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| West Ashley Park, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok Yesterday Charleston had an historic snowfall. Many roads and bridges were closed due to ice and heavy snow. So I took a walk in a park, with my camera of course. Our local park is suburban, but quite wild. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Stono River Bridge, John's Island, SC © Doug Hickok Dusk settles over the Stono River Bridge on John's Island, one of many sea islands in the Lowcountry. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| © Doug Hickok My top nine Instagram post for 2017 leaned decisively toward Lowcountry nature. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Randolph Hall, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok A holiday art installation at the College of Charleston lights up winter nights with colorful displays that change every few minutes. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Shem Creek, Mt Pleasant, SC © Doug Hickok A brown pelican flies toward its evening roost as the sun goes down along Shem Creek. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Dawn, Sullivan's Island, SC © Doug Hickok Earth, sea and sky begin to wake at the break of dawn on a still morning along Sullivan's Island. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Breakwater, Folly Beach, South Carolina © Doug Hickok A breakwater on Folly Beach does a smashing job as the Morris Island Lighthouse stands tall in the distance. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Palm and Lighthouse, Sullivan's Island, SC A palm tree adds a tropical air to Sullivan's Island, one of the barrier islands located near Charleston. The weathered lighthouse is still operated by the Coast Guard. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Twin Lanterns, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok Late afternoon sunlight illuminates a pair of lanterns on the Catholic Bishop's mansion in the heart of Charleston's historic district. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona © Doug Hickok Mid-day shadows fill valleys carved by millions of years of water erosion. Rivers and rain showers, snow and ice... all combined to wash away the stone. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Danube River, Budapest, Hungary © Doug Hickok A quiet evening envelopes the Danube River in Budapest with a soft purple haze. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Shem Creek Park, Mt. Pleasant, SC © Doug Hickok Sometimes the best mode of transportation is the simplest, such as this bicycle parked near the shrimp boats docked on Shem Creek. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Colonial Lake, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok Ornamental sweetgrass is lit up by the evening sun, setting it ablaze with light and color. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Grace Church, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok This is not "smoke & mirrors". Frontal lighting on a church steeple in Charleston reveals its nearly perfect symmetrical design. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Tide Pools, Folly Beach, SC © Doug Hickok This aerial view of Folly Beach was seen from, not a drone nor a plane, but from the fishing pier. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Three Bell Towers, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok Charleston is called the Holy City for its abundance of churches, some of them quite old and historic, like the Lutheran and Unitarian churches pictured here in the foreground. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Lighthouse, Sullivan's Island, SC © Doug Hickok Sullivan's Island Lighthouse projects its beacons of light toward the sea to guide ships coming into Charleston Harbor. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Bennett's Point, ACE Basin, SC © Doug Hickok A shrimp boat dock at high tide is reflected in the Ashepoo River, one of three rivers that makes up the expansive ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. The other two rivers are the Combahee and Edisto. The estuary encompasses nearly 100,000 acres and is one of the largest on the East Coast. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Folly Beach, SC © Doug Hickok A lone palm greets the new day at the Edge of America, otherwise known as Folly Beach. Hue and Eye society6 |
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| Skeleton on a South of Broad Balcony, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok It's that time of year when Charleston's spooky denizens come out of the shadows to haunt the old city. Hue and Eye society6 |
