Mo Meauxbar, please.

Meauxbar, on the edge of the quarter on Rampart St. was always one of my favorite restaurants. (Except the time the waiter kicked over my tripod and my camera hit the tile floor. He hid in the kitchen. Seriously). Recently the business was bought by the same people who ran Ste Marie, and pretty much moved the whole restaurant staff over. The resulting restaurant is comfortably familiar, but a bit spiffed up, and the food is resplendent - not surprising from the lovely and talented Kristin Essig.

The above shot is an outtake from our ongoing Scout Guide shoots. The following is the first time I photographed Kristin, at Ste Marie, in July 2013. How cute is she??

Emmy's Light

I was finished with her shot, I thought. Then she started playing with the diffusion ring and held it up behind her back with the sun behind her. I will use this trick again.

Wine from Above

Here's what happened:
On my daily walk, I had been passing this old fence that was falling down, and absolutely coveting it. I knew the beautiful silver blue tones would make a gorgeous surface. Weeks go by.  Finally, one day I see a sign for a fence company in the yard. Next day, the old fence is laying on the curb. I speedwalk home, call my friend with the truck and...

If you look carefully, you can see 2 Katrina floodwater lines in a yellowish hue. This fence is starting its next life with me. We're going to have lots of fun together.