On an old railing.
I don’t think either of us would have been hurt.
Bit of a surprise though.
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Extra Ordinary
Some times the old stones and monuments are a work of art.
The Waiting Room, Old Charleston Jail
A dark and bizarre room within the jail. I called it the ‘Waiting Room’.
A jail room was set aside for a condemned prisoner. A number of days before the execution he was moved here.
Now it gets weird (my opinion). A few days later the executioner was locked in the jail room also.
And then… a few days later a minister was locked in the same room.
Prisoner, executioner, and minister waited here until the final day.
From A Walk, Charleston
Not every old house in Charleston is decked out for out of towner’s or a high end residence.
The Charleston Village section of town is old and new homes, and old buildings like this that still serve the community.
Entering The Old Charleston Jail
There are no modern sliding metal doors here. Built in 1802 with cell renovations in 1855 everything is hammered steel bars, and reinforced wood.
You do walk through a few cages before entering the main hallways.
The only known escape I could find was the well published one by highwayman and murder John Fisher. His wife was imprisoned with him, the famous (beautiful) Lavinia Fisher. When she could not escape out the windows with her husband he returned in the morning, to be hanged soon after. Lavinia was a nasty piece of work and later 30 – 40 bodies were found buried under their tavern.
Oh, they hung her too even though it was rare to execute married women. Stories have her hung the day after John that way she was not married.
Wood Stork, Silhouette
The ungainly shape of the Wood Stork makes them a perfect candidate for silhouette photographs.
Combine that with the early light off the water…this is what you get.
Almost Gone, Headstone
Every storm, especially the hurricanes, take their toll on the old cemeteries.
I did see some reeds and grasses were cut back here. The marsh will win eventually but little things can give us some time.
From Magnolia Cemetery
It wasn’t a plan but over the last few days we have been out photographing in old cemeteries. It’s not hard to do here since they are pretty much everywhere.
Years ago when I shot in cemeteries I tried to have some type of plan, almost like shooting with film. Now I’m a bit more ‘free style’… OK a lot. See it, compose it, shoot it, repeat…
I have the same number of keepers and a lot more fun.