Last night after work I hopped on I-10 and headed to New Orleans. Wendy has been there at the Pictage Conference, which ended yesterday, but her flight home wasn’t until this afternoon. I think she might have been confused about when the conference ended when she made her travel plans. Anyhoo, it worked out in my favor as I went to N.O. last night and we had excursions into the French Quarter, both last night and this morning, to do some shooting.
For much of the shooting I used Wendy’s 50mm lens. It was quite different than the ones I have and although I became somewhat accustomed to the differences, when I switched lenses, I usually forgot to change my settings. (My delete button will get a workout!) I had fun and learned a lot, and I really want another lens. But I think the biggest lesson I took from all of this is that I should master the lenses I have before acquiring more. New toys are always fun, but from a practical standpoint, I need to get better with the equipment I already have first. That being said, although shooting at night was not easy, it would have been more difficult with my lens since the aperture settings are more limited.
I haven’t edited my pictures yet, but hope to do it soon. I will share some when I can. In the meantime, here are a few pictures I managed to grab off the camera tonight. Enjoy!
GingerSnapps
I just really like this picture for some reason. I suppose it is imperfect in many ways, but I think it has some sort of something that draws me in:
This picture is for my cousin’s, daughter, Clare, who never met a train she didn’t like.
I love the picture of the street! I love both of them actually but you have a lot going on RIGHT in the street pic that draws me in too. The lines, the circle, the shadows, I’m in it….What more could you want! Love it.
And you are right. I was confused about many things. Luckily everything worked out!
By: wendyveephotography on November 11, 2009
at 4:24 pm