Marsh scene with a bit of rain.
Marsh ACE Basin, South Carolina
Category Archives: Black and White
Old Military Cemetery
I always try to take notice, and a few photographs, when out and nearby. There are few people that stop by, even less family as the decades go by.
Charleston, Soldiers Ground.
Monochrome Egret
Most of the year they have no color anyway, so why not 😁.
Found On A Walk, Unknowns
Given the fact that Charleston was under a navel blockade for years I probably shouldn’t be surprised by the number of unknown sailor graves around.
Soldiers Ground grave sites, Charleston, South Carolina.
Every Small Southern Town Has One
This, and a train running through the middle of Main Street.
The pedestal clock and train tracks cutting across Main Street was one of my first impressions when I started to photograph small southern towns. The railroad tracks always reminded me of the movie ‘In The Heat Of The Night’. I was born and raised in NYC so it was all new.
Now on a quiet night, sitting on my back porch, I can hear the train passing off in the distance. And yes, it cuts right across Main Street.
Marsh Heron, Monochrome
I think this shot caught the Great Blue in the right spot, background both dark woods and light grasses, for a monochrome photograph.
Personally I find many wildlife images have too much clutter and shading to make most subjects stand out enough for B&W photos.
Found On A Walk
This photograph includes many of my favorite subjects, and photo style. While I have a pretty large collection of unpublished images like this for some reason they have remained in my hard drives archives.
This particular photo was taken in the old graveyard of the First Scots Presbyterian church facing the old manor house of Nathaniel Russell. See, got a bunch of things in one view. 😁
The church and graveyard date back to 1731. Of course like everything here fire, war, and earthquakes brought many builds and fixes.
Nathaniel Russell built this house in 1808. It is considered a National Landmark and an architectural gem. He was incredibly wealthy (like many Charleston businessmen of the era). Unfortunately his money was made in the slave trade. The dark side of Charleston is it’s long history of slavery.
Both sites can be seen on Meeting Street in the old town section.
Monochrome Egret
Mating display, Great Egret.
Not much more you can say…
