View from the Mesa

View of San Luis Valley, Chapel of All Saints, San Luis, Colorado
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Afternoon rain clouds gather over San Luis Valley,
seen from the Chapel of All Saints mesa.

Collaboration

Art Deco Detail, Cincinnati, Ohio  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Colors and shapes collaborate
 on the facade of an Art Deco building in Cincinnati.

Radiance

Garden Gate, French Quarter, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Behind its rounded gate,
a French Quarter garden is radiant
 in morning light.

Spiraling

Stairway, Hunting Island Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Spiraling up inside of Hunting Island lighthouse,
a nautilus-like stairway takes visitors to the top.

Prestidigitation

Reverse Reflection, Tidal Marsh, Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



I have a little trick up my sleeve today,
a little photographic prestidigitation...
a photo of reflected marsh grass turned upside down.

East Battery Mansion

Palmetto and Window, East Battery, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Early morning sun highlights forms and textures
in this vignette of an East Battery mansion.

Botany Bay Shadows

Boneyard Beach, Botany Bay Plantation, Edisto Island, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Afternoon sun creates wavy shadows
 using the limbs of skeletal trees.

Sheldon Church Remains

Sheldon Church Ruins, Yemassee, South Carolina  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Surviving burnings by two invading armies, in two distant wars,
 the remains of colonial era Sheldon Church are a reminder of the Lowcountry's turbulent history. 

Ironically, its quiet setting in the countryside makes it a perfect place for a peaceful stroll.

Charleston Mosquito

A-6E Intruder, USS Yorktown, Patriot's Point, Mt. Pleasant, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



The more it rains
 the bigger they get.

Rockin' At the Top

Pink House, Chalmers Street, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)



Good news continues for Charleston tourism. Travel and Leisure Magazine selected Charleston as the No. 1 city in North America for visiting. This recognition is in addition to Conde Nast's vote for top travel destination 
in the world last year.

We have a long holiday weekend,
so why not enjoy some of our city's many charms?

By the way, Charleston rocks...
as in, there are lots of cobblestone streets to see!

Independence Day in the USA

USS Yorktown Flag, Mt. Pleasant, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)


Old Glory shines bright.
Happy 4th!

Showing the Way

Stetts at Sundown, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film. Click on image for larger view)



Sunlight glances across a stone path showing the way.

Earth's Bounty

Workbench, Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)



Natural textures of wood and stone abound in the village of Old Salem. Visitors step back in time to glimpse a life of simplicity and intimacy with the earth.

Archway to the Heavens

Monument Rocks, Kansas  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



An earthen archway frames a view toward the airy heavens.


I have a brief announcement. Regretfully, I am stepping back from the social part of blogging for awhile. I need to refocus time and energy on our photography business. In the meantime, because I have a trove of photos which I would like to share with you, I still plan on taking a few moments each day to make a post. 

I hope you will continue to stop in for a quick visit.

Stucco Canvas

Unitarian Church at Sunset, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view)



The stucco facade of the old Unitarian Church makes a perfect canvas for the warm painterly light of sunset.

A Cool Way

Lush Pathway, Gateway Walk, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



A cool way to seek relief from summer's heat...
 stroll down one of Charleston's secluded shaded pathways.

Lines Drawn in the Sand

Sand Dune and Sky, near Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Artistic winds delineate parallel patterns in a desert dune.

Have a great weekend!


 

Front Row Seat

Great Blue Heron at Sunrise, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



A resting heron finds the best "seat" in the harbor
 to watch a breaking dawn.

Three Sisters

Three Single Houses, Meeting Street, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view)



Like three sisters holding hands, a trio of Charleston single houses bask in the morning sun on Meeting Street.

Quintessential

Portico and Palmetto Tree, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Palms and porticos... this must be Charleston!