Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Red Letter Day!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Bluesy Tuesday - Shrimp Boats
Shrimp Boats on Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant, SC © Doug Hickok Shem Creek is a popular place to berth boats of all sorts... sail boats, mid-sized yachts, deep sea fishing vessels, and especially shrimp boats. The shrimping industry is important to the local economy. But times are changing, and shrimpers are feeling the pinch of higher costs, decline in the demand for ocean caught shrimp, and government regulation. Some shrimpers say in 20 years or so, the industry could be sunk. It's true there are fewer shrimp boats tying up at Shem Creek these days. Instead they're being replaced more and more by pleasure craft. Even kayakers make their home here now. On a brighter note, if you relish seafood, Shem Creek is the waterfront spot to be. Restaurants line the docks on either side, and offer up delicious fare fresh from the deep blue sea. |
Monday, March 28, 2011
Mysterious Misty Monday - Spooky Live Oaks
Sunday, March 27, 2011
San Marco Sunday - All That Glitters Is Gold
Saturday, March 26, 2011
"I'm All Shook Up..."
Friday, March 25, 2011
Zigzag Dunes
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Throwback Thursday - Of Things Past
Abandoned Coal Factory, near Sandusky, Ohio © Doug Hickok This deteriorating coal factory, long abandoned, symbolizes the Midwest's Rust Belt, a once thriving industrial region that now belongs to an era gone by. It's also appropriate that I made this image, back in 1986, on Kodachrome 25 slide film, another symbolic relic from the past. Kodak recent ended its brand of the once popular film, which began production in 1935, the same year that American's were "swinging" to the boogie of Benny Goodman, driving Studebakers, and paying 10 cents a gallon for gas. |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Willy-Nilly Wednesday - All Over The Map
Old Signs, Yellow Springs, Ohio © Doug Hickok |
"Rhino" Tree, Craggy Gardens, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina © Doug Hickok |
Broken Tile from Demolished Bank, Old Navy Base, North Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Pots in a Plot, Old Salem, North Carolina © Doug Hickok |
Blue Marlin Lounge, Edisto Beach, SC © Doug Hickok |
Storm Clouds Clearing, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Decorative Hinge, Church Door, Covington, Kentucky © Doug Hickok |
Detail of Placard, Krakow, Poland © Doug Hickok |
Car Advertisement and Church, Slovakia © Doug Hickok |
Mozart Concert Advertisement, Rome, Italy © Doug Hickok |
Detail of Lobster Buoy, Schoodic Peninsula, Maine © Doug Hickok |
Pallet, Crosby's Seafood, Folly Beach, SC © Doug Hickok |
Fish Net Canopy, James Island, SC © Doug Hickok |
Bottom of Swimming Pool Through Water, West Harrison, Indiana © Doug Hickok |
Old Yellow Truck, Beaufort, SC © Doug Hickok |
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Shadow Play of the Dwarf Palmettos
Detail of a Dwarf Palmetto Frond, Kiawah Island, SC © Doug Hickok In the maritime forests of South Carolina's sea islands, dwarf palmettos grow abundantly, especially in the shady understory of live oaks, southern magnolias, and tall pines. Shown above are the shadows of a palmetto frond projected upon the green fronds of another, by soft afternoon sunlight. One can almost envision a pixie capering up the "stairs" of the frond. Click here for the answer to Mysterious Monday - Whose Hand? Shout out to Saverio! If we had a prize, you'd win! |
Monday, March 21, 2011
Mysterious Monday - Whose Hand?
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saint Philip's Sunday
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Impression of a Sunrise III
Sunrise Over Charleston Harbor, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok All Rights Reserved (Click on image for larger view) Using a quick motion panning the camera, a sunrise over Charleston Harbor becomes an impression of line and color. (For a look at Impression of a Sunrise I and II, click here.) |
Friday, March 18, 2011
Spring In Full Swing
Hidden Fountain Garden, Meeting Street, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Front Door, King Street, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Foxgloves, Nathaniel Russell House Garden, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Courtyard Garden, Water Street, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Early Morning Dogwood, East Bay Street, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy Saint Patrick's Day (Read with your best Irish accent)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Ancient Volcanos
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Eyes of March
Ironwork Gate Shadow on Tile, Saint John's Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Tall Ship Portals, Union Pier Terminal, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Monday, March 14, 2011
Misty Monday - Communicating with ET?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Family Funday Sunday
Our daughter, Chelsea (aka Zee Puff Schmooie) Photo by Mom. |
Our son, Adam (aka cookin' Ochie) Photo by fashion photographer Billy Graham. |
Doug & Becky (aka Papa Bear and Momster) Photo by Grammy; smiles by Pop-pop. |
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Frullati
Friday, March 11, 2011
For Cloud Lovers - Clouds Like Wild Fire
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Three for Thursday - Reflections in a Ballet Theatre Window
Ballet Shoe, Charleston Ballet Window Display, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Ballerina, Charleston Ballet Window Display, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok |
Ballet Dancers, Charleston Ballet Window Display, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok Illustrated here, in these three images, is a little dose of Charleston culture and style. The Charleston Ballet Theatre, a professional dance company, stages various performances, both modern and traditional, throughout the year. Additionally, it features a school for aspiring dancers. Reflected in the Theatre window is a yellow Charleston single house, the William Akien House (circa 1810). This National Historic Landmark is a prestigious venue for weddings, dinners, and other special events, and was featured in the 2004 film, The Notebook. |
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Ash Wednesday - Angel of Alms
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, traditionally begins a time of prayer, fasting and alms giving for Christians around the world. If you are in the frame of mind to give alms this Lenten season, please take a moment to visit the site of one of our fellow photographers, Sidney. |
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