Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Charleston's Mountains

Cumulus Clouds and the Cooper River, North Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


The "Lowcountry" surrounding the Charleston area is a fitting term, a perfect description of our local terrain. The land along the coast of South Carolina is so flat that clouds like these seem to tower like mountains. In summer, these kinds of clouds build and build until they peak as thunderstorms. But our mountains are transitory, constantly changing shape and ultimately dissipating into thin air.

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18 comments:

  1. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerNovember 1, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    Lovely picture! I guess sometimes these clouds form not only into thunderstorms, but hurricanes and tornadoes. Have you ever witnessed a twister yourself?

    Duncan In Kuantan

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  2. Joop ZandNovember 1, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Strong composition and very nice colors.....
    it's nice Doug.

    greetings, Joop

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  3. Michael RowlandNovember 1, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    I love clouds, thanks Doug,,,M

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  4. Kathryn DycheNovember 1, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    Cool shot, love how you've captured the Charleston landscape.

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  5. Martina EgliNovember 1, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    What a magnificent view - I love the framing and looking at those clouds almost makes me feel dizzy!

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  6. DomLOrthaNovember 1, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Great choice odf composition! It works so well with this big cloudy sky! Really nice.
    Have a nice day.

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  7. A.BarlowNovember 1, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Sweet cloud scape man. Really like the big sky feel in this.

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  8. UnknownNovember 1, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Blue. I liked.

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  9. UnknownNovember 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Love it, fantastic Sky :-)

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  10. VisioplanetNovember 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Interesting place... I suppose it was meant for this capture... Gorgeous capture btw... :)

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  11. Scott LawNovember 1, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Almost looks like a vertical panorama process. Love the angle, perspective, colors and clouds.

    Sorry I've been gone, my blog disappeared while I was in New England. I've put up a new one here to keep up for now.

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  12. OlaNovember 2, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    my favourite type of clouds!

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  13. AnonymousNovember 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Well done Doug!

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  14. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    Great sky. Sky reflects our thought.

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  15. ChristopherNovember 5, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Breathtakingly beautiful simplicity Doug. Perfect compositional choice.

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  16. yzNovember 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    love the proportions

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  17. franzNovember 7, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    stunning cloudscape ... and really as close as you can get to "mountains" ...

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  18. rianNovember 9, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    skies like these always remind me of vacationing.. :) love this.. :)

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