(I know I said I would show you that other shot today but I haven't got it ready yet) This is a shot at Lafreniere Park out in Kenner in Jefferson Parish. The park was created on an old horse racing track. It now features a beautiful' [...]
Number of comments: 0 I was just having fun in Gimp with this French Quarter scene I shot a some time back. I was using some of the filters. THis is an old vintage picture photo filter with a frame filter.
I'll show you another version of the same shot' [...]
Number of comments: 2 One of my favorite things to do in New Orleans is to take the ferry ride across to the West Bank of the Mississippi River and then come right back -- you can do it in a car or as a pedestrian. For a buck you get [...]
I saw this picture of our granddaughter, Sophie the other day. The scene is a visit to our house -- she had all her friends huddled around. Suddenly it struck me I had seen this before. Or something pretty darn close. So, I scoured my photo [...]
Number of comments: 3 This is our granddaughter, Sophie, enjoying a swing at the trailhead park of the Tammany Trace hike and bike path from Slidell to Covington, LA. THe trail is old rail line right of way that was abandoned back in the 1980's. I was trying to capture' [...]
Number of comments: 4 Our protagonist on the right, the bee. Was enjoying his romp in the pollen on this afternoon where I just happened to be shooting a picture of this flower. It was only seconds later that our antagonist, the wasp on the right, flitted into this pollen patch. [...]
Number of comments: 2 A tri-colored heron, doing the patience thing at Lafrenniere Park in Jefferson Parish, which lies next to New Orleans. This park was made from an old race-track, Jefferson Downs. I went to a few Scout events there as a youngster. I like the park a lot better. [...]
Number of comments: 4 My nieces were having fun when I was shooting pictures of them one day. To add to the picture, they ran out to Linda's car, and grabbed a couple of my hats and one of Linda (center).
From the left are Paige, Sarah, and Rebekah. --steve' [...]
Number of comments: 2 This is our son, Shawn, and his wife, Sarah, on a visit to New Orleans last year. A ride on the St. Charles Avenue street car is always part of the tour. --steve buser
Number of comments: 3 Since we are on a Mardi Gras theme of sorts for today, I thought I would get a little on the technical side and go through some of the required paraphernalia for the perfect family celebration of the carnival.
Number of comments: 2 The tropical storm Ida pounding into the Alabama and Mississippi Coast tonight, reminds me of a little more that a year ago when Gustav was bearing down and we decided to head to the Alabama coast to ride out the storm. We learned that these systems [...]
There is a certain style to catching Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans. 1) keep you eye on the catch. 2) extend your arms 3) close in on the target. 4) Let your excitement run away with you. 5) There is no [...]
Number of comments: 2 You get a mouthful of tasty stuff from the bottom of the pond and then strain out the water -- you want this to be better tasting, not more filling, right? --steve buser [...]
