HMS Bounty visits Charleston

There’s something so romantic about tall ships, at least in my mind.  If I’d had to live aboard one a couple of hundred years ago I would probably feel quite differently.  Anyway I had the opportunity to photograph the Bounty as she approached the Charleston harbor, here for a few days. The trip turned into quite an adventure however as we stayed too long out to sea and got caught in the approaching front coming home.  We put down on Daniel Island and waited it out in the driving rain while the lightning zinged all around us.  After awhile, we got a break in the storm, not much, but enough to make it safely home to the airport.  Just another day at the office ….

Beaufort SC, a Lowcountry Gem

I had some work to do in Edisto this morning, and afterwards I drove south to Beaufort, one of my all time favorite places.I really think I could live in Beaufort. It’s big enough for me, and close enough to other places if you need other places. Anyway, here are two images from that visit. (Postscript: the image of the shrimp boats (the color version) was later selected for the 2012 Tide Tables, published annually by SCDHEC)