Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Relics

Sunset, Charleston Battery Bench, South Battery, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Old mortars and cannons, relics from wars fought here in the past, are put on display along Charleston's South Battery. This area is also lined with ornate wrought iron benches. 
On the bench arm rest is a bird motif, symbolic of another relic from the past. It represents the Carolina parakeet, which once filled the skies of the Southeast U.S. but was hunted to extinction by the 1920's.





11 comments:

  1. Brilliant composition, the iron detail is gorgeous!
    Léia

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  2. Now that's what I call fabulous depth of field to isolate the important part of the subject. Terrific Doug.

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  3. A delightful frame and instructive explanatory notes. This is an awesome find you have shown here.

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  4. Master of bokeh and master of golden light!

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  5. You capture the golden glow so well.

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  6. What a nice bench! One of the blogger who follows my blog, Livorno Daily, has a photo blog - A bunch of benches. He will appreciate this bench for sure:)

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  7. Sonne und Gold pur. Einfach nur wunderschön! Lieber Gruß, Martina

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  8. enchanting perspective and captivating details, especially the extinct parakeet ... i wonder if mankind will ever learn not to take plants and animals for granted !!!

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  9. The magic hour... light is gorgeous !

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  10. cool bit of info for this great catch you got here, nice work..

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