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| Twin Bollards, Church Street, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok (Velvia slide film) If I can beg your patience for one last image from the Hank's Seafood Cookbook... this one shows two stone bollards, the remnants of a place along Church Street where boats used to be moored. However, if you walk past here now, you will notice something missing... the water. The tidal creek that once bordered this house was filled-in during the late 18th century, so that habitable land could be expanded beyond the bounds of the old city walls. Today the surrounding neighborhood has many Revolutionary and antebellum era houses. I will leave you a few photography links for your weekend perusal... Have you ever wanted to run away to join the circus? This Vermont artist, now living in California, pursued photography as ritual and story. Lastly, see extraordinary color abstracts by Pepe Boulette. |
the sea will always get back what is theirs. Great shot.
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Verbal verification in the comments, that much harder, with two words that are not distinguished. Please, you can remove it? Thank you.
I love the depth of fields and the hues in this photo. Happy Friday! :)
ReplyDeleteHa! Charleston version of Stonehenge? Perhaps?
ReplyDeleteAny ancient milestones in Charleston?
Worse for wear but still standing. The overal gold tones add a romantic/nostalgic feel.
DeleteGorgeous color...and such wonderful dof!
ReplyDeleteA little 'water history' today, I guess. I do like that shot. There's a lot of yellow there.
ReplyDeleteYou have a very interesting blog! Thanks for the history lesson.
ReplyDeleteNice little piece of history. I would have never thought those were there because of a waterway.
ReplyDeletenow a shot on slide film :)
ReplyDeleteactually i've already wanted to mention that you're a real master of reconstructing the look of chromes in your digital captures
Original shot and composition, but very effective! Fantastic light.
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That's pretty trippy man.
ReplyDeleteMute witnesses of the past...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links, Doug! The circus photos are great!
it has been such a joy seeing your calendar images. thank you for showing them to us.
ReplyDeleteThe worn stones in this beautiful shot would have a story or two to tell if they could talk. Very interesting links, too.
ReplyDeleteHank seems to have a great taste for images as well as fish. These are lovely old relics - just wonder how they lasted so long?
ReplyDeletebeautiful color scheme, very clever and effectively selective dof, and a necessary explanation, without which the absence of water would indeed have been an enigma !! also, thanks for the interesting links (esp. to the 'circus' - a dying art, i hate to say ...).
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First the photo--beautiful golden, great texture and very pleasing selective focus. As always I love the history and context you provide with your shots Doug. Walking around Charleston with you would be very fun I think. Great photo links too!
ReplyDeletewho knew? :) cool bit of history attached to these two posts.. nicely captured as well..
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