This was taken as the sun broke over the few clouds that we had.
ACE Basin Sunrise (2)
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ACE Basin Sunrise (1)
Dawn started a little slow. After a while it did perk up some.
“One of the last great places on earth” (and I quote).
Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist (2)
The first brownstone cathedral was built in 1854 and named the Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar. It burned in a great fire in December 1861. The rebuilt cathedral was named for St. John the Baptist and was constructed on the foundations of the earlier structure. Architect Patrick Keely designed both the original cathedral and its replacement.
The building was of special interest to us being built out of brownstone. We could almost see the quarries for the stone from our home in Connecticut. Portland CT stone was used in most of the NYC buildings as well.
All the images in this article were taken with a Tamron 18-400 lens, certainly not made for interior photography. I do think it worked out but on another visit I will be sure to have a few short prime lens in my pocket.
For me the images in a church is all about the lines. That worked for Notre Dame in Paris and Strasbourg, as well as the outdoors tabernacles. I follow lines and the composition takes care of itself… I might take a bad shot, but that’s my fault.
Charleston, South Carolina has incredible churches everywhere, the trick is to find them empty and available for a shoot.
Saker Falcon
The Saker Falcon is one of the rarest raptors and endangered due it’s incredible hunting skills. They are considered to be the premier bird for falconry in the middle east.
Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United Arab Emirates have been the main destination for thousands of falcons caught and sold illegally for hefty sums at the black market (the last price I heard was upwards of $65,000 USD). Kazakhstan is estimated to lose up to 1,000 Saker falcons per year.
Adults are prized captures since they have already learned their skills in the wild rather than from a trainer. This eliminates breeding pairs in the wild, further shrinking the population. Great planning !!!
This bird was provided courtesy of The Avian Conservation Center, Charleston, South Carolina.
Cypress Campground
The tabernacle of a United Methodist revival campground dating to 1790s. Yearly revivals are still held here. I was not aware of how many are still active after 200 – 300 years in the southern US. This is the second campground we have photographed.
Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist (1)
The first cathedral was built in 1854 but it burned in the great Charleston fire of 1861. An enormous part of the city was destroyed. This building was started in 1890, completed in 1907.
The church is known for it’s rare Franz Mayer & Co. stained glass.
Like many of the Charleston churches, and there are many, the doors can usually be found open to the public. Sad, but not common anymore.
This is the first article in a series of photographs of this historic church.
Views Of The Charleston Jail
Most of these photographs are from the 3rd floor of the Charleston jail. This was where the prisoners considered dangerous were housed.
Guards did not enter the area without first checking through peep holes in the first doors. Of course gates of bars were right behind any solid doors.
There were also special cell areas where prisoners were disciplined.
And last here is the far end of the 3rd floor, top of the stairs.
At some point this was also used as an asylum. It was the only one in Charleston.
For more information click this link.
From The Inside, 1800’s Jail
A different perspective.
