Found behind the Circular Church, Charleston, South Carolina.
Best guess dating probably mid 1700’s. The first inscribed headstone back here is 1729.
Hidden And Broken, Headstone
Category Archives: Landscape
Landscape Photography
St. Michael’s Anglican Church B&W
Besides being the oldest original (not burned, bombed, or earthquaked) church in Charleston it is incredibly photogenic. Just looking through window at the other historical scenes adds drama.
Below I walked a few steps in the church, turned and shot over the pews. I try to do this in all the churches since it’s an angle usually missed.
St. Michael’s Anglican Church, Charleston, South Carolina.
Creative Cabin Kitchens
So, in the past I have started articles with ‘here is something different’. Well here’s another one. At the least the photo’s are worth scrolling through.
Most of the cabins (tents) in church camp meeting grounds for the yearly revivals have been around a century or more. Repairs are constant but they stay true to their rustic roots. Electricity and water is a pretty new addition. There is still a ‘necessity building’ out back.
On my last visit a few weeks ago I paid special attention to the outdoor cooking and cleaning areas. The creative ways they were fit into small cabins is very interesting.
Below are a few that caught my eye.
1761, St. Michael’s Anglican Church
Built between 1751 and 1761 St. Michael’s is the oldest surviving church in Charleston. The person who help create the US, George Washington, and the person who almost destroyed the same, Robert E. Lee both worshipped here.
Two signers of the Declaration Of Independence are buried in the church yard.
Out and about in town, found on a walk.
Marsh Scene
Bear Island, ACE Basin.
A view from a dirt road towards the back of Bear Island. We had been walking for a while and had not seen much wildlife at this point. I turned back and shot a few random photographs of the marsh.
The Alligators were a distance down the open water. There are three, one is far and in the reeds. Always interesting scenery.
Brick Barn, Middleton Place, Charleston
All the larger buildings here were rebuilt or repaired after the US Civil War. In many cases the original bricks were used. It makes sense to use brick, even in the 1700’s. This land is marshes with clay, has termites, and fire was always a danger. There were a few rice plantations that also had a thriving business making bricks.
The pond in the foreground above had been for Water Buffalo. During the rice planting era Water Buffalo were imported and used in the rice fields like all other rice growers around the world. During the federal army’s marsh past Charleston the Buffalo were confiscated. Several actually turned up in the NYC Central Park zoo.
Plantation Iris
The other night we were chatting with some other photographers in the old avenue of Oaks that leads up to the Magnolia Plantation main house. There is always something blooming along here, now it’s some Iris.
The main plantation home is the backdrop for these bright blooms.
Magnolia Plantation, Last Light
End of the day, all the visitors had left.
A few photographers stayed late and were wandering around. We were hoping for a colorful sunset. This is the best we had. A storm was passing by off the coast bringing winds and clouds.
Most of us had stocked up on snacks and sweet tea (unsweet tea) curtesy of the plantation and had moved on to their favorite spots to shoot a bit before heading home.
Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina.