Portrait Session Mandeville, Louisiana.

Above is the last portrait shoot I carried out before leaving Louisiana. It was taken at the Fairview riverside State park near Mandeville (i think). A really great place with lots of interesting backgrounds. Because it was a weekend and a very popular spot there were a lot of Rv's parked as familys settled in to relax.

I had a truely great time in New Orleans and am already looking forward to my next visit.

Fishing Trip

Last time I was in New Orleans we had talked about going fishing but never actually managed to find time. This was not a mistake that was to be repeated.

The day started at 3am with a trip across Lake Pontchatrain to meet up with Randys cousin Keith who had the boat already loaded. A short stop to pick up some shrimp as bait and we headed out. The picture is of the boat being launched, the video is a short clip of the ride to where we were fishing. if you hadn't realised the area was used in the filming of the James Bond movie, Live and Let Die and featured big boat chases and stunts.

Between us we caught several fish which included, Red fish, halibut, stingrays and a few others which I can't remember. We returned to land wet and a little sunburnt but on the whole happy. As the saying goes, "A bad days fishing is better than a good day at work".

Easter Celebrations

Every Easter Randy's parents throw a large family and invite friends and families. This year I was privileged enough to be invited.

Click on the image or here to see a slideshow of the days fun.

Several games were played throughout the day which included an egg throwing contest which was very funny. Incredibly it was won by the youngest entrants who although they never actually managed to catch their egg it didn't break.

I've been takingh some pics of the local wildlife recently so look out for that in the next few days.