Tribute to New Orleans (images)

[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

I was lucky to visit the Big Easy during the Mardi Gras times in February 2002.

Even though I was very busy at the trade show I managed to get some shots of this fine city.

Here are some shots from the past (all straight from my late DSC-505V):













The rest of the pictures is here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/777109

God help people of New Orleans!
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[jerrykr]

such a beautiful old historic place. hopefully all is not lost.

thanks for the tour, nice shots.

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[AAK]

Great pics. Bring tears to my eyes.

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[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

such a beautiful old historic place. hopefully all is not lost.

yes, I do hope so, too!

thanks for the tour, nice shots.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheers!

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[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

Great pics. Bring tears to my eyes.

Let's hope it will be cleaned and becomes even better!

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[paristn]

I love the colors and the pics of the 505.

 

[Vaughn T.Winfree]

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[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

I love the colors and the pics of the 505.

Was that camera awesome, or what? And that first-ever swiveling body design... Man, what a candy it was..
My sister uses it now (505V), and she's still thrilled with it
Cheers!
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[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

--It is sad to say, but it will be years to fix and it will not
look the same.

You know, back in Russia we have one particular big city (St.Petersburg, aka Leningrad) that used to be severely flooded on occasion. Well, nobody says it was good times, but the city still stands, and it's finer than ever. As they say, "flood takes away all the filth"..

So let's hope for the best.. It may be different, but it may also be better. Better levees, better people's housings, better people...
My hopes and wishes are for the best!
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[Mark Oakland]

--It is sad to say, but it will be years to fix and it will not
look the same.

Very sad but I fear you are right Vaughn. I visited the Big Easy in 1967 as a teenager with my parents to visit an aunt, then as an engineering student in 1976, coincidentally on both occasions there was some local flooding. Subsequently the affected wooden structured buildings were demolished because of wet rot problems - my aunts building among them. Without a concerted programme of restoration, many thousands more will inevitably suffer the same fate. The problems for old buildings are almost insurmountable when you immerse them for such a long period and contaminate them with foul water from backed up drains. The high overall humidity will only add to the problem. Costs will be astronomical. The Big Easy as we knew it is now only a memory.
Thanks for the pictures Nikolai, they are even more precious now.
Sorry to be so doomladen folks
mark

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[busch]

Well done, Nik! Thank you!
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[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

Mark,
we can try to help and hope
I donated for the cause via Red Cross. That was my help. Now I can only hope
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[Nikolai Sklobovsky]

You're welcome!
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