jackson/star, mississippi- october 11, 2008

my friend doyle and i went to jackson, ms. yesterday- specifically so i could make fotos at the state fair- and to drop by and see our friend george in star, ms. we drove to the fair, but it was too early; because i wanted to make night shots. we went out to george's house 1st and had a few beers, to wait until dark.

after a few hours visiting, we went to eat indian food, and afterward didn't feel like fighting the crowd/parking, going to the fair, so drove home after a quick drive around downtown. but a good time was had by all.
[c] 2008 doug duffey

giza, egypt- 2000

[c] 2008 doug duffey

state fairs!!!! yee-haw!

found out today by looking online that there are 4 state fairs going on this month-one in mississippi [jackson], in texas [dallas], arkansas [little rock] and in louisiana [shreveport]- so damn! what a foto op season. i'm doing a titarenko-ish series of blur/motion fotos- did a lot in new orleans last week- but want Ferris Wheels and rides and all the BLUR i can get. stay tuned!
[c] 2008 doug duffey

doug and sebi road shots

a shot of me [by Sebi] on Bourbon St. checking a shot on my Casio Exilim

shot in either shreveport or new orleans [by Sebi] - september 2008

[c] 2008 doug duffey

shreveport, louisiana- municipal auditorium

some shots done Thursday [9/25/08] in Shreveport at municipal auditorium where they used to broadcast the "Louisiana Hayride" - many stars 'got their start' there- i.e. hank williams, elvis etc.- there's some elvis [and other] memorabilia on display w/o the crass commercialism/greed of graceland [where they want to suck every penny they can from elvis's memory]- some interetsing stuff from the hayride, and other stars. the building in itself, is a treasure. hopefully it wont get torn down, like the rest of OLD downtown shreveport. it's being razed in the name of progress.
[c] 2008 doug duffey

natchez drive through

mammys cupboard- she used to be black but has been painted politically correct "pink"

malt shop

abandoned row houses

mansion on the hill

the old and beautiful cemetery on a bluff by the mississippi

old house with tons of junk [decorations] in the yard and on the porch

details of the junk

yet another mansion on a hill

it was getting late sunday [9/28/08] by the time i reached natchez- so only had time to do some drive by shots with the digital camera from the car. natchez in the fall [and it felt like fall] when the light is
softer and more golden, is beautiful. of course i also love 'the funk' - the falling down buildings and old things in the disappearing old south- i'm trying to preserve images of those things while i can.

[c] 2008 doug duffey

st. francisville, louisiana

stopped off in st. francisville -sunday [9/28/08] on the way home from new orleans- drove around the town and made some 'drive by shootings' from the car w/my little digital camera. the two bottom shots were taken by an old school-house and church, where i/we got out and walked around. i made some great Polaroids there, as well as some 35mm b&w shots. i saw lots of houses for sale and as my nephew always says "i could live there"- beautiful little town.
[c] 2008 doug duffey