New Orleans with the new camera (56K warning)

Nate871 · January 6th, 2007, 08:21 PM

I decided to take advantage of my last day off last Tuesday, and take my new Nikon D40 for a spin in New Orleans. The weather all day was supposed to be beautiful, but the morning ended up being gray and dull, so many of my early pictures won't be too colorful. There were over 80,000 football fans in the city for the Sugar Bowl, so the city was completely packed with tourists. Also, I just wanted to throw in a plug and say that if anyone is considering moving up into the beautiful world of DSLR cameras, I highly recommend looking at the D40. I made the big switch from Canon to Nikon for this thing, and I absolutely love it. There are about 80 pictures in this thread, so it may take awhile to load.

And now on to the photos...

The new Harrah's Casino Hotel, Harrah's New Orleans, and the Loews Hotel

The Shops at Canal Place before the stores have opened
The Shops at Canal Place is an upscale shopping center in the bottom three floors of the Canal Place office tower. It offers stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Kenneth Cole, Coach, Gucci, Williams-Sonoma, and many others.

On to the Riverfront...

Jax Brewery and downtown high-rises

Jackson Square

On to the French Quarter...

On to Canal Street and the rest of the CBD...

110 years old, 86 years old, 20 years old

Energy Center

Poydras Street

The Superdome getting ready for the Sugar Bowl

Dominion Tower

Camp Street

68 storys, ~800 feet, construction to start in April

Common Street

Gravier Street

The new, 26 story, 450 room, Harrah's Casino Hotel
Some info on this building: The site that was proposed for the hotel contained multiple old buildings from the late 1800's, which were protected because of their history. So rather then scraping the idea, or finding a way to destroy all of the buildings, Harrah's designed a plan to keep and refurbish some of the original exterior's of the old buildings, which had just been sitting there rotting away for years, and incorporate them in the design of the hotel. I think it looks great!

The downtown "W"

World Trade Center

Gravier Street

One Canal Place

Sidewalk along Canal Street
Canal Street is undergoing a huge beautification project, and it's looking very good right now!

One Canal Place

On to some "aerial" views of the city...

You can see the 403 foot tall Three Lakeway Center off in Metairie, about 10 miles away

"The Crescent City" namesake

Looking over the river towards Chalmette

Crescent City Connection

Downtown density

Harrah's Casino, the largest casino in the country outside of Las Vegas

Harrah's Hotel

Canal Street

And finally, on back home...

That's it! Hope you guys liked the pictures! It was my first using a DSLR in an urban enviornment, so I'm pretty happy with most of 'em. I wanted to be in familiar territory for my first "photo tour" with the new camera, but look for some photos from the Garden District and other parts of Uptown, as well as Algiers Point within the next few weeks.

ReggieZ · January 6th, 2007, 08:40 PM

Beautiful! Love the aerial of Canal..... and GO SAINTS!!!

Raleigh-NC · January 7th, 2007, 08:11 AM

WOW!!!!!! This thread far exceeded my expectations. Truly outstanding photography

What kind of lenses did you use with your D40?

SkyDiveJunkee · January 7th, 2007, 07:02 PM

Loving the Canal Street renovations. Long overdue!!!!!!!!!!!! This should be, like it once was, one of America's grandest boulevards.

TexasStar · January 7th, 2007, 07:11 PM

Wonderful work!!!
You make the Big Easy look better than ever!

Who Dat???

Cannonized · January 7th, 2007, 08:58 PM

WOW! You have become a real pro. Great job!

StevenW · January 7th, 2007, 10:19 PM

very colorful.

BiG-eZ · January 8th, 2007, 12:47 AM

Great pictures and they are very clear. Nice but cant wait until they start construction on trump tower new orleans in april. cant wait until they finish to see this project in person. By the way
Go Saints!!!

NewOrleansRush · January 8th, 2007, 06:18 PM

Awesome job man!

Sean in New Orleans · January 9th, 2007, 04:05 AM

Sweet photos...you are becoming the serious photographer, Nate!

Sean in New Orleans · January 9th, 2007, 04:27 AM

BTW...looks like you woke up before the tourists!!!

TXLove · January 9th, 2007, 07:43 PM

these are absolutley gorgeous!!!! great eye for New Orleans

Nate871 · January 10th, 2007, 02:29 AM

Thanks for all of your comments, guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raleigh-NC

What kind of lenses did you use with your D40?

I used just one lens, the kit 18-55mm. For a kit lens, it's extremely good, and quite sharp from what I've experienced. I plan to move up to a better lens soon, but for now, the kit lens is perfect for me. And it will be even better once I get the new polarizer, lens hood, and UV filter I ordered today!

mediadave · January 10th, 2007, 02:35 AM

You wanna what now? Why would someone build a mansion on top of a tower?

great photos, stayed in new orleans for a few days and only saw the french quarter - I deffinetly have to go back.

