I walked by this old plantation statue, then had to stop and take a second look.
He is now green.
Not St. Patrick’s Day green.
Pollen green.
Welcome to the south.
Yes, He Is Green
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Garden Of Good And Evil
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
One of the old US cemeteries (there are 3-4) considered to be among the best of gothic and renaissance design.
John Berendt’s first book, ‘Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil’ is one of the most published novels in US history. A movie of the same name turned this cemetery into a huge tourist attraction. The story line is based around this cemetery, Savannah GA, and Beaufort, SC. Some how Savannah has managed to keep most of it’s historical and beautiful architecture in tact.
I have always wanted to visit and compare to our Magnolia cemetery, one of the other major old gothic grave yards. They are similar in some ways, and very different in others. Magnolia is always on the verge of ruin, and has no tourists to speak of.
As I expected it’s a photographer paradise, if you arrive early.
So Very Florida…..
There are many different ‘Florida’s’.
One of my favorites is the old stylized 1950’s look with the vivid colors.
A Kodachrome world.
Above is part of that look.
Salt Marsh Last Light
The camera squeezed out every bit of light there was. Best viewed large.
We were entering an area of woods, leaving the marshes, when Ellen spotted something for one last shot.
Not to be left out I grabbed this.
Indian River and main land Florida are behind this tree line.
Salt Marsh Sundown
Salt marsh, a few distant Pelicans, and a brilliant sunset.
(Fujifilm colors)
Lighthouse By Moonlight
Something good came of my forced site maintenance. I came across this photograph from probably 2015.
This is the Saybrook Light on the Long Island Sound. It was a Blood Moon. Ellen was the driving force on this. We had to find a location, a safe place for the car, and finally walk the breakers to a good location.
It came out better than I expected, especially given my lack of enthusiasm about breaking my neck in the dark.
Morning Swamp Shots, Anhinga
I was hoping these shots would turn out with the golden colors.
Best viewed large.
Thick swamp scenes can be interesting, or really not. Branches, Moss, and unseen glare are normal.
Thankfully that black Anhinga stayed there while I moved around for these.
Elegant Landing, Great Blue Heron
This is the type of series I enjoy the most.
When a Great Blue Heron either lands or takes off they spread those huge wings and all the various layers of feathers display. The wing has three lengths that flow like a cape.
This series was taken as a Heron flew along the edge of a marsh and made a soft landing right in front of me.
I was positioned to capture the glide in and then the upright wing spread to slow down into a standing landing.
This was a great opportunity, better I was able to catch an entire series.