Sunday, October 14, 2012

Now and Then

Circular Church and St. Philip's Church, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved


Although this is a contemporary view of Charleston's skyline, it could also be one from pre-Civil War days, before the cannon balls of the Union siege and the earthquake of 1886 forever altered the Holy City landscape. Charleston is called the Holy City for the numerous church steeples that dominate its low skyline and for the 400 places of worship condensed in its small city limits.

On a slightly different topic, Wholly Cow sells deliciously rich ice cream on Church Street near the Market.
And holy cow!, I'll have you know it tastes divine!



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16 comments:

  1. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahOctober 14, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    Excellent tones

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  2. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerOctober 14, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    That is a lot of holy places. No wonder you always have something to photograph!

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  3. MarcelOctober 14, 2012 at 3:49 AM

    Charleston is awesom, I have been there ones, bueatiful city!

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  4. ArndOctober 14, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    What a majestic, imposing structure of times gone by. The sepia tones are just perfect for the image.

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  5. FriedaOctober 14, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    This picture is of timeless beauty.
    And I would love to buy some ice-cream :)

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  6. franzOctober 14, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    beautiful period look to this "holy" image, doug, and interesting info to go with it! i never knew about the nickname ...

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  7. Cezar and LéiaOctober 14, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Maybe I'm off the mark but it reminds me somewhat of Greek churches...
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  8. yzOctober 14, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    beautiful composition

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  9. fiziskandarzOctober 14, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Love the sephia color tone and the clean cut composition :D It's like one of the movie poster! By the way, how's the autumn colors there?

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  10. DULCIEOctober 14, 2012 at 3:56 PM

    What beautifully warm texture and tone. An exquisitely detailed monotone.
    (Did you really have to tell us about that ice cream?)

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  11. London CallerOctober 14, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    Ha! Guess you can start milking your yak and make your own ice cream!
    So what are you going to name yours?
    Wholly Yuck!
    How's that? ;o)

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  12. john4jackOctober 14, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    excellent capture. great tones

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  13. VisuElle PhotographyOctober 15, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I like the beautiful textures of the stones of this church. Nice graphism too and interesting architecture

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  14. ChristopherOctober 23, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Lovely implied diagonal here Doug--love the processing too!

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  15. DomLOrthaOctober 28, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Excellent process which gives a lot of character! Really nice!
    Have a nice day.

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  16. rianNovember 5, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    great shot! sounds like an invitation.. ;D

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