Twin Lights

Twin Lanterns, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok




Late afternoon sunlight illuminates a pair of lanterns
 on the Catholic Bishop's mansion
 in the heart of Charleston's historic district.

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The Power of Water

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona   © Doug Hickok



Mid-day shadows fill valleys carved by millions of years
 of water erosion. Rivers and rain showers, snow and ice...
all combined to wash away the stone.

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Purple Danube

Danube River, Budapest, Hungary   © Doug Hickok



A quiet evening envelopes the Danube River
 in Budapest with a soft purple haze.

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A Shrimper's Bike

Shem Creek Park, Mt. Pleasant, SC   © Doug Hickok



Sometimes the best mode of transportation
 is the simplest, such as this bicycle parked
 near the shrimp boats docked on Shem Creek.


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Charleston Ablaze with Color

Colonial Lake, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



Ornamental sweetgrass is lit up by the evening sun,
setting it ablaze with light and color. 


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Mirrored Design

Grace Church, Charleston, SC   © Doug Hickok



This is not "smoke & mirrors".
Frontal lighting on a church steeple in Charleston
reveals its nearly perfect symmetrical design.


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Beach Patterns

Tide Pools, Folly Beach, SC   © Doug Hickok



This aerial view of Folly Beach was seen from,
 not a drone nor a plane, but from the fishing pier.

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Bell Towers at Dawn

Three Bell Towers, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



Charleston is called the Holy City for its abundance of churches,
 some of them quite old and historic, like the Lutheran
 and Unitarian churches pictured here in the foreground.

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Harbor Light

Lighthouse, Sullivan's Island, SC  © Doug Hickok



Sullivan's Island Lighthouse projects its beacons of light
 toward the sea to guide ships coming into Charleston Harbor.

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Tideland Reserve

Bennett's Point, ACE Basin, SC  © Doug Hickok



A shrimp boat dock at high tide is reflected in the Ashepoo River,
 one of three rivers that makes up the expansive
 ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The other two rivers are the Combahee and Edisto.
The estuary encompasses nearly 100,000 acres
 and is one of the largest on the East Coast.

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Dawn Palm

Folly Beach, SC   © Doug Hickok



A lone palm greets the new day at the Edge of America,
otherwise known as Folly Beach.

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Skeleton Crew

Skeleton on a South of Broad Balcony, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



It's that time of year when Charleston's
 spooky denizens come out of the shadows
to haunt the old city.

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The Colors of Folly

Yellow Shutter, Folly Beach, SC   © Doug Hickok




Businesses in the town of Folly Beach paint their buildings
 with bright colors, which catch my eye everytime I visit.
This one had lovely yellow shutters which I couldn't resist.

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Natural Patterns

Dawn, Sullivan's Island, SC  © Doug Hickok



Parallel patterns of sand, water and clouds form
 at dawn on a barrier island near Charleston.

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Historic Landmark

Historic District, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



This classic Charleston entry graces Legare Street in the South of  Broad neighborhood. The house is listed as a National Historic
 Landmark for its Federal-style architecture.

Sheldon Church Ruins

Old Sheldon Church, Yemassee, SC  © Doug Hickok



The ruins of a colonial era church rest below the arching limbs
 of old live oaks near Yemassee, South Carolina.


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Earthly Couds

Sullivan's Island, SC   © Doug Hickok  



Coastal clouds are reflected in the surf
 at sunrise on Sullivan's Island.

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Sea Island Road

Botany Bay Road, Edisto Island, SC  © Doug Hickok



Beneath the arching limbs of live oaks,
 Botany Bay Road appears to pass through
 a naturally made tunnel on a sea island in South Carolina.

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Dawn Jetty

Morris Island Lighthouse, Folly Beach, SC  © Doug Hickok



A long exposure at dawn transforms crashing waves
 into a soft mist at this jetty on Folly Beach.

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Double Sunrise?

Folly Beach, SC  © Doug Hickok



At Folly Beach's Lighthouse Heritage Preserve,
a maritime forest is slowly being eroded by the sea,
leaving behind a boneyard beach that is ideal
for watching a sunrise over the ocean.

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