Folly Beach, Lighthouse

ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
edited March 6, 2006 in Landscapes
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Sunrise today, 3/5/2006
ginger
I am sure that you all are glad to know that I made it
there and back, and I am "still" breathing! Scary idea,
long walk in the dark...... some other photographers went,
but they are men in like their 30s, or younger. Last time
I went there was 20 years ago. I was concerned. That
lighthouse will probably not be saved, and it is almost under
water. Dixie probably knows more about it than I do, we
planned on going together.

Dixie, you will be glad to know that it is still a hike, but now
it is the old road, as the bird flies, is better than walking the
whole way on the beach as it used to be.

Enjoy and comments are welcome...................
After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.

Comments

  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2006
    That is a cool shot! The tree, or what ever it is/was is very interesting, great colors, nice job. Glad you made it there and back ok.
  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2006
    I agree Beautiful shot
    Good job Ginger

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited March 5, 2006
    Very nice shot, Ginger. Where is Folly Beach? Is it in S.C.?
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2006
    Ginger, beautiful shot. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    How far is the walk? What focal length glass did you use?

    The actual name of the lighthouse is Morris Island Lighthouse.

    It was built in 1876 and is the third light in that location. The first was built in 1673 and it was replaced by the second in 1767. The second light was demolished during the Civil War.

    David, Morris Island is just outside of James Island next to where Fort Sumter sits near the entrance to Charleston Harbor (South Carolina). Folly Beach is the island just southwest of Morris Island. Morris Island is uninhabited. The lighthouse was originally part of Morris Island, but it now sits out from the island and is completely surrounded by water due to coastal erosion. Ginger shot the photo from the north end of Folly Island.

    The lighthouse was bought by a private organization and then given to the state of South Carolina in 2000. There is an effort underway to save the light (SaveTheLight.Org). I hope that they are able to do so.
    Dixie
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  • StefStef Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2006
    Oh wow! That is one beautiful shot Ginger. clap.gif

    That is a wall hanger for sure!
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited March 5, 2006
    Wow! A beauty!
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  • livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2006
    awesome shot, ginger. my sister lives in folly beach in the winter......
    laurie in rural minnesota

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Thanks all! I have been sleeping. Mon morning I woke up and am still a person. I have been fixing a few other shots I took and worked up while still sleeping. This is still the best shot!

    Thanks for all the comments.

    Dixie, thanks for providing the information. Before I went to sleep yesterday afternoon I was aware, actually was aware all along, that the lighthouse was Morris Island Lighthouse, but having messed up the frame I just did not have the energy to redo right then.

    You got more info than I did. I googled, but did not get all of that.

    I think that Morris Island itself has actually been saved from destruction, and a very recent save, too. It is only accessable by boat and is a Civil War site and also a bird haven. I have never been there and am not totally sure of my facts. They had a reinactment last year there. I hope they have it again this year, I would love to go.

    Laurie, that is interesting about your sister. I do like Folly Beach, it has come into its own a bit later than the other barrier islands and so far still has a "beach" flavor, but development is doing very well, too, and I expect that area will lose a bit in the process. Folly Beachers are a determined and "tougher" lot, though, IMO, and if anyone can hold on to a uniqueness it would be they. A lot of surfing happens there. It is a further drive, and has been, to the amenities of modern life. That has helped keep the "modernization" down for awhile. Also they have an erosion problem, as you all can tell from the lighthouse.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Beautiful lighting on that one, Ginger.
    Well done!clap.gif
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  • JamesJWegJamesJWeg Registered Users Posts: 795 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Ginger, I've seen many shots of that lighthouse, and this is one of the best I've ever seen.

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Thanks, Mitchell!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    JamesJWeg wrote:
    Ginger, I've seen many shots of that lighthouse, and this is one of the best I've ever seen.

    James.

    Thanks, James!

    Such luck that I only ran out of memory AFTER I took that shot. (Had more memory, but not on me. I had been bracketing, that was NOT bracketed) I am pleased myself with that shot. I lightened it a bit this morning in case I wanted to have it printed.

    The only problem with that shot is it makes my others pale, smile.

    Thanks again, James! that means a lot!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Hi Ginger,
    Great shot.thumb.gif I love the perspective with the branches in front.
    Very nice lighting too.

    I've been missing landscape shooting. I need to get out more. Glad you made it back in one piece. That's the thing that holds me back. I get scared when I'm wandering around, a woman alone. Doesn't it make you wish you were a man sometimes? :D
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  • jonrpjonrp Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited March 6, 2006
    Glad to see other shooters over "30" hard at creating rare shots like that ! Sometimes one wonders how long one can keep up the pace ! At least I haven't had to get up early for a regular "job" for some years, and it's easier to get up and going for a photo adventure, isn't it? I don't mind shooting at dawn, like I did in Havana ! The light is so good, and less riff-raff around. Cheers from Canada. Jonrp . see my gallery of Cuba at jonrp.smugmug.com
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    jonrp wrote:
    Glad to see other shooters over "30" hard at creating rare shots like that ! Sometimes one wonders how long one can keep up the pace ! At least I haven't had to get up early for a regular "job" for some years, and it's easier to get up and going for a photo adventure, isn't it? I don't mind shooting at dawn, like I did in Havana ! The light is so good, and less riff-raff around. Cheers from Canada. Jonrp . see my gallery of Cuba at jonrp.smugmug.com


    Thanks, Snappy and Jon. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I have to chuckle here. Is 66 the new 35? My legs and back feel a bit older than that, smile.

    I whined all week that I would not make the walk in 15 minutes, could not, and would not make it alone. Finally the "young" men agreed to meet about 5 minutes early to allow time for me, haha. They were wandering around, going back and forth, I huffed and puffed my way there. Actually, my husband ended up going, too.

    One of the men even carried my backpack. Such pampering as I am not used to. Even Bill thinks it is too heavy. This guy just picked it up like it was nothing.......... I certainly do envy them. Not just for being "men", but for being in shape. (I have a few photos of the people. There were three men other that Bill and me, and no one else out there. I whined a lot, smile.)

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Lovely
    The color and composition are wonderful. The lighthouse, being dwarfed by the branches, looks very lonely, just the way a lighthouse should look.

    I really like this.


    ginger_55 wrote:
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    Sunrise today, 3/5/2006
    ginger
    I am sure that you all are glad to know that I made it
    there and back, and I am "still" breathing! Scary idea,
    long walk in the dark...... some other photographers went,
    but they are men in like their 30s, or younger. Last time
    I went there was 20 years ago. I was concerned. That
    lighthouse will probably not be saved, and it is almost under
    water. Dixie probably knows more about it than I do, we
    planned on going together.

    Dixie, you will be glad to know that it is still a hike, but now
    it is the old road, as the bird flies, is better than walking the
    whole way on the beach as it used to be.

    Enjoy and comments are welcome...................
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2006
    Beautiful shot, Ginger. Not much more I can say here... It's a great perspective on the lighthouse, and the lighting is fantastic. I'm personally not wild about the framing on this one, the white seems to contrast the mood of the picture... but that's just a personal nit. Maybe if it was darker?
    Chris
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