LSyd · January 10th, 2007, 06:10 PM

great pics. i can't wait to get a DSLR myself, and to use my free nights at Harrah's.

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JPKneworleans · January 13th, 2007, 08:47 AM

SPECTACULAR!

SRG · January 13th, 2007, 09:37 AM

So you used a DSLR, Nate?

Anywho, great. Man Canal Street looks great! I hadn't expected that. I was in town taking pictures a few days before word of the storm, and I was actually kind of disappointed at how dirty Canal Street and especially Chartres and Camp were looking at the time. It looks like a new place.

Have I posted my New Orleans pics on here?

Sinkingingoo · January 14th, 2007, 10:08 PM

There are plans to turn canal street into the grand thouroughfare it one was. The sidewalk improvements will be done by June. Now we just need to spur more high end investment there.

Nate871 · January 14th, 2007, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRG

I was in town taking pictures a few days before word of the storm, and I was actually kind of disappointed at how dirty Canal Street and especially Chartres and Camp were looking at the time. It looks like a new place.

Yes, Canal Street is really looking great right now. Canal had been looking pretty bland prior to Katrina, and thankfully a very well planned, financed, and now executed plan called the "Canal Street Vision" was put together, and we are now only about 6 months away from its comlpetion. You can view that plan here.

As someone who grew up and lived in the French Quarter for nearly 18 years, I'm well aware of how dirty New Orleans can become at some points. However, that is something that the city has been focusing on for the past 17 months, and I'm very happy with the results. The entire CBD just looks much cleaner, even after major tourist events like Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and the Sugar Bowl. Of course many parts of New Orleans will always have that "old and gritty" look, but that is to be expected in a city that is over 300 years old. Though in terms of trash and other litter around the CBD, it looks like a totally different place.

daloso · January 18th, 2007, 10:05 PM

Well,i'm not from New Orleans but these are the best pictues i've ever seen.My last time in N.O.was in 1996,hope to get back this year and enjoy this beautiful city.
One request to the photographer:could you take pictures of Kenner area and Esplanade??Thank you.

January 6th, 2007, 08:21 PM	#1
Nate871 Vieux Carre Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 0	New Orleans with the new camera (56K warning) I decided to take advantage of my last day off last Tuesday, and take my new Nikon D40 for a spin in New Orleans. The weather all day was supposed to be beautiful, but the morning ended up being gray and dull, so many of my early pictures won't be too colorful. There were over 80,000 football fans in the city for the Sugar Bowl, so the city was completely packed with tourists. Also, I just wanted to throw in a plug and say that if anyone is considering moving up into the beautiful world of DSLR cameras, I highly recommend looking at the D40. I made the big switch from Canon to Nikon for this thing, and I absolutely love it. There are about 80 pictures in this thread, so it may take awhile to load. And now on to the photos... The new Harrah's Casino Hotel, Harrah's New Orleans, and the Loews Hotel The Shops at Canal Place before the stores have opened The Shops at Canal Place is an upscale shopping center in the bottom three floors of the Canal Place office tower. It offers stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Kenneth Cole, Coach, Gucci, Williams-Sonoma, and many others. On to the Riverfront... Jax Brewery and downtown high-rises Jackson Square On to the French Quarter... On to Canal Street and the rest of the CBD... 110 years old, 86 years old, 20 years old Energy Center Poydras Street The Superdome getting ready for the Sugar Bowl Dominion Tower Camp Street 68 storys, ~800 feet, construction to start in April Common Street Gravier Street The new, 26 story, 450 room, Harrah's Casino Hotel Some info on this building: The site that was proposed for the hotel contained multiple old buildings from the late 1800's, which were protected because of their history. So rather then scraping the idea, or finding a way to destroy all of the buildings, Harrah's designed a plan to keep and refurbish some of the original exterior's of the old buildings, which had just been sitting there rotting away for years, and incorporate them in the design of the hotel. I think it looks great! The downtown "W" World Trade Center Gravier Street One Canal Place Sidewalk along Canal Street Canal Street is undergoing a huge beautification project, and it's looking very good right now! One Canal Place On to some "aerial" views of the city... *You can see the 403 foot tall Three Lakeway Center* off in Metairie, about 10 miles away "The Crescent City" namesake Looking over the river towards Chalmette Crescent City Connection Downtown density Harrah's Casino, the largest casino in the country outside of Las Vegas Harrah's Hotel Canal Street And finally, on back home...** That's it! Hope you guys liked the pictures! It was my first using a DSLR in an urban enviornment, so I'm pretty happy with most of 'em. I wanted to be in familiar territory for my first "photo tour" with the new camera, but look for some photos from the Garden District and other parts of Uptown, as well as Algiers Point within the next few weeks. __________________ Louisiana forum on urbanplanet.org

