Detail shots from inside the University of South Carolina’s historic observatory. I had classes here in the early 90s!

The Wheel

Brass Finder Scope

Axis

Big Red

Went here to photograph the graffiti; found remains of an animal in the process. Bonus!

Fresh Tag

Golgotha

Skeleton and Skin

Overgrowth

This will be my last posting from the batch of images I shot over several days at Hilton Head Island. This is a scene from the Pinkney Island wildlife refuge, just after leaving Hilton Head.

Marshlands

Continuing my exploration of Hilton Head Island strictly as a tourist, I did what I once said I’d never do, and that’s photograph a graveyard. This place has so much character though. I felt like I was in an H.P. Lovecraft story. 

I was looking for Masonic lodges on the island, when I learned that the first lodge was actually here on this property. Of course, it’s not there now, but that’s how I ended up here taking photos. The mausoleum is reportedly the oldest building on HHI. 

Historic Graveyard

Metalwork I

Mausoleum

Texture

Metalwork II

Carvings

Hidden in a Tree

A dramatic cloudy sky (and a half moon rising in the early afternoon) made me choose Acros B&W with a red filter.  

Dramatic Sky

Marsh Plants

Moon Rise

Damn the Sun