dennis_couvillion Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Stuart: Many people are living out of state... and according to recent surveys many are not expected to return. There is no housing available here. What people fail to appreciate is that eighty percent of New Orleans was under water. They see pictures of the French Quarter and Uptown, which remained dry, and they assume that things are back to normal. They're not. We are desperately in need of more federal help than has been offered if we have any chance of surviving as a city. I appreciate your concern... Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Wow! The management of this crisis must be very effective ;-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_couvillion Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Roland: It's the magnitude of the crisis that people still don't "get". While our state and city government officials admittedly never fail to disappoint us, the fact is that the crisis is bigger than even an effective local government could handle without massive federal help. It's scary watching your city die while trying to remain positive... and knowing that more help could be directed our way. Ultimately it all boils down to political priorities. That's life... Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dennis, I'm sorry for you and the citicens of New Orleans and wish you the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_couvillion Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Thank you, Roland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Photos of these ruins -- sorry, but they are ruins -- lay bare the disconnect between pronouncements that "things are on the move in New Orleans" and this reality that is still much of New Orleans. It would appear that the only things "on the move" in these areas are pieces of debris, moving a few inches at a time when the wind picks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dennis, <p> I think you're right. The scale of the problem would freak out any government. <p> I've just found this site <a href = "http:// www.bringneworleansback.org">www.bringneworleansback.org</a>, which seems to indicate people are giving serious thought to rebuilding NO. Some of the pdfs are worth reading, but I suppose people are in need of some action. <p> Take care, <p> stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Thanks for the posts, Dennis. All the very best to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen w. Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dear Dennis,<p>Not only are these images very powerful, your work in making them is very important. Whether or not adequate funding is made available to rebuild, one of the first things that will happen are the bulldozers. Thus, the memory of the devastation, itself, will be diminished. While I am sure you wish that you had spent a few days/weeks taking photos down in that Ward, say, two days Before the deluge, these images may well play a very important role in retaining some memory of the place and the full extent of the sheer power of the storm. <p>Thanks so much for sharing these here. Keep working!<p>Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_syverson Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 What Owen said. Thanks for helping me not forget. May God bless all those affected by this horrible disaster. Nice work Dennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_m_johnson Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dennis, that is real documentary photography with an impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_fleetwood Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Tough New Orleanians, like Dennis, who are still there and trying to rebuild, are stymied every step of the way by red tape, insurance woes, lack of basic services, conflicting city planning, etc, on top of the physical horrors. The neighborhood pictured in these photos was devastated by Betsy in 1965, and managed to come back from that disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_giagnocavo2 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Can I ask what filters you are using? The skies seem to have no detail, I wonder if a yellow or other filter was used. Right now the shots look like WWII era - too much contrast, washed out sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_couvillion Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 I use UV filters... that's all. I was shooting early in the morning on a grey, overcast day, as I like to do for these Katrina shots. I use Fuji Neopan 400 which tends to be a bit contrasy... and maybe I probabaly bumped up the contrast in scanning. I kinda like the WWII era look. :>) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dennis, Wow. These are amazing, and given their shot date, simply astonishing. Thanks for sharing. Looks like snafu to me. FEMA seems to have everything under control, as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dennis, amazing. And heartbreaking. And your compositional skills are masterful. Thanks for sharing these. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_lo_..._t_o Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 What Tony said. You really would be helping out your beautiful city by publishing these great images Dennis. They have tremendous emotional impact. I'd be among the first to shell out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db1 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Dennis, please send me an email when you have a chance. I will be in NO next week. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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