Monday, June 27, 2011

Ruins of a Jetty I

Old Jetty and Clouds, Folly Beach, SC  © Doug Hickok


The sea is beautiful to behold, but its forces are relentless. This old jetty, which stood here for many years trying to slow beach erosion, will soon be nothing but driftwood. The power of nature persists, but the works of man are as fleeting as clouds scuttling across the sky.


Quick take: Speaking of nature's forces, here's a link to some amazing images of an erupting volcano in Chile.

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31 comments:

  1. Traveling HawkJune 27, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    A splendid palette of colors, Doug! Loooking at this photo, I feel myself as I was abandoned on a deserted island.

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  2. Joop ZandJune 27, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Hello Doug

    A wonderful picture , this composition and the colors are really great, your a very good photographer, keep on with this nice work.

    Greetings, Joop

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  3. KalaJune 27, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    Beautiful composition photo and I like your commentary.

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  4. Marie LCJune 27, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    I like this beautiful composition. Nice palette of colors and angle.

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  5. fabrizioJune 27, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    perfect use of space and light, very cool

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  6. BirdmanJune 27, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    Very nice image today.

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  7. frankdejolJune 27, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Interesting photo and beautiful place.

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  8. brattcatJune 27, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    it's good to put and keep things in perspective. well done with this one, doug.

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  9. VPJune 27, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Ruins by the sea are, in my opinion, always more fascinating of ruins inland. The sea has its own way to destry things, relentless but picturesque...

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  10. Xurde RadíoJune 27, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Very good shot, I like it very much, it has a really good compositions, well-balanced lights and fantastic colors.
    Greetings from Spain

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  11. Luis GomezJune 27, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Excellent! Great light and composition.

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  12. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Wonderful photo and wonderful words!

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  13. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    I see at the beach one can find so many interesting things!
    Very nice photo, I like the strong colors.

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  14. mariJune 27, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Красивая картина! Этот старый причал скоро исчезнет, море поглатит его!

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  15. rianJune 27, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    such bold colors and composition! great shot! :)

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  16. T. BecqueJune 27, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Fantastic perspective. I'm always amazed by the power of water, and somewhat fearful when I'm in it too!

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  17. RobJune 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Erosion makes for interesting photography.

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  18. OlegJune 27, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Wonderful image of reality. The beauty and devastation...

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  19. FrankJune 27, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Beautiful colours and motiv.

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  20. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Such a glorious photo with strong colours.

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  21. franzJune 27, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    wonderful perspective again, and stunning colors (particularly of the water! is it really such a greenish-brown?!?.

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  22. HarryJune 27, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    I like the wedge of green water beneath the brilliant blue sky and the angle of the rotting timbers.

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  23. FriedaJune 27, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    That's a beautiful composition.

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  24. john4jackJune 27, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Marvelous. I love old crumbling stuff Auburn, the perennial nemesis of the Gators:))

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  25. RandyJune 27, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    There is a peaceful beauty about this shot. Excellent color too.

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  26. ChristopherJune 28, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Wonderful contrast and vivid colors--beautiful shot Doug!

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  27. LuizaJune 28, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    Very nice! I wish, i were there for a day:-)

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  28. Andrew Graeme GouldJune 28, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    A beautiful shoreline image, Doug, and a good reminder of the power of nature, as is the series of images from the denverpost.com link you've provided above. That picture display style reminded me of The Boston Globe's Big Picture series, where it occurred to me that they might well have covered the Chile's Puyehue volcano erruption, too, and sure enough they did. At least a couple of the photos are the same. This is the link:
    http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/06/volcano_erupts_in_chile.html

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  29. NR | ExPla.netJune 28, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Awesome commentary and nice warm image. Summer in the South is summer like no other :). One thing I don't miss from SC is the ridiculous humidity lol.

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  30. OKJune 28, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    beautiful scene, love that sky.

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  31. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 3:08 AM

    Great shot and beautiful composition photo.Cristina

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