I have an excuse for being silent for a while... When vacation rolled around last Friday, I only cared that my camera and equipment were completely packed before anything else! I knew I would become a snap happy tourist for a week...
On our roadtrip up to Washington, DC we stopped in Charleston, SC for two nights. I am not going to give a lecture about the importance of Charleston in history, I merely want to emphasize its beauty from a photographer's standpoint. Still, it was pretty cool that we were there on the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War...
Charleston is a city of details... of intimacy, closed quarters, southern charm, lots of colors and textures. It is a photographer's dream! I walked the streets drunk with happiness as I snapped photos of its cute nooks and crannies. Charleston is a city that oozes history and its mark is left on every little corner of the town. Every single house downtown has its importance, has its plaque explaining who in the Civil War or Revolutionary War lived there or passed by there... You can't help but feel one with the past as you walk through the cobblestoned streets and when you visit the historic homes. I loved the old feeling of the buildings, the ornate door knobs, the courtyards, the piazzas (i.e. verandas or porches in Florida), the architecture, the narrow streets, the flowers in the windows and the people wearing their preppy clothes and showing that lovely southern hospitality.
Without much ado, here are some photos.
I was in love with these courtyards
...and windows...
We were lucky to listen to some live bluegrass music while in White Point Gardens. It was authentic!
Gorge!!!
Details
Old? I think so...
More ornate details...
This next photo is a personification of Charleston:
Green...
We were sorry we didn't have time to visit the area more. But we promised to come back... It was short and sweet...
In the next days I'll post photos from our DC visit. Our friend Steve took us on a night photography tour of the National Mall the first night we got there and I'm so excited to show you what I got! Stay tuned...
xoxo
On our roadtrip up to Washington, DC we stopped in Charleston, SC for two nights. I am not going to give a lecture about the importance of Charleston in history, I merely want to emphasize its beauty from a photographer's standpoint. Still, it was pretty cool that we were there on the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War...
Charleston is a city of details... of intimacy, closed quarters, southern charm, lots of colors and textures. It is a photographer's dream! I walked the streets drunk with happiness as I snapped photos of its cute nooks and crannies. Charleston is a city that oozes history and its mark is left on every little corner of the town. Every single house downtown has its importance, has its plaque explaining who in the Civil War or Revolutionary War lived there or passed by there... You can't help but feel one with the past as you walk through the cobblestoned streets and when you visit the historic homes. I loved the old feeling of the buildings, the ornate door knobs, the courtyards, the piazzas (i.e. verandas or porches in Florida), the architecture, the narrow streets, the flowers in the windows and the people wearing their preppy clothes and showing that lovely southern hospitality.
Without much ado, here are some photos.
I was in love with these courtyards
...and windows...
We were lucky to listen to some live bluegrass music while in White Point Gardens. It was authentic!
Gorge!!!
Details
Old? I think so...
More ornate details...
This next photo is a personification of Charleston:
Green...
We were sorry we didn't have time to visit the area more. But we promised to come back... It was short and sweet...
In the next days I'll post photos from our DC visit. Our friend Steve took us on a night photography tour of the National Mall the first night we got there and I'm so excited to show you what I got! Stay tuned...
xoxo
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