Along the streets of New Orleans, in the Garden District, beads were hanging from the fences as Mardi Gras decorations. They are probably still up too, knowing that city.
I snapped this shot after Endymion and Bacchus had finished rolling, and it shows you a quick peek of the aftermath of one of these major parades. I was pretty satisfied with my camera through the parade, I had to crank my ISO to 3200, but it handled well.
