Thursday, February 3, 2011

Fence on Fire?

Iron Fence, Murray Blvd., Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok

Not quite. What you actually see here is the warm light of a setting sun suffusing blades of sweetgrass with fiery color. Sweetgrass occurs naturally in the lowcountry, and has been used for centuries by the famous Gullah basket weavers to hand craft their beautiful basketry. Also, many Charlestonians grow ornamental sweetgrass in their gardens.


18 comments:

  1. great color effect, combined with the motion of the grass! well observed and recorded!

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  2. Nice composition and colour Doug,thanks,,,M

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  3. I truly enjoy opening up your blog to see what sort of visual journey you're going to take us on each day.

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  4. I love this photo. I love anything to do with fire or the effect of it. Great shot.

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  5. lol. I was tricked for one second...until I read the caption. As usual, great composition.

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  6. So beautiful. makes me want to visit charleston.

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  7. wonderful shot, really outstanding

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  8. You realy managed to capture that fire-feeling of sunset here. The exposure time is spot on! A wonderful picture!

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  9. Wow! Great night shot, mate!
    Love this warm and soft tone!

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  10. Ahhh. Thanks for the education, Doug, because I love seeing those ladies weaving their baskets. This is like a texture!

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  11. Excellent motion blur effect and warm toning.

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  12. A subject was very well handled, colors are fantastic

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  13. Belle interpénétration entre culture et nature!
    Bonne journée lumineuse et chaleureuse!

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  14. Outstanding color - Really beautiful!

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  15. I love old gates - and grass (no, not that kind) that I grow in my garden. Add some beautiful light and this pic ticks all my boxes.

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