Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Washin'


Washin'
NOLA09D-63
April 19, 2009

While my advisor would not approve, during a long conference, eventually you get saturated with the science and the meetings and the wearing of ties, and you have to escape.  When the Experimental Biology conference was in New Orleans, it gave me a great opportunity to flee the convention center and head out into the city, armed with just a camera and a 50mm lens.  There was such a diversity in the districts of New Orleans, an atmosphere that was so different than other cities, and more than a few scenes that were throwbacks to a different time.  This laundromat, found in the Garden District, had that old-time look to it.  A few chairs sitting outside for folks to sit and watch the world turn as their clothes spun.  The signage, the lone person sitting in a tank top, all bespoke of former days, and it all came together as a single image.

Technical notes:
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 50 f/1.4
Focal length:  50 mm
Exposure: 1/800 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200
Post-processing: Desaturation, minor curves adjustment in PS4 & LR1.4

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