Contemplation

New Year's Eve contemplation.

Side by Side

Old and new, side by side. The live oaks survived Hurricane Katrina's storm surge. This group of condos are some of the new construction going up. The beach front was devastated by Katrina.

Oyster Skiff at Night

Missing

A home once stood here. Hurricane Katrina left nothing more than the stoop, a water heater, the gas meter, and a few bricks. Debris removal crews took what was left.



The photo above didn't catch the sense of loss. I used to see the house everyday while at work. It was bright yellow and had Craftsman like features. It had a huge front porch. It had been there for a long time.

I used Photoshop in an attempt to protray what was lost and is now missing.

Gutted

Some condos that were heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina are being renovated. These condos were flooded to the second floor and Katrina's winds blew out numerous windows. I liked the effect the Kelig lights made.

Not Enough Time

Sunday, I broke down and bought a couple of things that I needed for my camera. I bought a UV filter and a tripod. Both of these acquistions has led me to go out and test. Which means for the past three days, each day, I've taken enough pictures to fill up the camera's memory card. Which in turn means two to three hours of going through the photos and comparing the settings to see what worked and what didn't. Plus, the tripod makes it soooooooooo easy to take night photos.

I may or may not be tired of my new toys by the end of the week. Here's one that I took tonight.



I liked the patterns the lights made on the bridge supports.

Cross-posted at my other blog Shira bat Sarah

Seaside in November

By the Seaside

William Wordsworth

THE sun is couched, the sea-fowl gone to rest,
And the wild storm hath somewhere found a nest;
Air slumbers--wave with wave no longer strives,
Only a heaving of the deep survives,
A tell-tale motion! soon will it be laid,
And by the tide alone the water swayed.
Stealthy withdrawings, interminglings mild
Of light with shade in beauty reconciled--
Such is the prospect far as sight can range,
The soothing recompence, the welcome change.
.....

Mermaid on the Beach

The Mermaid
by Afred Lord Tennyson

WHO would be
A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,
Combing her hair
Under the sea,
In a golden curl
With a comb of pearl,
On a throne?

Breaking Through

The sun broke through most of the fog. The sun highlighted the boats and water at the D'Iberville Marina. In the background, some of the fog still lingers.

Exposure

I was experimenting with the different settings on my Nikon D50. For this picute, the white balance was set to flash. The aperture was 4.80. I was using a zoom lens. The exposure time was 1.25 seconds.

A boat had passed by about 30 seconds earlier. All of these factors combined to make an ethereal picture of pelicans sitting on a damaged pier.