Saturday, August 27, 2011

Irene Passes by Charleston

Storm Walker, South Battery, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


Fortunately, Charleston was only brushed by the outer bands of Hurricane Irene as she passed up the Atlantic coast last evening.


 Today, our thoughts are with everyone in the path of this destructive force of nature.



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18 comments:

  1. Lisa August 27, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Love the Red Umbrella. I collect them and all kinds. Wonderful shot , My thoughts are with evey one that is in the way of this deadly storm.

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  2. OlaAugust 27, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Good to hear that nothing happened in your town!

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  3. KrunalAugust 27, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    A close shave, was it? Thankfully your town is safe. This is a fantastic shot with excellent composition.

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  4. Traveling HawkAugust 27, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    The red umbrella creates a very nice effect!

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  5. cieldequimperAugust 27, 2011 at 4:25 AM

    Irene is all over the news here. Did the umbrella make it I wonder?

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  6. SabrinaAugust 27, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    un bellissimo contrasto,complimenti!

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  7. brattcatAugust 27, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    oh, you intrepid photographer you, out in the storm getting such telling shots as this.

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  8. JoeAugust 27, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    A very apt photo. Glad to hear your town is safe and hope others are spared.

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  9. Luis GomezAugust 27, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Great shot Doug. Good to hear everything is okay with you. We are still waiting.

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  10. Frank de JolAugust 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Bad Irene but cool shot with red umbrella in the main role.

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  11. T. BecqueAugust 27, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Glad to hear you were spared the worst. This is nice with that bright patch of red.

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  12. ChristopherAugust 27, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Been worried about you guys as I've followed the news. Glad to hear you guys were largely spared. Love the bright red against the grey sky and the motion blur--very cool Doug

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  13. RandyAugust 27, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    Wonderful color on that umbrella. Good thing you were only hit with the edge of the storm.

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  14. VPAugust 28, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    I am glad Irene was mostly a photo op over there!_

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  15. yzAugust 28, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    i hope all is safe over there

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  16. Andrew Graeme GouldAugust 30, 2011 at 3:04 AM

    Great capture, Doug, and on a personal note, a red umbrella is something that I'll go out of my way to photograph any day. Glad you were not too much affected by the hurricane. (We don't have them in Santiago. Just earth tremors...)

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  17. franzAugust 30, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    so glad you were spared the worst! it seems you get hit often enough by these storms, so it's great this one passed you by! (my wife's name is irene, by the way, and she's none too pleased that here name has become a synonym of destruction and mayhem right now! but what can you do? ;-))

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  18. rianSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    glad to hear you weren't severely hit there..

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