Shreveport Mardi Gras GTG - DPChallenge Forums

01/21/2008 12:41:04 PM · #1

Short Notice - 26 Jan 08 (Next Saturday)

Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Corner of Lake St. and Clyde Fant Prkwy., Shreveport. This parade travels through Shreveport featuring several entries of large floats, marching bands, and plenty of throws. The parade will start in downtown Shreveport at Lake Street and Clyde Fant Parkway, will proceed south down the parkway to Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy., then west to East Kings Hwy., from East Kings Hwy. to Preston St. where the parade will end. 4:30 p.m. For further information call 318-213-6745 or 453-3437.

Meeting Place - [thumb]636418[/thumb]

Map to get there - [thumb]636419[/thumb]

They block the roads (just beyond the bridge crossing) somewhere around 3 p.m. So we have to meet somewhat earlier than that. (Maybe 1pm) More specifics as I can find them.

01/21/2008 09:40:50 PM · #2

Sounds like a plan to me!! Lots of interesting things to shoot and beads.....you'll have to scope us out the best place to be for the parade. (Can we park along side of the road anymore?)

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/21/2008 10:24:47 PM · #3

You can still park along the road but it's not close enough to the parade to catch anything. But close enough to climb in and warm up if it's cold.

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

01/21/2008 10:26:40 PM · #4

I can feel the injuries coming on....

bwahahhahhahahhahaaaaa yall eat some boudin and gumbo for me ya'hear??!!

01/21/2008 10:28:22 PM · #5

Originally posted by TCGuru:

I can feel the injuries coming on....

bwahahhahhahahhahaaaaa yall eat some boudin and gumbo for me ya'hear??!!

Will do and this summer...you'll be there! WE'll do this again!

01/22/2008 09:49:10 AM · #6

Bump for the day crowd!

01/22/2008 09:19:44 PM · #7

and a s(bead) bump for the night crew! Come on...
no more takers??? It' supposed to be in the 60's.

01/25/2008 11:32:25 AM · #8

Rumor has it that it's snowing in Shreveport today...

01/25/2008 11:42:22 AM · #9

Nah, just misty rainy slushy stuff coming down. Nothing sticking but could be cold enough for bridges to get icy. Tomorrows weather should be in the 40/50 range. Virtual heat wave.

01/25/2008 11:56:36 AM · #10

hehe slushy stuff. :)

01/25/2008 12:01:11 PM · #11

I've lived in northern Maine (Limestone) and know what snow is! :-) This is just slushy stuff.

01/25/2008 02:10:23 PM · #12

As long as we can shoot tomorrow morning...who cares!! Even fog would produce some very cool shots!

I'm going to have fun no matter what! _eug..you're trying to be a Kill Joy.... :P

01/25/2008 02:14:09 PM · #13

Originally posted by bergiekat:

I'm going to have fun no matter what! _eug..you're trying to be a Kill Joy.... :P

Not me. Y'all come to Florida and I'll prove it. ;)

01/27/2008 10:29:27 PM · #14

Kat, I emailed ya back. Step away from the Photoshop (at least for a moment)

01/27/2008 10:57:34 PM · #15

How was shootin' in the slush?

01/27/2008 11:27:46 PM · #16

Friday night was cold and damp. Sat was just cold, warmed up a little in the afternoon for the parade. Sunday was overcast, foggy and chilly. This afternoon the sun finally came out and warmed the place up. Great shooting weather!

Hey eug how do you give someone an outside link to your profile. I know it's something like kawesttex.dpchallenge.com but I can't seem to get it to work.

Message edited by author 2008-01-27 23:29:04.

01/28/2008 12:54:46 AM · #17

Originally posted by kawesttex:

Hey eug how do you give someone an outside link to your profile. I know it's something like //kawesttex.dpchallenge.com but I can't seem to get it to work.

You've got it right.

01/28/2008 12:56:55 AM · #18

Thanks, I just couldn't get the link to work out of an email before I sent it. Must be a setting in email that not completing the link.

01/28/2008 12:27:21 PM · #19

Originally posted by kawesttex:

Thanks, I just couldn't get the link to work out of an email before I sent it. Must be a setting in email that not completing the link.

Ah. For some reason some email programs don't recognize a link if it doesn't start with // and/or www.

02/07/2008 07:39:26 PM · #20

OK, now that the challenges that had pics in it from the GTG I can go ahead and post some. There have been a few posted in other threads but here are some more.

02/07/2008 09:26:16 PM · #21

Bump with a couple of more that were posted in other threads.

02/07/2008 09:40:32 PM · #22

I shoved mine in my profile in the Shreveport GTG, lol! STILL uploading. :P Great captures, Ken. Funny we have so many similar pictures, lol. May not be worth posting. :)

Message edited by author 2008-02-07 21:41:48.

02/07/2008 10:44:02 PM · #23

Kat, sent you an email with an attachment! :-)

ETA: Print to your hearts desire.

Message edited by author 2008-02-07 23:09:25.

02/11/2008 07:46:50 PM · #24

Ok, I'll post some of the "non-duplicate" and maybe one dupe! :P

for the FREEZING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOTS

I'll throw more in here later once I've uploaded, lol. Still have the boats, aircraft, Egrets, Parade floats...it was a really fun weekend.