious women’s organization.

Towboat Holy Rosary from the Café Du Monde

In the 1980s the Café Du Monde opened additional locations in shopping malls. This particular location is in the Riverwalk shopping center. Since it was close to my hotel, I saved myself the thirty-minute walk to the original café (not to mention the crowds) and had my beignets and café au lait sitting in relative peace and gazing at the Mississippi river. One morning, I looked up and there was the towboat Holy Rosary headed upriver. Since I live in a landlocked desert location in Texas this struck me as remarkable. Snap!