Please Turn Knob and Push

Please turn knob and push

I love signs and think they serve a great purpose. Some signs are a bit obvious and unnecessary. This sign found on a photo walk in New Orleans last January was one of those "Captain Obvious" signs.

I've been traveling and unable to post. I'm in Boston right now and I should be able to capture some of this awesome city.

Horse Tie Post

HorseTiePost, originally uploaded by edwardjohnphotography.

Yet another photo from my walk through the streets of New Orleans. I know this was taken a bit more than a week ago, but it's worth posting. These horse tie posts are everywhere in the city of New Orleans especially in the French Quarter. Police occasionally go by on horseback, but I'm not sure how often they actually use these posts. This captures the essence of the city in a great way with the old post and the new drawing of Margaritaville in the background.

Lord Chaz

Lord Chaz

The only vampire I know with a myspace page, Lord Chaz performs some of the best street theater as far as I'm concerned. I took his Vampire Walking tour in the French Quarter of New Orleans last week, and Lord Chaz was a great story teller and really scared some of the people in our group. If you get a chance to go to New Orleans I recommend this vampire tour, but only if you don't mind the site of blood.

This photo was taken at the end of the tour and the camera mounted flash was used. Notice how the light is harsh on the subject. Available light would have been much better, but there's not much light on Royal Street in the middle of the night. I'll soon be purchasing a Nikon SB800 speed light so that I can have a lot more control of the lighting.
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: f5.6
Focal Length: 50mm

Creole Queen's Wheel

Creole Queen's Wheel

The Creole Queen is a paddle wheel boat that gives tours in New Orleans. I love the colors of the wheel and the damage to the wheel from actual use. I'm not sure why, but you'll notice American flags displayed in many of my photos.

Please Tip For Photos

Please Tip For Photos

Another installment of the New Orleans photo set; this picture was taken from across the street from some musicians. The faces of the street mistrals were intentionally cropped out of this photo to highlight what I thought was the most fascinating aspect of it, and that's the dog begging for money. After zooming into the shot I noticed that the dog just had puppies. Another thing I didn't notice when taking this shot was the text on the box that states "Please Tip For Photos." Had I noticed this while there I would have tipped them, because I tipped the guy with the dog on yesterday's post and the violin player too.

NOLA Walkabout

Here are two pictures from my walk through the French Quarter today. It's late in New Orleans and I need to catch a plane early. So enjoy these photos today, and I'll post more during the week.

NOLA Street Music

NOLA Buildings

Magazine Colors

MagazineColors, originally uploaded by edwardjohnphotography.

This is one of my first shots from New Orleans today once the down pour of rain stopped. There are so many aspects of this city that are amazing to photograph. I hope I can capture as much of it as possible tomorrow.

Dodge Snow Choices

Here's another shot from my nostalgia photo assignment. I couldn't decide if this shot looked good in color or in Sepia, so I chose both to post today. Let me know which one (if either) you prefer best. I feel like there is something missing in this shot. Maybe I wasn't standing in the right location. According to Ansel Adams, "A good photograph is knowing where to stand." You be the judge.

Dodge Snow Colored

Dodge Snow Sepia

Tomorrow I fly to New Orleans again and hope to take some great photos in that city again. Stay tuned.

If it needs a sign

If it needs a sign

Today was a long day of driving and no photo taking for Eddie. Stuck in a lot of snow and no opportunities to explore my craft of photography; I chose this photo as a representation of nostalgia because it was taken a month ago (a violation of my blog rules requiring photos taken within a week,) and the sign does appear to be old too. I took this shot on Magazine street in New Orleans on a terrific walk exploring the city. No dog was to be found when this shot was taken, but maybe the sign is a ruse.

Cajun Bread Crumbs

Cajun Bread Crumbs

This photo was taken on a long walk through the streets of New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. We noticed these crayfish heads sitting on the sidewalk every few paces. Seems like someone was eating them and then throwing them down like bread crumbs. I imagine if Hansel and Gretel lived in New Orleans they would have done the same thing. I did no post processing on this shot because I like the colors that are presented. The red really stands out against the gray background of the sidewalk. When I see it I think of a great day that I had walking and discovering such a beautiful city.

NOLA Seating

NOLA Seating

I'm cheating on my rules a bit with this shot due to travels this weekend. I took this photo less than two weeks ago on the river in New Orleans (NOLA is short for New Orleans Louisiana.) As I was taking it, I intended for it to be black and white. Upon review of the photo I think Sepia gives it just the right look. Iron work is amazing to shoot. Taken at a 70mm focal length with an F4. I feel like I could have increased the F-stop to an F8 or F9 to increase the depth of field. It was a bright sunshiny day, so ISO 200 did the trick.