Monday, August 22, 2011

Fiery Light

Iron Gate Knobs, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


Door knobs glow in the light of a setting sun along the Battery in Charleston. Ornate ironwork is part of the charm of our fair city, and can be seen throughout the neighborhoods on the peninsula. 


As the warm sunlight illuminates each curve of iron, the ornate design of the gate is traced in fiery colors. Annie Griffiths Belt, a well known National Geographic photographer, once said that a successful image communicates a sense of the light. And since photography is by definition about light, her remark makes perfect sense.


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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    Beautiful capture Doug!
    Love the 'spiderweb'

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  2. Lisa August 22, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    Well said and wonderful light !! Love it.

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  3. cieldequimperAugust 22, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    I am trying to imagine the first lines of a book here, a cross between Margaret Mitchell and Jane Austen...

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  4. GinnieAugust 22, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Annie Belt would be proud of you, Doug!!! :) This is gorgeous.

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  5. Joop ZandAugust 22, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    It's really wonderful photowork.

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  6. Frank de JolAugust 22, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Wonderful light and good choice of fragment of the gate.

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  7. KalaAugust 22, 2011 at 4:55 AM

    Gorgeous light in this image Doug.

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  8. KathyAugust 22, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    Such a lovely piece of hardware.

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  9. Martina EgliAugust 22, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    The warm light on that beautiful iron gate is fabulous - that must have been and wonderful late summers evening!

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  10. KrunalAugust 22, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    superb...love the light and texture

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  11. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    This is just beautiful - I love the way the iron is glowing in the dark, highlighted against the background.

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  12. Rae WalterAugust 22, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Fabulous shot Doug. Love the warmth of the light in your image.

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  13. DomLOrthaAugust 22, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Wonderful light and details! Nicely composed!
    Have a nice day.

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  14. Luis GomezAugust 22, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Lovely ironwork. Great capture Doug!

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  15. A.BarlowAugust 22, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Some really nice warm light.

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  16. LúciaAugust 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I never thought gates could be so beautiful!
    Wonderful colours! ;-)

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  17. AstridAugust 22, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    The golden light, the most wonderful light of the day, however the morning dew is the best time of the day, love the picture of the runner.

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  18. OKAugust 22, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    definitely fiery. love the light.

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  19. Marie LCAugust 22, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    An absolutely magnificent light on these volutes of metal in the magnificent forms. I like infinitely this photo

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  20. LowellAugust 22, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    A delicious and vibrant photo, aptly titled!

    Beware of Hurricane Irene...head our way and your way, it seems. Ugh!

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  21. georgeAugust 22, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    ...and a perfect illustration of what Annie Griffiths Bell was talking about.

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  22. London CallerAugust 22, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Welcome back, D!
    Hope you had a great time in Ohio.

    I am going back to my home country, Malaysia, for a holiday.
    We have durians back home.
    You and me can have a pineapple vs durian fight when I return! ;o)

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  23. AkaruiphotoAugust 22, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Beautiful golden light and design. Excellent.

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  24. RandyAugust 22, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    I love the warm light. Beautiful shot.

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  25. AnonymousAugust 23, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Great detail.I would like to use it for my house.

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  26. yzAugust 23, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    beautiful light

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  27. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Great detail and wonderful light :-)

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  28. ChristopherAugust 24, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    So very good--wonderful capture of this ironwork set ablaze by the sun.

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  29. rianAugust 26, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    it sure illuminated that one quite well.. nice shot! :)

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  30. Theys RolandAugust 28, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    wonderful light Doug!

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  31. john4jackSeptember 22, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    marvelous light indeed. i love the texture of the gate

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