Category Archives: Cemetery

Black and White, Cemetery, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, What I Saw

Grave Yard, Second Presbyterian

January 24, 2023 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

The church is one of the oldest in Charleston. Like several others in town the congregation was formed when the original church could no longer support the growth. The First (Scotts) church is close to the harbor, this building is on what was considered the far end of Charleston.

I had never been in the grave yard before. maybe the gates are usually locked. Compared to the local churches the burial area is small.

Many of the headstones were dated just a few years before the start of the US civil war. During the war minimal damaged occurred this far up the peninsular. Ships canon could not reach up here. However, during the federal troop occupation later on nothing was completely spared.

The black and white photographs were done a little different than my usual method. Here I used DxO Filmpack with a 35mm Delta film filter as the base conversion and modified to be a bit softer. I had forgotten how ‘rough’ Delta film actually was.

Second Presbyterian Church, Meeting Street, Charleston.

Birds, Cemetery, Charleston, Marsh, Wildlife

Hooded Merganser, A Little Flamboyant

January 4, 2023 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 10 Comments

There’s nothing subtle about them. The males you can ID from far away. It’s like they have big puffy heads.

I find them to be as shy as a Wood Duck. The only place I ever get consistent opportunities is the ponds around old Magnolia Cemetery. Even there most shots are long.

I waited along a hidden place on the bank of the pond to get these closer than normal, shots.

Below is a female. No crazy colors, but still a puffy head.

Mergansers are diving ducks and prefer fish caught under the surface. So, a shy bird, who swims under water. A good reason they are hard to photograph.

Mergansers spend the winter in the Lowcountry. We do have year round residents but I don’t see many and we are out and about often.

Birds, Cemetery, Charleston, Landscape, Wildlife

I Had Company, Ibis

December 27, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

As I began to get ready for a walk around an old cemetery I remembered these shots were sitting waiting to be published.

I doubt we will find these guys today, it’s still hovering near freezing. As for me… enough already ! I need to get out.

Birds, Cemetery, Egret, Marsh, Shore Bird, Swamp, Wildlife

Wrong Swamp Crowd, Ibis And Snowy

December 22, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 4 Comments

The Ibis looks pretty wide eyed here. Like he just realized he’s the only one without yellow slippers.

Snowy Egret and White Ibis.

Birds, Cemetery, Charleston, Shore Bird, Wildlife

Cemetery Visitors, White Ibis

December 11, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 5 Comments

I’m not the only one that likes to roam around the old cemeteries.

The cemetery backs up to the large Charleston Harbor marshes so having Ibis is nothing new. But this day there were multiple bands of them around, poking and mumbling as only Ibis do.