Candle Can’t Escape
Down a little street called Pirate Alley, and in the shadow of St. Louis Cathedral, there’s a certain candle being held captive on a wooden table. A silvery chain blocks its escape.
But, if it DID escape, where would it go?
in the French Quarter
New Orleans, Louisiana
photographed 1.8.2016
PS – Tom Robbins’ book Skinny Legs and All was (apparently) in my mind when I wrote this.
Posted on January 20, 2016, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, French Quarter, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new orleans, New Orleans Lousiana, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, Pirate Alley, postaday. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
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Stumbled across your site while in the midst of planning a New Orleans getaway. I love the beautiful simplicity of your work and the idea of posting a single image each day. Looking forward to seeing more.
-Julia
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Julia – I’m glad you found my site, though I don’t imagine it was very much help in the way of trip-planning! I hope you have a good trip to New Orleans; when are you going?
Thanks for your kind comments on my work. I’ve gotten a great deal of satisfaction from this daily-posting practice.
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We’re headed there in March. Very excited to see some of the beautiful cemeteries and eat amazing food. I just posted a bit about our plans on my blog, so feel free to leave any tips on where we should go!
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I’ll give it some thought – but in general if you can get away from the Quarter you’ll have a more “authentic” experience. Except for beignets, which you have to go to Cafe du Monde for, or it won’t count.
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There isn’t much that’s more sad than a candle held against its will. #freethecandle, anyone?
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I agree – this IS very sad, and I’m completely on board with #freethecandle. In fact, I can feel an Instagram post coming up later this evening…
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Here you go: https://www.instagram.com/p/BAyS6oHNbIa/
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HA! That’s awesome! 🙂
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Actual conversation, last night:
My husband: NOW what are you doing?
Me: Photographing a candle!
My husband: (leaves the room)
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I sometimes get a similar reaction from my wife, though she’s less inclined to leave and more inclined to give me that look as if she’s questioning exactly how tenuous my grasp on reality is.
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I get those very same looks, too! And the side-eye. A lot of side-eye.
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Was there a ransom note?
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Maybe that’s what this was: http://bit.ly/1RU8lm3
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fiddles..!. that candle can jump the chain any moment to go join a downtown festive line, it’s a New Orleans thing, y’ know…
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Oh, you’re probably right about that! It was early in the day when I spotted it, so it probably hadn’t gotten motivated yet to make its move!
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Two chairs have made it past the chain, will the candle be next? Pictures like this that pose unanswerable questions are always fun, but it takes someone with vision to spot them. Well spotted Melinda
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See, I was assuming that those two chairs were the guards. It never occurred to me that they might have been escapees…
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I think if it could get out, the candle would sit in one of those chairs in the sun until it went all relaxed and soft and started dripping through, like it were a very old man creeping onto his porch when the sun comes out.
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Well, now, that’s quite an image you’ve conjured up!
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