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

Casual Conversation

Casual Conversation

I found these two boys having a conversation on a door step in the French Quarter. I love many things about this photo including the reflections of the New Orleans buildings in the window, the color of the door, the shape of the window above the door, the torn awning cover, and the cracks on the walls. I attempted to frame this shot using the golden ratio, but I may have violated that a bit. I don't know what these boys were talking about, but the one on the right seems thoroughly interested in what the boy on the right has to say.

ISO: 125
F 5.6
Shutter 1/125s
Focal Length: 24mm