January 7th, 2007, 08:11 AM	#3
Raleigh-NC Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 6,349 Likes (Received): 0	WOW!!!!!! This thread far exceeded my expectations. Truly outstanding photography What kind of lenses did you use with your D40? __________________ Raleigh MSA Raleigh MSA Images Visit this thread on my hometown (Kalamata, Greece) and this one, too. The right decision

January 7th, 2007, 10:19 PM	#7
StevenW Born in Baltimore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Newberry, SC Posts: 10,630 Likes (Received): 12	very colorful. __________________ Baltimore, my hometown.

January 9th, 2007, 04:05 AM	#10
Sean in New Orleans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,923 Likes (Received): 2	Sweet photos...you are becoming the serious photographer, Nate! __________________ "America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland." Tennessee Williams

January 9th, 2007, 04:27 AM	#11
Sean in New Orleans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,923 Likes (Received): 2	BTW...looks like you woke up before the tourists!!! __________________ "America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland." Tennessee Williams

January 6th, 2007, 08:40 PM	#2
ReggieZ GULF COAST TEXAN Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: GALVESTON ISLAND,TX Posts: 228 Likes (Received): 0	Beautiful! Love the aerial of Canal..... and GO SAINTS!!!

January 7th, 2007, 07:02 PM	#4
SkyDiveJunkee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,493 Likes (Received): 10	Loving the Canal Street renovations. Long overdue!!!!!!!!!!!! This should be, like it once was, one of America's grandest boulevards.

January 7th, 2007, 07:11 PM	#5
TexasStar MetroPlexer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 639 Likes (Received): 7	Wonderful work!!! You make the Big Easy look better than ever! Who Dat???

January 7th, 2007, 08:58 PM	#6
Cannonized Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 483 Likes (Received): 0	WOW! You have become a real pro. Great job!

January 8th, 2007, 12:47 AM	#8
BiG-eZ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: new orleans Posts: 10 Likes (Received): 0	Great pictures and they are very clear. Nice but cant wait until they start construction on trump tower new orleans in april. cant wait until they finish to see this project in person. By the way Go Saints!!!

January 8th, 2007, 06:18 PM	#9
NewOrleansRush Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore/New Orleans Posts: 123 Likes (Received): 0	Awesome job man!

January 9th, 2007, 07:43 PM	#12
TXLove Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin Posts: 198 Likes (Received): 0	these are absolutley gorgeous!!!! great eye for New Orleans

January 10th, 2007, 02:35 AM	#14
mediadave Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 395 Likes (Received): 1	You wanna what now? Why would someone build a mansion on top of a tower? great photos, stayed in new orleans for a few days and only saw the french quarter - I deffinetly have to go back.

January 10th, 2007, 06:10 PM	#15
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,985 Likes (Received): 31	great pics. i can't wait to get a DSLR myself, and to use my free nights at Harrah's. - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

January 13th, 2007, 08:47 AM	#16
JPKneworleans Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 430 Likes (Received): 0	SPECTACULAR! __________________ New Orleans is Rising!!!

January 13th, 2007, 09:37 AM	#17
SRG keep jivin. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I ♥ OKC Posts: 4,205 Likes (Received): 0	So you used a DSLR, Nate? Anywho, great. Man Canal Street looks great! I hadn't expected that. I was in town taking pictures a few days before word of the storm, and I was actually kind of disappointed at how dirty Canal Street and especially Chartres and Camp were looking at the time. It looks like a new place. Have I posted my New Orleans pics on here? __________________ until further notice i will be going out of my way to correct the spelling typos of people that annoy me on this forum.. my sites: http://www.downtownontherange.blogspot.com/ & http://www.okmet.org/

January 14th, 2007, 10:08 PM	#18
Sinkingingoo Sinkingingoo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 76 Likes (Received): 0	There are plans to turn canal street into the grand thouroughfare it one was. The sidewalk improvements will be done by June. Now we just need to spur more high end investment there.

January 18th, 2007, 10:05 PM	#20
daloso Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,709 Likes (Received): 18	Well,i'm not from New Orleans but these are the best pictues i've ever seen.My last time in N.O.was in 1996,hope to get back this year and enjoy this beautiful city. One request to the photographer:could you take pictures of Kenner area and Esplanade??Thank you.

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