Sunday, February 24, 2013

Skeletonic Ketch

Ship's Ribbing, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Charleston, SC
 © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



On display at Charles Towne Landing is the skeleton of a ship's hull. A completed and working version of the ship, called the Adventure, is a floating classroom docked nearby. It resembles a 17th century coastal trader, a ketch that would have carried provisions and even livestock in its hull during the era of the early English colony of Charles Towne.


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21 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2013 at 3:14 AM

    un joli jeu de lumiere

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  2. JoeFebruary 24, 2013 at 3:52 AM

    A wonderful jigsaw of sunlight and shadow.

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  3. ArndFebruary 24, 2013 at 4:10 AM

    Well spotted abstract of stacked planks. Your image stimulates the imagination and challenges the eye!

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  4. píxeles y neuronasFebruary 24, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    A series of geometrically repeated elements. I like it.
    Agustín.

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  5. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahFebruary 24, 2013 at 4:27 AM

    Dough, I like this one !

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  6. Photo AttractionFebruary 24, 2013 at 5:24 AM

    Great graphical shot. And the shadows...

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  7. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 24, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    Very interesting structure!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  8. hugoFebruary 24, 2013 at 7:29 AM

    How I've been feasting on this beautiful rhythm of patterns! So fabulously observed and impeccably framed!

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  9. brattcatFebruary 24, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    marvelous composition.

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  10. dukeFebruary 24, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    A very good light management (never easy) for a very graphic picture.

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  11. London CallerFebruary 24, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    You know the Brits used clippers to import tea from China.
    Hmmm did they use ketches to import ketchup from America? ;o)
    Heinz, we call them "ketch"?

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  12. alfonsoFebruary 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM


    Perfect play of light and shadows. A well composed picture.

    · hugs

     · CR · & · LMA ·

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  13. MarcieFebruary 24, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    Clever and creative abstract! Well seen!

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  14. Crash RyanFebruary 24, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    excellent pattern !

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  15. FocalesFebruary 25, 2013 at 3:25 AM

    Nice framing here too. Clever composition

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  16. rianFebruary 25, 2013 at 11:15 AM

    it's funny how dizzying it looked to me at first and then suddenly gets resolved once the word "ship ribbing" was read.. :D great catch!

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  17. Traveling HawkFebruary 25, 2013 at 12:40 PM

    This one is a playful image of lines. I like it, thanks for sharing, Doug!

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  18. georgeFebruary 25, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    Patterns make great compositions - especially patterns that also utilise the play of light, makes one great image.

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  19. Adrian ParkFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    Very well spotted and cropped to create an optical illusion of sorts.

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  20. franzFebruary 26, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    fascinating patterns and very attractive light management!

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  21. RemusMarch 3, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    Excellent pattern and well composed shot.

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