Last Saturday I headed down to the French Quarter for 6am in hopes of capturing some good morning light images in Jackson Square. I ended up spending most of the sunrise creating images of “Cafe Du Monde” and afterwards I walked over to the St. Louis Cathedral and made my way into Pirates Alley. I started off photographing a couple of freshly painted buildings and some unique doorways in the Alley. When I had finished the door shots I turned around and noticed the backlit Lamp Post and I immediately started composing the shot below. It was later in the morning and I knew the Alley wouldn’t be empty once the tourist and local vendors started making their way in the square. I ended up with 4 decent shots and decided on the one with the two people walking by since it added an extra Welcomed Element to the Composition. I definitely want to shoot this same composition with various weather conditions…preferably with fog or even a Night Shot.
