Found on a walk, still blooming in places.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.
Swamp Daisy Still Bloom
Category Archives: Landscape
Landscape Photography
A Few (Hundred) Pelicans
We did find some White Pelicans the other morning. This was one section of the marsh, so it was impossible to get a count.
Best viewed large.
Yawke wildlife area, Mosquito Creek, South Carolina.
Almost Everybody Was Here, Marsh Birds
Two fun shots trying to capture as many different birds as possible. Shot too far, too wide, but a big collection. And of course a few Alligators way in the back. The list I found is below.
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Blue Heron
- Yellow-legs
- Tricolored Heron
- Gallinule
- Grackles
The second shot was taken as I walked a little closer. Here there are four different bird species.
Morning Light Spanish Moss
Three important ingredients for me ;
- Swamp
- Fog
- Spanish Moss
Charleston, South Carolina.
Apply Your Own Social Commentary Here
You might think of this as wildlife street photography.
My take is;
‘The moment you think maybe you’re not paranoid.’
Soggy Morning, Santee Delta
Santee Delta is the largest in the eastern US. There are 6 rivers that ultimately flow through the marsh/swamps here. The delta itself is 450 miles long beginning in North Carolina. Most of the rivers ultimately empty directly into the Atlantic Ocean or through the creeks and bays of the South Carolina coast.
The delta can be rough and rural, but filled with history and incredible numbers of wildlife. In just 3 hours last week we encountered 16 Bald Eagles.
Rice plantations were once spread throughout the region. Creeks and small rivers like in these images were the only method of transportation.
These photographs were taken on the bank of a creek behind an old plantation. I’m not sure they are great viewing on a site like this, but I wanted to show an actual deep marsh scene few people will ever see. Maybe that’s best considering the flying insects bite and are more numerous and larger than you could believe. 😁
Cat Island, South Carolina
Cat Island is a small barrier island, almost attached to the mainland. The island is a wildlife and land preserve that is only accessible by a small boat and can be visited by appointment only.
The island is 24,000 acres and sits on Winyah Bay, South Carolina.
Sunrise, Black And White
The original idea was shoot Pelicans riding the wind at dawn.
That didn’t work out too well. We had a nice location and set up, the Pelicans gave no help at all.
We did get two days of wind and clouds at dawn. I’ll take it 😁.