Friday, August 17, 2012

True Grit

Boneyard Beach, Botany Bay, Edisto Island, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)


Years of beach erosion and salty ocean spray have transformed a sea island forest into a graveyard of twisted and fallen timber. What's more, this image was made on slide film, the grain of which adds to the grittiness of the seascape.


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22 comments:

  1. cieldequimperAugust 17, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    Sigh. So perfect.

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  2. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerAugust 17, 2012 at 2:29 AM

    Intriguing picture Doug
    Duncan In Kuantan

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  3. GinnieAugust 17, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    You can FEEL this, Doug, from your POV. It's the kind of place I'd love to walk on a cool evening.

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  4. Kovács MiklósAugust 17, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    Great composition by nature :)
    Have a great weekend!

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  5. VISU...ELLE PHOTOGRAPHYAugust 17, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    These beautiful remains of tree trunks tormented. Light on them is beautiful

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  6. RobAugust 17, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Like ghostly sentinels. I actually sort of miss shooting slide film.

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  7. HarryAugust 17, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    I like how your composition features some of the twisted weathered wood and at the same time frames the twisted skeletons in the distance.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    This is very cool Doug!
    Have a great weekend :)

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  9. georgeAugust 17, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    I love driftwood shots - as you can probably recall. This one is a cracker - I can almost feel the warm, salty sea breeze.

    Have a nice weekend guys.

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  10. Laura AbigailAugust 17, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    What a beautiful and mysterious place! :D
    I love the light in this shot!

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  11. AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    Now, I have got a grain of sand in my eye!
    Should I use some saline water to wash it? ;o)
    I really love this unusual frame of driftwood.

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  12. JoeAugust 17, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    I can feel the textures through the frame.

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  13. john4jackAugust 17, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    marvelous configuration!!

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  14. Mike BlanchardAugust 18, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    Love the warm light and how wonderfully deft your composition amidst the twisted timber. Terrific shot!

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  15. Traveling HawkAugust 18, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    It reminds me on Canadian shores, with all the timber there...

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  16. Crash RyanAugust 18, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    that is very cool beach !!!!!!!

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  17. Martina EgliAugust 19, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Fabulous composition and tones, what an amazing beach!

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  18. franzAugust 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    wonderfully composed and presented, with so many intriguing and fascinating details, e.g. the texture of the palm tree trunk! beauty in death, or something similar ...

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  19. ChristopherAugust 20, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    Wonderfully twisted--a lot like us really. :-)

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  20. yzAugust 21, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    very strong graphic shot

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  21. rianAugust 28, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    that's a really nice way of framing this scene.. lovely light & textures.. :)

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  22. DomLOrthaAugust 29, 2012 at 6:05 AM

    Love how nature creates incredible shapes, and you show this work so brilliantly with this picture. Really beautiful and complex.
    Have a nice day.

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