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Garden Of Good And Evil

Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.

Garden Of Good And Evil
Garden Of Good And Evil

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.

Garden Of Good And Evil
Garden Of Good And Evil
Garden Of Good And Evil
Garden Of Good And Evil

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.

Garden Of Good And Evil
Garden Of Good And Evil

As I expected it’s a photographer paradise, if you arrive early.

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.

Lighthouse By Moonlight - Click To Enlarge
Lighthouse By Moonlight – Click To Enlarge

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.

Morning Swamp Shots, Anhinga
Morning Swamp Shots, Anhinga

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.

Morning Swamp Shots, Anhinga
Morning Swamp Shots, Anhinga

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.

Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron

This series was taken as a Heron flew along the edge of a marsh and made a soft landing right in front of me.

Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron

I was positioned to capture the glide in and then the upright wing spread to slow down into a standing landing.

Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron
Elegant Great Blue Heron

This was a great opportunity, better I was able to catch an entire series.

 

Very Popular Flowers

For one day these may have been the most popular flowers on the Magnolia Plantation grounds. I’m not even sure where it was exactly. I do know I passed through the grounds on my way out to the marsh and Ashley River.

A photographer couldn’t miss it, the bright colors hanging down into the dark water.

Very Popular Flowers
Very Popular Flowers

I know Ellen shot it, and I don’t think we were together. I did see another photographer placed an image on social media.

Magnolia Plantation Gardens, Charleston.