Lamppost

CORNER OF PIRATE'S ALLEY AND CHARTRES STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, JANUARY 11, 2011

Pentax K10D
SMC Pentax-FA 28-90 at 34mm
1/15 sec. f8
ISO 800

This famous leaning lamppost is one of the most photographed sights at Jackson Square in the French Quarter, and I did my touristly duty early when the sun was low and the light dim. The slow shutter speed caused the walking man to blur in a manner that gives the impression of movement in the picture. The warm light on the wall of St. Louis Cathedral comes from shop windows across the alley.