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Charleston, Landscape, OM System, What I Saw

Floral Bouquet

June 1, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

I’ve mentioned before I try to keep a camera on the back porch. This far south a good part of the year it’s hot and humid. Keeping it out back the lens doesn’t fog with sudden humidity. If something should happen, like the Barred Owl I hear right now, I’m ready.

The images below are a few random flowers taken in passing when I walk out back. We have been here for 10 years (next week) and Ellen had made some amazing changes for the local critters out back.

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Floral Bouquet

Photographs taken with the OM-1 (1), OM 12-100 f4, OM 12-200, Olympus 40-150 r.

Cemetery, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, OM System, What I Saw

Center Of Town, Behind An Iron Gate

May 31, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

Walking down King Street in Charleston there is an alley between two of the many retail shops. King is the main shopping area in town, home to the chain stores and wandering tourists.

This nondescript alley has an old iron gate that is usually open. A walk through the gate leads you down a lane that has a few entrances to private homes and the hidden cemetery of the old Unitarian Church, founded in the late 1700’s.

There are a few benches here, small trails, and a short cut to the Lutheran Church cemetery. Just yards from a main street, but very quiet. The grounds are nestled between the big church and 200 year old houses. Tall plants, weeds, and flowers all entwined with old headstones and wrought iron creates a perfect place to get lost with a camera.

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Center Of Town, Behind An Iron Gate

Charleston, South Carolina.

Black And White Photography, Cemetery, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System

A Crowded Spot

May 31, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

When I shot this it was a quick photo in passing. I was out with family and just a little walk through St. Philip’s (1723) since they are from out of town and it’s a special place.

Later on I looked a little closer. These stones are almost stacked on top of each other. This is in the ‘west’ graveyard, the church has two.

Most of the stones date from the 1760’s. View the image large for details.

The idea of two graveyards was to have the main yard around the church for Charleston residents only. The west site was for ‘lesser’ individuals. That’s funny since on the west side you find John Calhoun, 7th Vice President of the US. He is not considered ‘enough’ for the main site LOL. (he really was a pretty bad human)

Cemetery, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, OM System

Found On A Walk – Civil War Cemetery

May 30, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

Everything, and everywhere, in Charleston is about history.

Most visitors walk around downtown, in the French Quarter, or the waterfront seawalls. However on the edge of town there are plantation homes, parks, and an area of marshes and land set aside 200 years ago for cemeteries.

Found On A Walk - Civil War Cemetery — Found On A Walk – Civil War Cemetery

The cemeteries are a history lesson of the US founding families, southern plantations, Civil Rights, the US Civil War, and famous architects. Oh, and photography.

Above; Charleston is known wrought iron work. Well known ironsmiths work can be found outside homes downtown, through out Europe, and many Museums. This photograph is part of an old burial plot near the Cooper River salt marshes.