Hunting Island in Black & White

Nerd alert!!  

These two photos are the same.  The only difference is that the top one is from a RAW file that I processed in Lightroom and converted to b&w with Nik software.  The bottom one is a JPEG that was shot in camera as a b&w with a red filter.  I can't decide which one I like better.  Probably the top one.

Shadows Of The Confederacy

In the cemetery of Saint Helena Parrish.

Henry Chambers Waterfront Park

Another foggy day in Beaufort, SC.

Saturday Evening On Lady's Island

Actually I'm on Lady's Island looking across the river towards Beaufort.

509 ???

A cool looking door (I thought so anyway) near downtown Beaufort, SC.

Saint Helena Episcopal

As Molly and I walked through the cemetery of Saint Helena Parrish yesterday evening I looked up and saw this view that I don't think I've made a photo of before.  This is a very photogenic building.

Dataw Island Clouds

Some people might look at this photo and think that I did a bunch of post-processing in photoshop to get the clouds to look the way they do.  I did do some, but a very minimal amount.  The biggest thing I did was to bring out some shadow detail of the marsh grass in the foreground.  I actually desaturated the color a little in another part of the photo. 

This was one of the prettiest sunsets I've ever seen.  I made this photo the day after Hurricane Arthur passed by Beaufort, SC.

Happy Birthday America!!!

Steeples of Beaufort

The top one is Saint Helena Episcopal.  The middle one is Tabernacle Baptist Church and the bottom one is The Baptist Church of Beaufort. 

It's Hip To Be Square

It was dark, gloomy and rainy today in Beaufort.  Perfect conditions for some hipsterish, square format black and white photography.  Molly and I went downtown and walked around in the rain while Kim and her dad spent the day together.

Bay Street Sunset

Saturday evening from the Henry Chambers waterfront park in Beaufort, SC.

Angles

Sunny Beaufort, SC.

Steps To Secession

Secession House, Craven St., Beaufort, SC.

Happy 4th of July!

I've taken a bunch of pictures of this house.  I think it's the prettiest one in Beaufort.

Brickyard Creek

Sunday evening from Brickyard Creek landing on Lady's Island.

Independence

The Independence, from American Cruise Lines, was docked at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park for a couple of days while we were in Beaufort (bew-foot).

This was a 6 second exposure without a tripod.  It was in the van and I didn't want to walk back to get it.  I balanced my camera on the back of my hand and one of the piers that the chains are hooked to.

Brickyard Point

This is the place where I cut my knee a couple of summers ago and had to get seven stitches.  It was awful!!!!  Just ask me.

 I took this shot with a 10 stop neutral density filter and a circular polarizing for 61 seconds at f/11 and ISO 100.

Around The Water

A few more shots from our trip to Beaufort over Thanksgiving.  The top photo is at Gray's Hill Landing on the Whale Branch river.  The other two photos are from the Marsh Boardwalk on Hunting Island.

Run Forrest, Run!

Friday afternoon exploring.  It looks like the Forrest Gump road but it's not.  I talked to the caretaker of this plantation a few years ago (he was from Beckley, WV) and I asked him if this was the road in the movie and he said it wasn't.  I think I remember him saying it was in Beaufort County, but I can't remember where.

The Chapel of Ease

Saint Helena Island, SC.  Click here to read a scary story about this area.