Thought I'd share a vacation shot with everyone.
This hitching post was a French Quarter find.
I was strolling around one morning after grabbing some beignets and cafe au lait with Mr. ReddHedd at Cafe du Monde. Delicious way to start the day, I have to say -- even if it means having powdered sugar all over your clothes for the rest of the day!
It was a hot, sweaty morning, but I wanted to grab some shots around the French Quarter while the sunshine held -- it looked a little gray further out from town. I went down a side street to shoot some pictures of this balcony that had wonderfully trailing baskets of ferns hanging down and blowing in the breeze.
When I spotted this weathered hitching post across the street, I knew I had to try and grab a shot.
I tried several angles to pull in the ferns in the background for color contrast, and finally ended up with this shot by squatting down next to an incredibly smelly garbage can that had been put out on the sidewalk for pick-up. Some Italian tourists walked by me while I was nearly prone on the sidewalk, looking at me like I was a complete nutter.
But I'm fairly happy with the shot, so the trash can stench was completely worth it!
More pictures to come as I have time this week.
(Photo by Christy Hardin Smith. Taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T2i, using an 18-55 mm lens -- I love, love, LOVE this camera!)
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