For true is a phrase from a certain kind of New Orleans dialect. Live in the 7th Ward long enough and you start to pick it up. It’s sort of Yat. But, not quite. Anyway. This picture. I made it during a rain storm when I was in The French Quarter. It was one of those cloud bursts when the rain came down in solid sheets. You even get wet when you are standing under some sort of shelter. I plays havoc with cameras. But, there I was. Stuck on the corner of Royal and Pirate Alley when this guy with a bright red umbrella passes by. What to do? I waited until he started to pass by a store window. I pressed the button. I never chimp so I waited until I downloaded the card to a big machine. Then I saw it. A pretty nice mirrored reflection. Even better yet, because of the low light and slightly slow shutter speed, the man looks pretty much like a Martian. Could it be? Nah
this picture belongs in the category “ghosts” … you see and you don’t see it… very good.
(I am preparing a post called in fact “ghosts” from pictures that naturally or by my tricks look, well, ghostly.)
Sorry for the delay in replying. We’ve been traveling a bit. New Orleans is nothing but ghosts.